Charles+Manson

Due Tuesday after we return from break.

How was Charles Manson the same as the other serial killers that we studied? Charles Manson was the same as the serial killers in that he was a very controlling weird guy. Charles had a large family that consisted of a group of young girls and a man. Charles was the dad of the family he was very controlling he told them exactly how to live and they had to obey what Charles said. He was a genius in everything he did he was brilliant guy. Many of the serial killers are very smart men, he fit into the male category of serial killers. He planned every attack on these people. He was brilliant in his plans were scripted for everyone to follow the details. He made sure to get everyones hands dirty except his. He was the master mind of all the killings but did not do the killings.

How was Charles Manson different from other serial killers? Charles Manson was different than every other serial killer we went over because he never actually did any of the killings. The other killers would do the crimes that they would think up. Charles was a control freak that was an outcast to the society. He lived with a group of his friends that were called a the family they moved from remote location to remote location.

In terms of the definitions we presented in class, does Charles Manson classify as a serial killer? Serial Killer means "someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval." By this definition and the others given in class Charles Manson is not a serial killer. He told others what to do and they listened to what he said. Therefore it was the others fault and they were the serial killers and Charles Manson should still get in trouble with the law but not be considered a serial killer.