Charles Manson
Charles Manson was an American cult leader whose followers committed a series of murders in Los Angeles in 1969, most notoriously killing actress Sharon Tate.
Though Manson didn't personally kill the victims, he directed his "Family" to commit the crimes.
His name evokes manipulative evil and the dark side of 1960s counterculture: He's got a real Charles Manson vibe.
People who support someone
- disciplesDevoted followers of teachings
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- communeShared-living community
messiah complex · Helter Skelter · apocalyptic · communal living · guru · sect · counter-culture · dogma
Firmly held belief
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- life sentenceImprisonment without release
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- death penaltyLegal execution for crimes
trial · prosecutor · guilty verdict · accomplice · corrections · imprisonment · inmate · defense
Extreme public disgrace
- true crimeGenre covering actual offenses
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- mugshotPolice identification photograph
- interviewFormal questioning session
tabloid · sensationalism · pop culture · 1969 · shocking · headline
- homicideCausing another's death
- stabbingWounding with a blade
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- victimsThose who suffer harm
bloodshed · brutality · slaughter · cold-blooded · premeditated · killing spree · savagery · carnage
Ongoing pattern of domination
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- psychological manipulationControlling others through deception
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- mind controlDirecting another's thoughts
dominance · submission · calculated · cunning · persuasion · deception · gaslighting · influence
followers
People who support someone
- disciplesDevoted followers of teachings
- brainwashingCoercive psychological manipulation
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
commune · messiah complex · Helter Skelter · apocalyptic · communal living · guru · sect · counter-culture · dogma · rituals
conviction
Firmly held belief
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- life sentenceImprisonment without release
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
death penalty · trial · prosecutor · guilty verdict · accomplice · corrections · imprisonment · inmate · defense · testimony
infamy
Extreme public disgrace
- true crimeGenre covering actual offenses
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- mugshotPolice identification photograph
interview · tabloid · sensationalism · pop culture · 1969 · shocking · headline
Sharon Tate
victims · bloodshed · brutality · slaughter · cold-blooded · premeditated · killing spree · savagery · carnage · atrocity
coercive control
Ongoing pattern of domination
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- psychological manipulationControlling others through deception
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
mind control · dominance · submission · calculated · cunning · persuasion · deception · gaslighting · influence · intimidation
- controversial figuresdictator, tyrant, demagogue, extremist, war criminal
- Famous Charles
- cultsbrainwashing, mind control, Scientology, Jonestown, Jim Jones
- 1969Apollo 11, moon landing, Woodstock, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
- Religious FoundersBuddha, Jesus, Muhammad, Joseph Smith, Siddhartha Gautama
Charles MansonMother Teresa
Canonized Albanian missionary
Mahatma Gandhi · Martin Luther King Jr. · Fred Rogers · Dalai Lama · saint
Charles MansonMartin Luther King Jr.
Cesar Chavez · Gloria Steinem · Harvey Milk · Ralph Nader · Fred Rogers