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    Charles Manson was born on November 12‚ 1934 in Cincinnati‚ Ohio. When he was born his mother Kathleen Maddox was a teenager and a prostitute. He had a very rough childhood; “when he was just five years old police detained his mother on charge of robbery and he was placed in his aunt’s home in McMechen‚ West Virginia” (TFP). He later was placed in a boys school and ran back to his mom although she didn’t want anything to do with him. He followed his mother’s footsteps and as a teenager he started

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    Psychology Russ Lewis November 14‚ 2014 Charles Manson Charles Manson was born on November 12‚ 1934‚ in Cincinnati‚ Ohio. His mother‚ Kathleen Maddox‚ a 16 year old girl was an alcoholic and prostitute. She later married William Manson. The marriage did not last. So‚ therefore he ended up being placed in a boy school. Since his mother didn’t want anything to do with him‚ Manson was soon living on the streets and getting by through petty crimes. “By 1952‚ Manson was soon spending more time in prison

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    Skelter The True Story of the Manson Murders Authors: Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry Have you ever heard of a person named Charles Manson? If you have not‚ you have probably been living in a hole for most of your life. Manson and “The Family” (his followers) committed some of the most horrible murders of the 20th century. I am going to tell the story of the murders and tell why Manson is still so well-known years after the murders were committed. Charles Manson was born November 12‚ 1934 in

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    Charles Manson was a cult leader who used psychedelic drugs to coax his followers which he called his family into murdering several famous people. He conducted his murders in the late 60’s and in 1971 Rejected by his mother he turned it off of crime at a young age by the age of 32 he had spent over half of his life in prison 17 years exactly. Once he was released on March 21st 1967 he began his journey across America from Ohio to San Francisco. In San Francisco is where he built his Ranch where

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    Charles Manson (born November 12‚ 1934) was an American criminal who was convicted of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. He was born to Kathleen Maddox‚ a 16-year-old girl who was both an alcoholic and a prostitute. Kathleen later married William Manson (not his father but took his last name through marriage)‚ but the marriage ended quickly and Charles was placed in a boys school. Kathleen was absent for much of Manson’s early life. She was imprisoned with her brother in 1939 for

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    have gripped the eye of the American public as successfully as Charles Manson‚ and even fewer have ever been as effective as Manson in creating a cult following of eager people. Manson and his “Family” are the crowning achievement of a conservative America‚ rife with religious passion that merged with the heavy use of addictive drugs such as cocaine and LSD in order to synthesize a cult based on a skewed worldview. I argue that Manson‚ labeled as a social deviant from a young age‚ embraced this formal

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    securities‚ and chicanery. One such individual was Charles Manson. Born Charles Milles Maddox on November 12‚ 1934 in Cincinnati‚ Ohio‚ Manson was the illegitimate child of Kathleen Maddox‚ a 16-year-old‚ single‚ unwed young woman. His mother found work in prostitution and struggled with an alcohol addiction. (Biography‚ 2017). Manson was abandoned by his father who refused to acknowledge him. In 1939‚

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    Charles Manson is not what I or most people would call “a good man”. He was the leader of a group they called his family. He convinced his family that he was the christ and everything he said was considered right and should be executed without questions. He did this so called brainwashing by giving members of his family pills LSD pills. He had his family members kill many people and tried to blame it on the blacks. Manson was trying to start a major war between the whites and the blacks. Charles

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    Charles Manson (Charles Milles Maddox)‚ was born November 12‚ 1934 in Cincinnati‚ Ohio. His mother is Kathleen Maddox and his father is Walker Scott. He does not have his real father’s last name because he picked up the surname “Manson” from his stepfather‚ William Manson. Charles Manson possibly never knew his biological father. Manson’s mother was a heavy drinker. According to Manson‚ she once sold him for a pitcher of beer to a childless waitress‚ his uncle retrieved him days later. Manson

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    that make Marilyn Manson unique are his style and his music. His style is really creepy while his music is hardcore‚ profound‚ and controversial. The most memorable moments in Manson’s life are when his songs became big hits‚ and he has also been in several movies and shows. Also‚ Manson had shifted his focus from music to art for a period of time. The life experiences of Marilyn Manson are demonstrated in his songs: “15”‚ “Better of Two Evils”‚ and “WoW”. Marilyn Manson‚ originally named

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