Charles Manson

Charles Manson was an infamous American criminal. He was the founder of ‘Manson Family,’ a hippie group involved in several high profile murder cases like Hinman murder case, the murder of film actress Sharon Tate, and supermarket executive Leno LaBianca. Manson, the son of a prostitute, became involved in a number of burglary cases when he was young. During his stay in Washington, D.C’s ‘National Training School for Boys,’ a caseworker perceived him as aggressively antisocial. He spent a major part of his life at different juvenile centres and prisons for his connection with offenses like burglary, a federal crime, procuring, and murder. He used to preach his philosophy of Scientology to his hippie followers, who considered him as their ‘guru.’ After his meeting with Dennis Wilson, the founding member of ‘The Beach Boys,’ Wilson started paying for the recording of Manson’s songs. Through Wilson, he made acquaintance with personalities like Gregg Jakobson and Terry Melcher. After his conviction, his recorded songs were released commercially and bands like ‘White Zombie,’ ‘Guns N’ Roses,’ and ‘Marilyn Manson’ went on to cover some of his songs. Manson's followers committed a series of nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969. According to the Los Angeles County district attorney, Manson had plotted to start a race war, a statement which Manson and his followers continued to deny.