A Lifetime of Deviance: A Biography of Charles Manson
Charles Manson a Leader in deviance
Charles Manson, for the last 43 years, has captivated a nation. In August of 1969, he managed to bring together a group of people which were from a portion of society that no one would seem to associate with the horrendous murders of Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Voytek Frykowski, Steven Parent, Rosemary LaBianca, and Leno LaBianca. This group which Manson formed was known simply as “The Family.” Some called him a madman, some called him a genius, other called him a nightmare but, no matter what they called him, Charles Manson has never been ignored. The question that beckons an answer is, why? How could this little man become a larger than life icon and how could so many of those never expected to commit these crimes allow themselves to become the pawns in this maniacal man's skewed chess game? That is what we will attempt to explore. We will do this by first attempting to understand the man, Charles Manson. Secondly, we will look at one of the stages of group/team development and investigate the era in which this nightmare of society was beginning to unleash his hellish form of vengeance. Lastly, we will uncover what type of backgrounds these followers of the so called Manson family came from. After discussing these three things we will sum it all up and try to give clear reasoning behind what has come to be known as “Helter Skelter.”
First let’s look at Charles Manson. Charles was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to a sixteen year old runaway named Kathleen Maddox on November 12, 1934. Maddox named him no-name Maddox and a few weeks after his birth she named him Charles Milles Maddox. Manson would later accurately describe himself as being nobody, a hobo, a tramp, a boxcar and a jug of wine. His biological father was Colonel Walker Scott. During the course of this time she married a laborer named William Manson and gave Charles his last name of which we know him to be today. Maddox had spent a few decades after the birth
Charles Manson, for the last 43 years, has captivated a nation. In August of 1969, he managed to bring together a group of people which were from a portion of society that no one would seem to associate with the horrendous murders of Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Voytek Frykowski, Steven Parent, Rosemary LaBianca, and Leno LaBianca. This group which Manson formed was known simply as “The Family.” Some called him a madman, some called him a genius, other called him a nightmare but, no matter what they called him, Charles Manson has never been ignored. The question that beckons an answer is, why? How could this little man become a larger than life icon and how could so many of those never expected to commit these crimes allow themselves to become the pawns in this maniacal man's skewed chess game? That is what we will attempt to explore. We will do this by first attempting to understand the man, Charles Manson. Secondly, we will look at one of the stages of group/team development and investigate the era in which this nightmare of society was beginning to unleash his hellish form of vengeance. Lastly, we will uncover what type of backgrounds these followers of the so called Manson family came from. After discussing these three things we will sum it all up and try to give clear reasoning behind what has come to be known as “Helter Skelter.”
First let’s look at Charles Manson. Charles was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to a sixteen year old runaway named Kathleen Maddox on November 12, 1934. Maddox named him no-name Maddox and a few weeks after his birth she named him Charles Milles Maddox. Manson would later accurately describe himself as being nobody, a hobo, a tramp, a boxcar and a jug of wine. His biological father was Colonel Walker Scott. During the course of this time she married a laborer named William Manson and gave Charles his last name of which we know him to be today. Maddox had spent a few decades after the birth