The Murder Of Charles Manson In The 70's

During the late 60’s and early 70’s attention towards Charles Manson with his twisted ideals of helter skelter and his “family” was in full swing. Through brainwashing, LSD trips and picking up rebellious troubled teens, Manson was able to instruct the murder of seven people. Although Charles never actually was involved with the murders he was considered to be reason for the deaths and was charged with conspiracy to commit murder on all seven counts. Charles Manson, born Charles Milles Maddox November 12th, 1934 was son to sixteen year old runaway Kathleen Maddox. Kathleen was a known prostitute with heavy drinking problems, who would eventually enter prison for armed robbery when Manson was five. It was reported that when Manson was young
Within the next year of his release he married Rosalie Willis, a waitress, and they had a son, Charles Manson Jr. she soon divorced him after his incarceration , and with their child, moved permanently out of his life. In 1958, Manson was released from prison. In between his previous incarceration in 1958 and his next arrest and conviction in 1960, Manson began pimping, stealing checks from people’s mailboxes, and conned a woman out of her money. During this he married a prostitute named Candy Stevens whose real name Leona, and fathered a second son, Charles Luther
On March 21, 1967, Manson was released from prison once more. This time he headed to San Francisco where, with a guitar and drugs. this is when the construction of his “family” had began. In 1968, he and several new family members and moved to California. In California Manson was still hoping for a break in his music career. it was through an acquaintance that Manson met and hung out with Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys. Through Wilson, Manson met Terry Melcher, . Manson believed Melcher was going to advance his music career but when nothing happened, Manson was very upset.
Charles Manson and some of his followers moved into the Spahn Ranch, which was an old movie set used in the 40’s and 50’s and was located north west of the San Fernando Valley. Once Manson and his followers moved in, it became their home with no rules and free love. Charles Manson was good at manipulating people and brainwashing them with the use of LSD which was a popular drug at the time. He took pieces from various religions to form his own philosophy. When the Beatles released their White Album in 1968, Manson believed their song "Helter Skelter" predicted an upcoming race