Charles Manson

Charles Milles Manson (1934- ) is a person with an unusual ability to dominate others. He assembled a destructive, doomsday cult around himself, which the media later called The Family. At one time, it numbered in excess of 100 individuals at the Spahn Ranch some 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles CA. Manson was referred to both as "God" and "Satan" by his followers. As the family's guru, he claimed to be a reincarnation of Jesus Christ.

The police and DA argue that Manson found sections within the Beatles' song Helter Skelter and within the last book in the Christian Bible, Revelation which he felt referred to a devastating future race war between blacks and whites. He expected to take over control of the surviving Afro-Americans after they had exterminated the whites. By murdering some high-profile people, he expected to trigger the "final days" conflict. Although Manson is not believed to have killed anyone directly, he ordered his followers to commit the famous Tate, LaBianca and other murders.

The Family was a group with Christian beliefs. Total body count (1969): at least 8.  From The Family (Charles Manson)

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