A Glimpse Into the Mind of a Madman

On the first page of his book about the Manson Family murders Vincent Bugliosi

warns, "the story in which you are about to read will scare the Hell out of you" (Bugliosi

1). This statement could not be more true. There have been many mass murders and

serial killers throughout history, none however, have been as sick and twisted as Charles

Manson. From 1969 until 1971 his was the story that captivated the nation. Manson and

his followers committed a spree of murders which shocked the world and left everyone

Charles Manson was born November 12, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Manson

never knew his father and never had a real father figure; he was the illegitimate child of a

promiscuous sixteen year-old, Kathleen Maddox. Maddox would leave for days and

weeks at a time, leaving young Charlie with his grandparents and aunt. Once she even

sold him for a pitcher of beer. Charlie and his mother were eating at a cafe one afternoon

when their waitress jokingly offered to buy Charlie. His mother replied, "a pitcher of

beer and he's yours." The waitress brought the beer and Manson was left behind in the

cafe. Charlie's uncle found him several days later and brought him

. . .
The book also speaks of "angels with breastplates of fire. This piece

of evidence was crucial to the prosecution since Manson had pressured Atkins in to

repudiating her testimony. He took it to his father, who turned it into the LAPD. Upon opening the door she saw blood splashed everywhere and what

appeared to be a body on the lawn. Moving toward the house they found two

more bodies on the lawn, Abigail Folger and Voytek Frykowski. When no one

answered the door Suthers began to notice things did not seem as they usually did around

the house. When she got to the front gate she noticed a

fallen telephone line and an unfamiliar car in the driveway. Chapman made her way to

the front door. The murder scene was found by

Winifred Chapman, Sharon's housekeeper. Their investigation led them to Spahn Ranch, where Beausoleil, the man

charged in the Hinman case had been living. The two had

been tied together at the neck by a rope, which extended over a rafter in the ceiling.

On January 15, 1971, seven months after the trial started, the jury began

deliberation. The only thing I care about

is my love.

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