In the year 1969 the Manson Family killed a total of 7 people. They were ordered by their leader Charles Manson to commit the murders. Manson was born in the year 1934 his mother was a sixteen year old single mother, her name was Kathleen Maddox. Maddox sent Manson to several boarding schools as a child. A few months later he escaped from his boarding school and fled to his mothers home. Once he got there his mother abandoned him once again by putting him into a foster home. After this incident he started a life of crime. He started small by burgling grocery stores. He was caught few times being reassigned to different boarding schools. As he grew older he fled to Utah and was now sent to prison on multiple occasions. Manson was famous because he formed a group known as the Manson Family. The Manson Family was a bunch followers who would follow Manson through everything. Manson had a firm belief in the term Helter Skelter, which was the belief that a race war would start the end of the apocalypse. Manson convinced his "family" to help him plan to commit murder. Manson convinced his family it was for their own safety to try to start a race war by targeting African American homes. On the year 1969 he ordered his family to attack to random houses and kill everyone inside. Manson took no part in the crimes himself which is why he was known as the biggest manipulator of his time. Manson's followers chose to kill those innocent people knowing full well Manson probably had some mental issues. This brings about the most important lesson when it comes to the Manson Family. Choose who you follow. You are a functioning person who knows the difference from right and wrong. Manson's followers didn't have to follow Manson, but chose to on their own free will. We all have a choice on who want to be, don't be a mindless follower lead your own life. Live your own experiences not someone else.