A family of killers who invaded California in the late 1960s. This is not a normal family. This family is led by infamous cult leader and manipulative mastermind Charles Manson. With his followers: Charles “Tex” Watson, Bobby Beausoleil, Mary Brunner, Susan Atkins, Linda Kasabian, Patricia Krenwinkel, Bernard Crowe, Leslie Van Houten and Steve Grogan. This family would brutally murder innocent people and bring a reign of terror to California. (Crime Museum) Born November 12, 1934 Charles Manson would become one of the most notorious killers of his time. Before Manson was even born, the family he would come into was not a good one. Manson's mother was a fugitive named Kathleen Maddox. She became pregnant with Charles at the age of sixteen. He was an unplanned child. He had a difficult home life and began engaging in criminal activity at an early age. He started out doing little mean things like stealing candy from stores, trying to bribe people into giving him things, and skipping school. He was never raised properly, no one ever taught him right and wrong. His mother was constantly at parties and never took care of Manson. She was in prison at times and was constantly being put in and out. Charles' first job was driving stolen cars across state lines, which was the first thing he was arrested for in 1956. After his frequent escapes in and out of prison for 11 years, the only other job he had it was that of a pimp. (Crime Museum) He was really good at being a pimp thanks to his manipulative skills and could convince women to join him. After being incarcerated again and in prison for the second time, he learned to play the guitar and really liked it. He kept telling himself that sometime... halfway through the paper... he would go and search the ranch where the Manson family lived to see if there were any more murder victims. (New York Times) To conclude the horrible Manson family, the entire Manson family and Charles Manson himself may be in prison or dead, but the horrible crimes they committed will never be forgotten and that still scares what people they can do to people today. Cited1. "Charles Manson and the Manson Family." Charles Manson and the Manson Family. Np, nd Web. December 2, 2013. .2. "confront Charles Manson." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times and Web. December 2, 2013. .3. “Ranch to be searched for Manson victims.” Charles Manson. Np, nd Web. December 2. 2013. .