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How cult leader Charles Manson was able to manipulate his ‘family’ to commit murder

Dubrow-Marshall, LJ; Dubrow-Marshall, R

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Authors

R Dubrow-Marshall



Abstract

On the occasion of Charles Manson's death, this blog analysed the coercive control exerted by Manson on his followers which resulted in them committing numerous murders upon his instructions but without him being present when they occurred. Factors including Manson's charisma, optimism bias, drug-induced altered states of consciousness, and the promise of a revolution in which the followers would hold privileged status were considered.

Citation

Dubrow-Marshall, L., & Dubrow-Marshall, R. (2017). How cult leader Charles Manson was able to manipulate his ‘family’ to commit murder

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Nov 20, 2017
Publication Date Nov 20, 2017
Deposit Date Feb 19, 2018
Publicly Available Date Feb 19, 2018
Journal The Conversation
Publisher URL https://theconversation.com/how-cult-leader-charles-manson-was-able-to-manipulate-his-family-to-commit-murder-70961
Related Public URLs https://theconversation.com/uk