Charles Manson is known as one of the most sinister and evil criminals of all time. He organized the murders that shocked the world and his name still strikes fear into American hearts. Manson's childhood, personality, and uncanny ability to control people led to the creation of a family-like cult and ultimately to the bloody murders of numerous innocent people. Charles M. Manson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 11, 1934. His mother, Kathleen Maddox, was …showed first 75 words of 2545 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2545 total…as if the people he had killed did not deserve to live. His uncanny ability to control people allowed him to gather the followers he needed to accomplish his devilish tasks. He was able to convince these followers into sharing his beliefs and used these people as killing machines. The murders of numerous innocent people were a direct result of Manson's ability to control people and his corrupted childhood that created created his criminal mind.