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Charles Manson Research Paper

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In 1967 the Manson Family began in Venice, California. Charles Manson took the role of being a leader to his cult members by making connections between religion and rock n’ roll music in order to brainwash them with his beliefs. During the summer of 1969, it is documented that there was a total of twenty-four dead bodies throughout three different murder scenes. Most believe there was a total of thirty-five killings, but some were not included in the total because there was not enough evidence. Due to the crimes committed, some wonder if Charles was severely mentally ill and did not have any control over his wrong doings. Mentally ill or not, that doesn’t justify his actions nor make it acceptable to treat Manson different from any other serial killer. Charles Manson was born in …show more content…

Most violent related crimes are not committed by someone who suffers from Schizophrenia. Not all people with this illness have the same symptoms and each symptom can alter over an extensive amount of time. When Manson mixed drugs he used with this illness, it turned into something else. Substance abuse can substantially increase violence and hallucinations. Bad hallucinations not only include false seeings, but also false hearing, feeling, tasting, and smelling of things that are not real.
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It wasn’t until the 1990’s that Doctors discovered a new medication to help Schizophrenia. These drugs are commonly taken in a pill or liquid form once or twice a month. Delusions should go away in a matter of a few weeks, but it often takes up to six weeks to see a significant improvement. Maybe if this medication would have came a little sooner, Manson and his family wouldn’t have had the chance to do the horrific things they did.
He definitely succeeded in controlling the minds of his cult members along with other young people worldwide that sent letters to Charles still wanting to become a family

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