manson+questions

Most serial killers that we have studied have been deeply scarred by their past. Specifically speaking, their childhood was especially troubling. This leads to later blaming what they have done on their childhood. Manson fits this mold as his childhood was scarring. He later brought it up in perhaps a form of refuting his psychotic nature.
 * How was Charles Manson the same as the other serial killers that we studied?**

- there were less clear cut murders in which he could clearly be convicted of a death. He also manipulated the people around him to either think a certain way about him or do his dirty work. He executed his crimes in manners that were not clear cut, solo murders. He manipulated and controlled others to help him.
 * How was Charles Manson different from other serial killers?**

- definition: is someone who murders three or more people in three or more separate events over a period of time for largely psychological gratification (wikipedia) While Manson does seem to be a serial killer through media, he does not actually fit the definition for a serial killer. He was only technically charged with one murder. Some think he may have killed more, but it has not been proved. He is psycho and fairly close to a serial killer, but not technically a serial killer.
 * In terms of the definitions we presented in class, does Charles Manson classify as a serial killer?**