Charles Manson: The Cult of the Manson Family

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[@jamesburk8145]

i love how in 1967 he was like "can i just stay in prison?" and they were like "no you have to leave". shoulda let him stay. would have saved a lot of trouble down the line.

[@adavis5926]

When they sent him to the boy's school that was well run and didn't abuse the boys, Charlie had a chance to change his life but he didn't. He chose crime because it was familiar.

[@Sam-im5tc]

@@adavis5926 A common choice in the human race. Chosing that which you know even if doing something else may be better. In a way it points the blame at those responsible for the creation of a monster than the monster itself.

[@6660666]

i was your 666th like

[@guscfer157]

​@@Sam-im5tc Humans have a natural preference for familiarity, if what they see as familiar comes from an excessively drastic and twisted contrast with the normal, normal simply won't ever make sense or matter to them, as a matter of fact, their understanding of reality is just flipped, normal is absurd and absurd is normal. Just like "normal" people can't understand "crazy" people, "crazy" people can't understand "normal" people. One is always a product of his enviroment, if free will was real, everyone would be perfect because that would mean everyone would always have a perfect understanding of their situation and naturally would always make the best choices. But as we can see in real life, that's not the case. Humanity is capable of the best and the worst imagineable and unimaginaeble, people are not really people, but objects, objects of nature, objects of what came before, as in, objectively predictible. Evil is just a human construct, because when something terrifying happens, someone or something has to be blamed, even when everyone is the victim.

[@ob1kenobi748]

I'm number 1.1k

[@bigfan1041]

Nothing is more important than raising children in a stable family.

[@Hanzey1966]

The Manson Family......

[@mintoo2cool]

and that is how we stop mass shootings

[@abdelrahmanwael2551]

Or just even raising them

[@L1b3rta]

The best families are the ones where they conceive in attempt to save marriage.

[@swesleyc7]

Exactly

[@nordette]

I don't know what's weirder, offering to buy someone's baby or having them take you up on the offer...

[@nataliealvarez1021]

nordette i think the waitress was trying to save the boy from that upbringing. Imagine if his uncle had never tracked him down and taken him back.

[@peggypeggy4137]

@@nataliealvarez1021 I think the waitress was trying her best to help him too. In the long run it probably would have been better if his mom would have adopted him out from birth to a family that wanted him. Maybe he would have been a troubled person, but at least he would have stood a chance

[@peggypeggy4137]

@@nataliealvarez1021.

[@fredjohnson3183]

Yeah for real, if his uncle hadn’t taken him back he could’ve wound up being a criminal.

[@CSAcrazy]

@ dont ever underestimate the effect of the experiences in childhood to create the person you later come to be. If he had a stable loving upbringing he could of became a decent normal person. All though he appeared psychotic and crazy underneath it all he demonstrated clarity and sanity and intelligence. It was most likely the trauma and abuse and abandonment as a child that created the anger and pain and hatred that was exposed itself with criminal behavior and violence. He was not a schizophrenic or psycho that was just a character he created to justify his behavior to himself and maybe others but if raised right he could of been a good normal man.

[@amyaurion]

A perfect example of what happens when the emotional and psychological damage to a young person goes so deep and happens for so long that the abused becomes the abuser.

[@ponternal]

Alot of people have trauma and don't start a crazy harem murder cult

[@reddog6256]

He had a choice to do good in life.

[@v.emiltheii-nd.8094]

​@@reddog6256 Some people are just that weak.

[@nexuss8189]

@@ponternal Well he obviously had more of it. Nothing can be done if someone reaches their breaking point.

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

One possible example could be a child who grows up in a household where they are constantly subjected to physical and emotional abuse from a parent or caregiver. This constant mistreatment can lead to the child developing deep-seated feelings of anger, shame, and insecurity. As they grow older, these unresolved emotional wounds may manifest in destructive ways. The individual may struggle with issues such as low self-esteem, trust issues, and difficulty forming healthy relationships. Without proper support and intervention, they may begin to exhibit abusive behavior themselves, repeating the cycle of violence and perpetuating the cycle of trauma. In this situation, the individual has internalized the abusive patterns they experienced as a child and may unconsciously replicate them in their own relationships. They may lack the insight or self-awareness to recognize the harm they are causing to others, as they are blinded by their own pain and trauma. It is important to acknowledge that this behavior is not excusable, but rather a tragic consequence of unaddressed trauma and the cycle of abuse. Breaking this cycle requires intensive therapy, self-reflection, and a commitment to changing harmful patterns of behavior. It also requires holding the abuser accountable for their actions and providing support and resources for both the abuser and their victims.

[@spankyx813]

This is why cable is dying.

[@yusefedwardsproductions2148]

hi😀

[@chickenlittle567]

Spanky x813 if it was a documentary on TV it would make this 20 min video into 5 episodes with zoom ins and cheesy music

[@spankyx813]

@@chickenlittle567 With commercials of course lol

[@-haclong2366]

Poor Deadpool, he'll miss his friend.

[@JarthenGreenmeadow]

The first thing I notice when I watch TV is the commercials. You can literally watch a full 10 minute youtube video during some of the commercial breaks....

[@FeltZeus99]

“He also learned how to become a very accomplished thief” “At age 9 Charlie was caught stealing”

[@mikebeesley3150]

Ha!!!

[@davidlynn5362]

If you steal 100x in a year and get caught one time, you are accomplished, lol.

[@manoflowmoralvalue1560]

He probably did a lot more robberies but we don't know about them because he wasn't caught and thus the robberies weren't documented.

[@n3v3rg01ngback]

Sean Farrell Nine-year-olds suck at everything. Cut him some slack.

[@jose2226]

3 years later, he was caught again...

[@littleferrhis]

“I am the devil and I’m here to do the devil’s work” “Naw you had some dumb short name what was it Rex?”

[@Evan-pi9ch]

littleferrhis yet he will still beat your ass

[@paintinganimalsonrocks7633]

Tex.

[@danielmunoz8395]

That dog was badass

Manson the edge lord, I wonder if he genuinely believed what he said or if it was just an attempt to convince people he was insane.

[@mrnukes797]

Time to bring the flamethrower out

[@izzojoseph2]

When Scientology says ,”you’re nuts.” You gotta be pretty nuts

[@La1hood]

No he was innocent! The lady put words in his mouth! The cult was nothing to do with him!

[@La1hood]

The spirit of psychiatry the mind reader the divination is evil and shall not stand ! They tried me ! I'm a victim I d k I sit home all day. They use telepathy. Manderign or Chinese dragon or orange I d k they are evil!

[@La1hood]

Telepathy empathy they prey on the weak. They prey on the weak. Never get into divination .. python spirit its in bible! They even pervert the kjv make sure you have one on hand and don't look online. I pray I have a kjv somewhere on hand

[@La1hood]

God tells us to expose expose expose while you can

[@lightseyedea5689]

I've just been bingeing this channel for hours

[@Biographics]

I can't think of a better use of your time.

[@lightseyedea5689]

Biographics hahaha true! But please keep up the videos! They're awesome bits of history! Could you do a video on Gaius Julius Caesar?? Imo greatest military and political leader of all time with on of the greatest impacts on the modern day!

[@Cannibal713]

Lights Eyedea Its addictive ain't it

[@lokilxix]

I work nights 3 days a week, been running through the list for 6 nights now.

[@abdifatahabdi2411]

Same

[@spineshivers]

The first part of this video made me so mad! Not that I find excuses for Manson, but with that type of childhood it's normal you'd become f-ed up in some way or another. He was a product of all that's wrong with humanity.

[@All_forthelove]

spineshivers totally agree with you!!

[@benjaminboy2476]

Thank you

[@JoshSweetvale]

We all have choices.

[@bobby8012]

+Rayne SG a.k.a. inkyrayne You don't know Manson and don't know how he was raised but what we know is that he had alot of criminals in his family.

[@ZenoDovahkiin]

I feel reminded of Mary Bell.

[@sweetness371]

" I'm the Devil. And I'm here to do the Devil's business. " "...Nah, it was dumber than that."

[@MrSpartanspud]

If someone asks to stay in prison you should definitely consider their request.

[@redsloane879]

Wow...this guy had NO chance since conception. Wonder if the father stuck around if it would have made a difference. Excellent presentation; thanks!

[@101jir]

Not likely to make a difference I would think.

[@cornellgreen3692]

BJ It may have made some kind of difference. If he had some kind of love and encouragement in his life, we may have had a different story of Charles Manson.

[@101jir]

I say not likely because a father that abandoned his family, if forced to be with his family, likely would have been abusive anyway. A *good* father may have made a difference, but I doubt *this* father would have.

[@Euphorixxx]

Mums a narcissist psycho and so is he

[@101jir]

Rayne S.G. Despite the impression my own comments may leave, I agree. Circumstances may make decisions easier or harder, but until we figure out exactly what "grit" is, it sure seems like exactly what you are saying is true. So far, it seems that the discovery of "grit" confirms what you say. But genetics and circumstances can certainly make some decisions a *lot* easier or harder. And, in some cases, neurological damage can make self-regulation in certain regards impossible, but cases like this tends to be neurological not psychological. Personally, I think that unless the responsible part of the brain is physically destroyed, I think Reagan's comment's on the Iran-Contra scandal ring true for everyone's wrongdoing: "there are reasons why it happened, but no excuses."

[@sunbro9076]

Isn't it conspicuous that a lot of criminals, especially felons, had a really unfortunate childhood?

[@typicalplayer1]

Sunbro I've taken a bit of Psychology in university and let me tell you if you do not raise a child well from the ages of 3 months to 13 years you will significantly fuck with the child's mental health, having actually no reasonable parental figure set him up to be a sociopath, and that only led him forward to being in trouble in his youth only to be abused further, I honestly can understand why he was so deranged, but it doesn't excuse the things he did, but it does explain it.

[@hazmatdude1420]

Sunbro much of the time as we can see here it is because of a lack of a father figure

[@klech8]

I know bro but I think it's not an excuse. I endured a horrible childhood, being beaten almost daily and put through torture but I worked hard and became a doctor. You make of yourself what you can

[@hazmatdude1420]

Drklech agreed, it is not just upbringing, but a bad upbringing tends to bring out mental conditions that might never emerge in someone if they had grown up in a proper environment (from what you said nothing seems to have emerged from you).

[@klech8]

all mighty Talos you're right. I never learned to trust or truly love though. That was my darkness till I began working on those.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

0:30 - Chapter 1 - A dysfunctional beginning 4:35 - Chapter 2 - An angry young man 7:00 - Chapter 3 - Career felon 9:30 - Chapter 4 - Charlie unleashed 11:10 - Chapter 5 - The family 14:45 - Chapter 6 - Helter skelter 18:30 - Chapter 7 - Caught

[@ImCarolB]

I used to work for an optometrist and a sweet older couple were customers. I commented to my co-worker that they were so nice but seemed rather sad. She told me that their son had been a music teacher and was murdered by the Manson family. That was Gary Hinman.

[@dlcalbaugh]

Chilling and more information than I have ever heard about the younger life of Manson. If his mother had been more of a decent girl and had taken the time to raise him, his life possibly would have been different. I do not feel sorry for him in any way, he made his choices and they were bad ones. This was well written and well told. Thank you to Simon and Steve Theunissen.

[@blakeswanson1322]

Dianna Calbaugh what would you do if you were raised like that?

[@dlcalbaugh]

Blake Swanson, I had a pretty bad upbringing and I have turned out as an empathetic, fairly stable and loving person. I don't think I would have turned out like Manson did. I did have a good Mother and a solid foundation as far as she was in my life. I have never commited any crimes, so I guess I have done pretty well. Maybe Manson was just a bad seed from the beginning, but I think nature vs nurture has a great deal to do with how we all turn out and he had no nurturing to speak of.

[@Cole-xq2tl]

Dianna Calbaugh it sounds like taking him away from his grandparents was the turning point

[@lukastanojevic9625]

Yea thats the kind something that just repeats it self. I mean one can even say Mengele could have been a great doctor if it wasnt for Adolf and his overambitios family.

[@billymays495]

Dianna Calbaugh uh... IF and there's a lot more IFS in mansons life than just his mother sure she was the first IF but if his father had pulled out like a responsible human being then he wouldn't be

[@spankyx813]

This is my favorite channel among all the Whistlers.

[@AgeingBoyPsychic]

"Dangerously homosexual" 🤣 you gotta love the 50s.... *PRIORITIES GUYS!!*

[@theblancmange1265]

"Bevare the homosexual" is on YT. An educational video from the good old days.

[@alcostello6114]

Well I mean he raped other men. Sounds kinda dangerous to me

[@elliejelly8815]

Al Costello to be fair if he’d been straight it would have been raping women instead

[@alcostello6114]

@@elliejelly8815 and then he would have been a dangerous heterosexual man. Lmao

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

@@alcostello6114 yeah, thats what they should have focused on; he was a rapist. The gender of the people he was raping should not have been the main concern.

[@moeshipley4170]

For those not familiar with this area, the Spahn Ranch sits on the Los Angeles/Ventura County line. The city of Simi Valley sits directly to the west, with the city of Thousand Oaks lying just beyond. In the months leading up to the Tate-La Bianca murders, Charlie and his friends were seen at numerous parties in Simi and T.O. At the time, I was an eight-year-old growing up in T.O., and once the murders made the news, gun sales went through the roof. I also recall my parents deciding that we needed a good fence around the yard then. It was a scary time until Charlie and his accomplices were finally captured out at the Barker Ranch near Death Valley.

[@Cor_Nelis]

Gee I wonder where he went off the rails... I mean take your pick.

[@whydoievenbothertoputthish2199]

Def the rape thing

[@typicalplayer1]

whydoievenbothertoputthishere combine that with having the most volatile family life and combine that along with a unstable mental up bringing as a child, he was psychologically inclined to become a sociopath.

[@101jir]

Then most likely a genetic factor to top it off.

[@ehrldawg]

No kidding Fred,constantly raped while in juvie ! WOW !!

[@redfordic6927]

Rape

[@frenchjr25]

Before the murders in Los Angeles the gang has traveled through Northern California. The women were arrested in Mendocino County for supplying LSD to minors. My mom, a matron (corrections officer) at the women's jail, had to deal with the women for a number of months. Was not easy.

[@scottcallahan8884]

I think during this time Manson's parole officer took custody of his child and returned to L.A. Fairly unusual.

[@Beebalabeeba]

@@scottcallahan8884 read the book chaos That parole officer created him

[@MeeMee-gz5vp]

That book Chaos is a bunch of theories not facts. Even the author has said he couldn’t prove most of what he wrote. Big difference between theory and fact.

[@chick_nuggs9318]

​@@MeeMee-gz5vp did you actually read the book? Because he actually presents a lot of verified information from police reports, like the fact that there was a giant raid on spahn ranch few days after the Tate murders but then they (the family) were all released almost immediately. None of them were ever questioned about the Tate murders despite finding Hinman's body and the unmistakable similarities between the two crime scenes. I'm not saying I believe everything O'Neil was implying, but I do think that there is certainly enough verifiable proof that he presents that raises a few questions.

[@feralcyborggaming1531]

Even as a kid, he had such an unnerving smile. You know when you can just feel the evil oozing from someone?

[@shanewelter]

I'm here because of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and wow there is a lot of attention to detail. Also, this is so depressing

[@Attlanttizz]

Monsters aren't born, they are created.

[@rejvaik00]

And yet we often demonize the entire bloodline and the descendants for the sins of just one 🤔

[@zalgocykel]

Not everyone

[@ryanslack2666]

@@rejvaik00 Lmao what? Who or what are you talking about?

[@chrismc410]

@@ryanslack2666 Hitler's descendants, his inner circle's descendants, Stalin's descendants, Beria's descendants Mao's descendants just to name a few A good many innocent people who were children and grandchildren of evil people often, directly, indirectly and often unfairly answer for the crimes of their ancestors

[@mangot589]

Oh very wrong

[@TheMagicLemur]

Is it just me, or is Biographics turning to the dark side?

[@Biographics]

Maybe a little. These darker bios do substantially better.

[@HQ4575]

please do Thomas Huxley next

[@bkr1895]

They are the most interesting ones though

[@whyalwaysme2522]

Because I'm batman.

[@afinoxi]

He has the high ground

[@kkkkit]

‘Very accomplished thief’ who kept getting caught 🤣

[@harmonetheanimationaddict4419]

I'm sure there's an alternate universe where Charles didn't go crazy and had a good music career.

[@dargon9713]

Probably the same universe with Geoge Clooney as president 🤣🤣

[@Z4J3B4NT]

Well if you're gonna go there, and mention alternate universes so "surely", you might as well say there is a universe where the blacks won the race war and Charlie was their king. That's an endless well of "ifs" and "mights". In an alternate universe people don't sodomize each other and Hitler wasn't racist. Oh and I'm sure there's an alternate universe where Elvis was born to a drug addict mother and raped, cannibalized and killed children, not necessarily in that order. Well meaning, but very shallow comment/joke. And I would love to see an end to the debate whether parallel universes exist, so "surely" you can present your proof to the science community and end this painstaking arguing.

[@RM-nz9ny]

Z4J3B4NT I bet you didn’t get invited to a lot of birthday parties as a kid.

[@Z4J3B4NT]

@@RM-nz9ny Well at least now we know you'd make a lousy gambler.

[@beautifulcorpse8202]

I really hope so!

[@Dsdcain]

Thanks Simon and *Biographics* crew for the video. Appreciate the videos.

[@epicscreenname989]

*Damn I forgot how gruesome their crimes were. Just the way you phrased it was a slap in the face. Good job.*

[@natedawg9609]

I don’t know man I saw a relative get brutally murdered and have endured a lot of other physical and emotional trauma, including being an orphan, having been in and out of detention centers, and having been stabbed, I don’t really feel a need to hurt others. It’s definitely a combination of what you’re base mental state combined with trauma is.

[@Lord1885]

So what exactly is that you don't know? You seem to know that different trauma affects different people in different way. So what exactly are you claiming here? I'm asking, because you formed your comment like you didn't agree with the video

[@TheUneducatedTeacher]

Everyone has their own unique disposition. The environment only exacerbates certain parts of it. KM Hemmans The KZbinr

[@MrDavo511]

You may have always been able to manage your anger and not let it take over your logic.

[@La1hood]

Trauma. I'm so sorry first off you had to see this. :( trauma and memories are a demon in itself. Love the humans as yourself in a human! War against the spiritual wickedness!+×

[@La1hood]

Vengeance is the Lord God's not ours

[@Seuspesos]

his music is vibes tho "look at your game girl" "my world" "close to me" "home is where your happy"

[@phillipadams6735]

That was even darker than i could have imagined. Wow

[@aegisofhonor]

just to think, if they let him stay in jail in 1967, most likely he would have never killed all those people and he would have just been a common thug in and out of jail for life.

[@TP-tc7vp]

aegisofhonor imagine if his uncle never came to take him from the waitress that tried to save him

[@JanjayTrollface]

I agree, if someone is asking to stay in jail, you really need to re-evaluate the situation.

[@TP-tc7vp]

JanjayTrollface that's a tough subject, actually. Most people who become institutionalized are harmless, but are ill-equipped for return to society, and would rather stay where everything is familiar and regimented and they usually have an established social role; it's risky to leave when you will probably be back but lose you progress and place in prison society. Manson wasn't trying to protect the public, he was trying to stay in his little pond; most men who do this should be given the tools to rejoin society and progress. Most aren't psychopaths

[@Michael69]

He never killed anyone. Do your research. Don't just watch a commercial mini documentary and take it as gospel.

[@TP-tc7vp]

Michael who's taking anything as gospel? And who said anything about him killing anyone? Is your comment relevant?

[@IronMonkee]

"I'm nothing..nobody, just a boxcar and a jug of wine and a razor blade if you get too close"

[@realrocktv9193]

Charles Manson have been locked up 70% of his life

[@JonathanRyan369]

It's no wonder he turned out the way he did. It's sad that children can be so forgotten, so neglected. Im definitely not trying to justify or in anyway condone his undeniable wrong choices. Yes he chose the wrong path but I wonder which path he would have chosen had he had stronger influence in his life.

[@robotech6424]

Great video! You actually made me feel sorry for Charles Manson, at least as a kid.

[@afrops3935]

We are all shaped by our environment, mostly until age of 7. He is no different than any of us

[@AbsoluteMiniacGena]

The thumbnail of him... he has a doppelgänger on Sister Wives; Cody Brown

[@harveyholmes9533]

Afro PS yes he fucking is, a lot of people have bad childhoods they don’t start cults, organise murders and attempt to start race wars

[@fordshojoe8080]

@@harveyholmes9533 well he is now but not as a 7 yr old he was the same as you or me. But we also never got gang raped and treated like he did either.

[@mangot589]

@@AbsoluteMiniacGena good one. And yep. Won’t go further.👍

[@alyjo8645]

My sisters boyfriend works at Corcoran Prison where Manson was incarcerated. They had to change his guards regularly because they didn’t want to risk him gaining control over them and brain washing them. My sisters boyfriend also has a Christmas card from Charles Manson

[@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.]

One of the most fascinating cases for anyone studying psychology and psychopathy in general.

[@Lillithowl]

This is really one of the best history/biographical channels on KZbin. You clearly do your research and you're an excellent narrator. Nice work.

[@Michael69]

Lillithowl Research, sure. It's all biased af though and leaves out chunks of important detail.

[@bluejean4882]

Please do a video(separately) on Bonnie and Clyde. Each deserves their own video. Bonnie is a distant relative(cousin) on my maternal grandmothers side.

[@ProbablyNotLegit]

Also Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid!

[@nastaran8418]

Life in prison? it was vacation for him.

[@TheAdamHawk]

This is extra fascinating after seeing Once Upon a Time in Hollywood -- i highly recommend seeing that movie, especially after watching this!!

[@bens8726]

Simon's narrative tone and accent are perfect for a series like this. Love these short bios, great job dude!

[@nao__channel]

thanks for the consistently good content, keep it up

[@tiptopmuffin]

Excellent summary ! Better than most of the doco's available, straight to the point. Thank you.

[@milkman4178]

One of the greatest channels here, it teaches not only history and political science but, also psychology.

[@Michigan25132]

I see why he had such a bizarre adulthood.

[@harveyholmes9533]

Bizarre is a pretty light way of putting it

[@Windkisssed]

Awesome bio! I never knew that much detail about his difficult upbringing. Very sad but all too prevalent - even still, the system failing the children. Great video Simon & production crew! Thanks!

[@Vanghool87]

Watching this after seeing Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

[@fanaticat1]

I've been subscribed to this channel for several weeks now and have been binge watching it on a daily basis!

[@Mudl92]

Good thing I saw one of the Today I found out videos in which you metionted this channel. Subscribed right away now catching up.

[@MonkeyKing000]

Awesome. Great early life background. I always learn something new.

[@jasonpeters8516]

I Can Definitely Appreciate The Way This Guy Breaks Down These Historical Figures. So Much Info To Take In.

[@SaraMariaQueenOfTheUniverse]

Honestly, I haven't seen a single channel by Simon Whistler and his crew that has disappointed me. Keep up the excellent work!

[@Joe..3.8.0.9_]

Keep the videos coming simon !! Can't stop watching them.. Love all the history you bring !!!

[@Mudl92]

Jackie Chan would make an intresting entry in the Celebrity section. ;-)

[@Bra-a-ains]

Add my vote for this one.

[@ilkkarautio2449]

Second that! One of my alltime favorites! 👍👍😃

[@lorrainemagnotto1672]

That was really interesting. I just subscribed. My son has been telling me about this channel for a long time and I'm glad I finally found it.

[@Arkhamridge]

Tough topic to get through; your team did a good job Simon (as always).

[@wrathtard1428]

Would love to see H.P. Lovecraft or Robert E. Howard

[@spiderfan1974]

Do a search for Lovecraft: fear of the unknown it's free to watch here on youtube. That will tell you about everything on Lovecraft. Now Robert E. Howard good luck haven't found a decent doc about him and b I've looked.

[@joevinski1]

Absolutely amazing brother keep up the great work thank you for making such informative and so well put together videos

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Im addicted to your documentaries !!

[@w.shepard6624]

Great review I saw some pictures of Charlie that I've NEVER seen before and I thought I had seen them ALL!! Thanks!!!

[@michaeloguntuase8803]

The story of this guy's life sent chills down my spin. Good presentation of the story.

[@bentosoto6832]

Great presentation

[@Yirehyah]

Love the videos and how Simon gives so much information,

[@mattasticmattattack8546]

Thank you for no ads ❤❤❤❤

[@mikeymorrison272]

Would love to see a video on Jimi Hendrix

[@TheYesc899]

By far my favorite channel! This is what I listen to when I get ready for work and on my daily commute to my job.

[@TheCooke2001]

I can't imagine anyone taking a look at Manson and thinking "now that's a guy I can get behind."

[@RM-nz9ny]

Except maybe the guys he was in prison with.

[@garythemanhunter2228]

Yeah he looks like rasputin

[@joemamajoestar8141]

Drugs and sex, lots and lots of drugs and sex.

[@stddisclaimer8020]

@Dennis Cooke: Your imagination doesn't take in the present "cult" of Manson apologists, fanboys & girls who indeed "get behind" him, while spewing such provable lies as "Charlie didn't kill anyone."

[@mangot589]

Manson looked like a million other people back then. And now.

[@edmondpecotjr.8888]

That was so informational I'm going to watch it again...

[@mylynraevinton-spooner70]

Well done. This is probably the most in-depth knowledge of Charles Manson to date.

[@kodyryba7676]

Simon , you're so dreamy (: I love learning!

[@eliegbert8121]

"swastika on his forehead" "violently homosexual" something doesnt add up

[@thatonetroll1059]

Confused screaming intensify

[@nameslesss]

Probably an internalised homophobe

[@jimofthejungle02]

Dunno man, you see most the nazis nowadays? They're all...pretty errrr...non hetero

[@firefly44220]

Sure it does. He’s crazy as hell

[@eliegbert8121]

@@jimofthejungle02 homofascism is BASED

[@samjordan5624]

This are so interesting videos! Keep it up!

[@momsnoteatingbugs1919]

Love the Bio series’s!

[@libertygiveme1987]

Thank-You Simon! I was reluctant to watch this one, and after I heard the ENTIRE story of this POOR PATHETIC SOUL, I now know why!!!!

[@circuitbreaker7765]

Quality as always

[@Hanma007]

Charles Manson's childhood is a nightmare for most of us . It's sad.

[@ionutserbanat2502]

A video about Xi Jin Ping,I think it would be intersting

[@theeNappy]

"Mind control techniques" He read How To Win Friends And Influence People. Pump your breaks.

[@yungastral6519]

idk man its kinda strange that he kept being released from prison and it was during the height of MKULTRA and seemingly had a limitless supply of LSD but what do i know.

[@jesusistheonlygodamen3406]

@@yungastral6519 it's almost as if satanic people in power enabled him.

[@unky5724]

lsd my boy

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you .

[@ambercrombie789]

Like your work Simon. Stefan Molyneaux also has a good bio on Manson. Some different material.

[@MareCat31]

Thank you for this video

[@MareCat31]

Still can't believe he is dead

[@yusefedwardsproductions2148]

HI

[@whydoievenbothertoputthish2199]

Do Hunter S thompson

[@allsystemsgo8678]

@Highland Kingman badass

[@davidchunkyonion]

Fabulous episode

[@Macid_11]

I watched "Once upon a time in Hollywood" yesterday and if you've watched it you'd know why I was drawn back to this video.

[@coolboy9979]

I wonder why he never ran away from his mother

[@slimdikin4131]

Just like hero's lunatics aren't born but made

[@mohammedosman8856]

So fucking true

[@dumyjobby]

ther eis to consider that he didn't got the best of genes, seeing how is mom and dad were.

[@Dwight511]

@@dumyjobby Nothing to do with genetics.

[@dumyjobby]

@@Dwight511 actually certain traits are genetically transmitted. Envoierment played a important role but genetics play a role too

[@pegatrisedmice]

There's a bunch of serial murders who had a relatively normal childhood. I think most are born. The fact that it took so much for Manson to become what he was, just proves that.

[@dominicpersichetti6340]

this reinforces my opinion, don't deny someone an art career, it never turns out well

[@unbekaopferehrgelasser7516]

In the dysfunctional beginnings what was the name of that cool music I love to listen to it over again.

[@en6853]

You left out the part where cliff booth took out 3 of Charlie’s family

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Wrong. Cliff only took out two of them

[@en6853]

Trulysarcastic44 true

[@terryhollands2794]

I remember one day while my friends and myself were hanging out at Shadow Ranch park in Canoga Park California in 1969. A couple of girls came over to talk to us, all they could talk about was someone named Charlie, we had no interest and they left. I never gave it a thought until the Manson trial, but since have wondered if the Charlie they spoke about was Manson.

[@MaxieBoii]

Other option would be they were asking for Coke

[@ethanhadfield9483]

My dad actually worked at McNeil Island. He has pictures of Charlie’s cell, it’s covered in scratch marks and pentagrams, along with drawing of a guitar player. Truly an insane individual.

[@charleswollert2143]

Love the video but I’m so happy you started being more yourself in the videos. My favorite part of every video is seeing what kind of hole you do for yourself 😂

[@dANbRnL]

He couldn't have been that good a thief, he always got caught.

[@Kyle_Schaff]

*defiantly homosexual*

[@stringupthemaoist3148]

That's where it all starts...

[@dehzo6854]

*defiantly*

[@graftongodofmemes]

Who is a defiant poofter? Charlie?

[@graftongodofmemes]

Yep ,charlie!

[@DanaTheInsane]

He slept with a lot of women as well. To him rape was a form of dominance.

[@fuckjoebiden5783]

I grew up my whole life in Plainfield Indiana, i know these stories very well.

[@JennaLeigh]

Nearly every name was mispronounced, but this was a good capsule summary of the tale. Love this channel.