Charles manson
- 1. Charles Manson “The Manson Family” Isaiah Frutos Period 1 5-7-12
- 2. The Crimes • Charles Manson started off with minor offensives like burglary and car theft • Convicted of doing 9 murders • Was convicted of conspiracy • Most of murders occurred all over the US in 1969 • He had a group to do his killings for him “Manson Family” • There were the “tate” murders and “LaBianca” murders The three suspects that killed some of the victims for Charles. (Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten)
- 3. Background on Charles Manson • He was born in Cincinnati Ohio on November 12th 1934 • He didn’t start off with a good childhood • He was always in trouble • His parents were never there for him • He grew to be lonely • Manson was highly hostile to society, pathologically so, and wanted revenge. (When Charles was young and had no help or support. )
- 4. Psychological Profile • He wasn’t accused of being insane • He was more of a lonely guy that would choose to be by himself • He was diagnosed of a Schizoid and Schizotypical personalities • He was organized
- 5. Forensic Evidence • Detected chemical markers of human decomposition and an anthropologist armed with a magnetic resonance reader
- 6. Theories • The theories that were that all the murders were part of a conspiracy • The leader was Charles Manson • He didn’t want to do any of the murders so he hired people to do it for him • He thought that African American people and hippies should be punished for whatever they have done even if its nothing
- 7. Legal aspects of Charles Manson • Him and everyone that was part of the conspiracy were sentenced to life in prison • Some were sentenced to death but the law changed before that could happen • He believed he was not guilty because he was never at any of the crime scenes
- 8. Other facts about Manson Charles Manson's Side of the Story - YouTube
- 9. Reflections on Manson • They didn’t really use as much forensic evidence as other cases • The case was different because I haven't really heard of a serial killer that hires people to kill someone • He really didn’t kill for any purpose just being a racist serial killer
- 10. References • Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson • Charles Manson and the Manson Family — Evidence — Crime Library on truTV.com • Google Search