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Charles Manson Video: What is a serial killer? - is a person who murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification. Pre mediated and “organized.”

1)	Is Charles Manson a serial killer?

a.	Yes. Charles Manson is a serial killer because he “committed” by directing, multiple murders. He had pre-meditated intentions with the murder which is clear because he passed the directions along to Tex so Manson must have had the ideas in his head. He also instructed for certain worlds to be written like pig and helter skelter.

2)	Are his “family” members serial killers?

a.	I don’t think Manson’s family members were serial killers. I don’t think they are serial killers, especially the women, because they had no idea what was going on, they simple followed Tex and did what he said. Some of them didn’t even know there would be killing the first time. Manson controlled the family through drugs such as acid and Manson filled a void in their lives, which made them need him more than they knew. The only family member who it is arguable that he is a serial killer as well is Tex, because he knew exactly what was going to happen at each scene but I still don’t consider him one because he was also under the drugs.

3)	Do you think all these people should be executed?

a.	I do not know how I eel about the death penalty, I still don’t have a true opinion on it. I defiantly don’t think the women of the family should be executed because they seem to know what they did was wrong, they were under some kind of hypnosis. I don’t think they should be left unpunished but I think the death penalty is very rough for them. I am not opposed to the death penalty for Manson he was the mastermind behind it all. Again in this situation I don’t know how I feel about Tex. He was the current thought which Manson flowed but its hard to call him more responsible than the others just because he was chosen by Manson to be the leader.