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It was founded by Charles Manson in 1960 in San Francisco. Manson's 50+ followers believed that Manson was a manifestation of Jesus Christ and that there was going to be a imminent apocalyptic race war. He gained these followers through convincing and manipulating them to his side. They would end up following his teachings and orders, including crime, like murder.

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The Manson Family still has members that are alive today but almost all of the members either broke away from the cult, in jail, living freely or dead. Only 5 people are still in jail.

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1. Manson's cult wasn't just out of the blue; he had a hard life growing up, leading to years of being a career criminal. This led up to the murders he ordered be committed, specifically the Tate-LaBianca murders. These murders were committed to try to jump-start the race war he taught his followers about.
2. In the fall of 1969, Manson was arrested alongside some of his followers, but not for murder. They were actually arrested on suspicion of grand theft auto. They were released, but subsequently caught in Death Valley by police raids.

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1. Mere exposure effect - The preference in something that you are familiar with, Manson used this to his advantage because he took bent but not broken women and made them depend on him for everything.
2. Peripheral Route Persuasion - The person is persuaded by something other than the content of the message, Manson pimped vulnerable people in order to gain power over them.
3. Obedience - Obeying someone with a higher status, Manson made his followers believe that he was a manifestation of Jesus Christ so that made his followers obey him.
4. Foot in the door policy - Asking for something smaller then gradually asking for something larger, Manson used this method by  asking people to train themselves using self defense methods and then he asked them to kill 9 people.
5. Attraction - The interest in and liking of one individual by another, Manson used this by using his charm to
6. Conformity - When an individual changes their beliefs to match a group's beliefs. This was used when members would follow Manson and the other cult members because they all had similar beliefs. If a new person joined the cult, they'd conform to what the cult already believed in to fit in.

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https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbD35RQMNHcy3fFtenOyHmNIy1x9L-IZLqnpyIJB6pBy_wyw/viewform?usp=sf_link

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https://www.newsweek.com/where-are-charles-manson-family-members-now-1387325

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-07-27/charles-manson-family-timeline#:~:text=When%20he%20was%20released%20from,spring%2C%20was%20his%20first%20recruit.

https://www.vox.com/2019/8/7/20695284/charles-manson-family-what-is-helter-skelter-explained

https://globalnews.ca/news/5744900/charles-manson-murder-anniversary/