Hippies Turned Killers: How the "Manson Family's" Savage Brutality Shocked A Nation
Infamous murderer and cult leader Charles Manson turned a group of misfit hippies into a vicious gang of killers whose allegiance was solely to him
Background
To this day, Charles Manson remains one of the most infamous and recognizable names in the history of American crime. From his notoriety as a member of the 1960s counterculture to his infamy as a manipulative and controlling cult leader who directed his followers to commit horrific acts of brutality, his name is forever etched into American pop culture.
What set him apart from other low-level petty criminals was his uncanny ability to manipulate people and bend them to his will. He was quite adept at reading someone, finding their weaknesses, and exploiting them in order to get what he wanted.
He was a master of psychological manipulation and used this to captivate the young often impressionable women who came into his orbit. Through a combination of drugs such as L…
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