Charles Manson

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- Charles Manson, at his most normal

In 1968, Charles Manson, a man who had spent half his life to date in prison and lived in a hippie commune, listened to The Beatles' The White Album. He heard hidden messages on the album about a racial tension-inspired war that would break out the following year, and got along with his mates, from then on known as the "Manson Family", to provoke said war - by committing several brutal murders (including Roman Polanski's pregnant wife Sharon Tate) marked by "Helter Skelter" (a song on the White Album) written in blood on the walls. He was arrested on December 1969, and three years later his death penalty was commuted to a life sentence. He has remained in prison since then (largely in solitary confinement, for his own safety).

Unrelated to Shirley Manson. But Marilyn Manson's Stage Name is based on him.

Tropes related to Charles Manson include.
"Charlie: "I don't need to kill anyone... I THINK IT. I don't need to exist in this physical world!""
 * Abusive Parents: His mother was an Alcoholic who once tried to trade him for a pitcher of Beer.
 * Ax Crazy: And how!
 * Affably Evil: Some people don't see him as a murderer, they see him as a hero, and an environmental guru. Well, he does have a point about the environment...
 * Badass Beard
 * Beard of Evil
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Just look at any of his interviews. He also tried to compensate his absence in a a parole hearing with a literal Get Out of Jail Free Card. Not to mention he tends to speak gibberish.


 * Conspiracy Theorist
 * Green Aesop: His song "Garbage Dump".
 * He Also Did: He composed many songs, recorded by among other Guns N' Roses, White Zombie and (of course) Marilyn Manson.
 * Ice Cream Koan: Likes to write his songs in the form of these. Oh, and he talks in the form of these, too.
 * Laughably Evil
 * Loony Fan: Of The Beatles.
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Never My Fault: He has never admitted guilt for the Murders and believes that it was society's fault.
 * Referential Mania
 * Scary Musician Harmless Music: His songs are surprisingly mellow for a convicted man.
 * Serial Killer
 * The Svengali