Charles Manson was a bearded, wild-eyed 35 year old career criminal and pimp, who stood a mere 5'2". He mezmorized a group of largely middle class youths into thinking he was Christ incarnate. Using manipulation with drugs and force of personality, Manson molded the young people into killers. They would be lucky enough to carry out his visions of Helter Skelter. One of the youths picked up was Leslie Van Houton. She met him, and was …showed first 75 words of 744 total…

…showed last 75 words of 744 total…after the police had looked for him for a while. The trial was long and at the beginning of the trial all the members of the family that were being tried shaved there head and carved an X on there forehead, because Charlie told them to. Manson was convicted and he is still in prison today. Every 10 years he gets a parole hearing. Manson will probably never get out and he will die in prison.