Manson in His Own Words: The Shocking Confessions of 'The Most Dangerous Man Alive'

Author: Manson, CharlesEdition: First EditionBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 232Release Date: 01-06-1988Part Number: illustrationsDetails: "The myth of Charles Manson is not likely to survive the impact of his own words,” Nuel Emmons writes in the introduction to Manson In His Own Words, the shocking true confessions that lay bare the life and mind of the cult leader and notorious criminal. His story provides an enormous amount of new information about his life and how it led to the Tate-LaBianca murders, and reminds us of the complexity of the human condition. Born in the middle of the Great Depression to an unmarried fifteen-year-old, Manson lived through a succession of changing homes and substitute parents, until his mother finally asked the state authorities to assume his care when he was twelve. Regimented and often brutalized in juvenile homes, Manson became immersed in a life of petty theft, pimping, jail terms, and court appearances that culminated in seven years of prison.