Who was Charles Manson??

Charles Manson (born November 12, 1934) was famously known as the leader of the Manson Family Cult and behind 35 murders that occurred during the late 1960's. Manson has had a few share of run-ins with the law as a teenager out in his hometown of Cincinnati Ohio.  Manson would end up spending half of his first 32 years in jail. After being released from a prison in Washington, he got a bus to California. Once he arrived in San Francisco, he was introduced to a whole new world. During this time the Hippie Movement was just getting started and Manson fell in love with the culture. Manson was very good at being able to charm people with his music and speeches. Since most of the Hippie community was young, most of them would look up to the older Manson. With the influence that he had over them, Manson saw this as an opportunity to be able to manipulate them and brainwash them into believing he was their protector and leader. Through this mass following Manson was able to control their lives and actions. Therefore he took it upon himself to order his followers to commit the spree of murders. Manson was on trial in 1970 after the confession by cult member Susan Atkins, saying that Manson was the mastermind behind all the murders. During the trial, it was discovered that the killers were told to write, "Helter Skelter" in blood on a surface. Helter Skelter was the name of a song on the White Album by the Beatles. On March 29, 1971, Manson with a couple of his other loyal followers was sentenced to the death penalty. A year later the death penalty was abolished in California so there for Manson sentenced was reduced to a life sentence. During the years Manson has had many parole hearings but was denied every single time. Manson was very ill and ended up dying due to natural causes of November 17, 2017 at the age of 83.