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Is Charles Manson a serial killer?

Technically, Charles Manson didn't kill anyone so he cannot be considered a serial killer. To be a serial killer, you have to follow the definition of killing multiple victims with some sort of pattern. Charles Manson was a manipulator and was able to control people with his mind. He didn't do any of the killing, but he did instigate it. He cannot be considered a serial killer for the other people's work. That was still the other people who committed the act, regardless of how much he pressured them to do it. Manson was different than any other killer we've seen before because of just that. He wasn't necessarily a killer. Yes, he might have been a psychopath but he didn't do the killing. He was able to get other people to follow him and do his bidding, which in turn was to kill people. This arises the question of is he a serial killer or not. By the definition of a serial killer he isn't one because he didn't actually kill any of the victims. Manson still should be punished for instigating the murders and should be a contributer to the homicide. He cannot be considered a serial killer though because he didn't kill the people. Manson is like the serial killer I chose for my project and other people's serial killers because he was able to control people. My killer was able to control the media and get what he wanted, just as Manson was able to control his followers to do his bidding.