Charlie Manson was born Charles Miles Manson in November 12, 1934. He was born as an illegitimate child to a 16-year-old girl. Manson never met his father who lived in Kentucky. Manson started committing crimes at the age of 13. His first criminal acts were robbing a grocery store and casino. He was caught and sent to Juvenal detention, but escaped and committed two more robberies. Eventually he was caught and sent back. When he was released he was sent to a school for boys where he escaped 18 times during his stay. Throughout these years he committed other robberies, auto theft, and burglaries. Manson was sentenced to10 years in prison again in 1959. During this time he became obsessed with the Beatles. When his term was up he asked the guards to let him stay, but he was released. In the summer of 1969 Manson formed the "family" and they move into the Spahn Ranch in southern California. Manson would instruct his followers to commit murders hoping that it would start healter skelter. Manson and four family members were sentenced to death but later sentenced to life in prison when the death penalty was abolished in California. Today Manson is alive and serving his sentence in Corcoran prison.
             Charlie Manson is famous for the Tate and LaBianca murders. Although he didn't actually commit the murders he instructed his followers to do it. His reason for instructing them to do it was because he wanted to start a race war. Justice was eventually served when Manson and some of his followers were found guilty of first-degree murder.
             During Manson's prison term he became obsessed with the Beatles. It inspired him to learn to play the guitar. He started to write his own music. About two years after he was released from prison Manson went to the residence of Sharon Tate looking for Tony Melcher. He wanted Melcher to give him a record deal, but he was told to leave. This incident is the reason wh...