This Little Boy Grew Up To Be One Of The Most Evil Men
A Fractured Beginning
Charles Manson was born in 1934 to a teenage mother and an absent father.
Early instability, neglect, and crime shaped his childhood,
with brief moments of happiness overshadowed by abandonment and alcoholism.
Institutions and Escalation
From reform schools to juvenile detention, Manson’s youth
was marked by abuse, truancy, theft, and violence.
Psychological evaluations labeled him “aggressively anti-social,”
while crime became both survival and identity.
Control and Delusion
As an adult, Manson refined manipulation, experimenting with
influence techniques and developing the apocalyptic belief
he called “Helter Skelter.”
He drew vulnerable followers into a cult built on fear, control, and delusion.
Legacy of Violence
In 1969, his followers murdered Sharon Tate and others.
Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi said, “The very name Manson has
become a metaphor for evil—and evil has its allure.”
Manson died in prison in 2017, his legacy a warning about chaos, manipulation, and choice.
