Charles Manson was behind a series of murders. He was involved in the LaBianca, Tate, Inman murders (Miller, 2013). In the Hinman murder, Charles had gotten into trouble and needed to leave the town with his family since he did not want trouble with the law. He convinced his followers who were his family to go and ask money from Hinman (Collins, 2013). He then influences his family members to kidnap Hinman and kill him (Collins, 2013). In the Tate murder, he invaded Tate’s home and killed her and her friends. The LaBianca murder was so much different than the others since the perpetrators wanted to achieve public panic. They thought that the Tate murder was not horrific enough. In most of these murders, he killed rich people (Collins, 2013)
The psychological risk factors that were associated with his crimes started from an early age. His mother was an alcoholic who at one time tried to exchange him for a bottle of beer. He demonstrated acts of violence when he was still a young boy. At 12 years of age, he caught and raped another boy (Collins, 2013). He also convinced small girls in first grade to beat up people he did not like. He always got off free after convincing the teachers that his followers acted out of their free will. They were later punished for his crimes (Collins, 2013). He also wanted to start a career as a superstar but was turned down by a producer who had formally lived in Tate’s house. This might have been the main reason he went off and killed her and her friends. His psychopathic behavior was formed from an unloving mother who was a prostitute. She had neglected him at a young age (Miller, 2013). He also suffered in the hands of his extended family. His uncle had punished him for crying by forcing a dress on him. He later on manipulated his family members into joining a cult and killing people (Miller, 2013).
What often occurs in the life of a young child might shape his life. If the teachers had noticed he had manipulative tendencies, they would have helped him.
References
Collins, L. (2013). New pictures reveal chilling truth about Charles Manson. Mail Online. Retrieved 13 April 2016, from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2451441/Charles-Mansons-relatives-release-unseen-pictures-monster-youth.html
Miller, L. (2013). “Manson”: The making of a monster. Salon. Retrieved 13 April 2016, from http://www.salon.com/2013/08/04/manson_the_making_of_a_monster
