though this notorious murderer is dead
our morbid fascination with him lives on
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down the top 10 facts about
Charles Manson’s trial and imprisonment
Manson demanded and was refused
permission to serve as his own attorney
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at the most interesting facts
about Manson’s arrest conviction and
life in prison
look me straightaway in the eye do I
look like I’m guilty about anything
number 10 he was caught with a cell
phone multiple times if prison dramas
have taught us anything it’s that
despite a strict no cell phone policy
anybody who’s somebody in prison is
totally gonna get their hands on one
considering Manson was arrested two
years before they were invented his
sentence could very well have meant him
never using a cell phone but in the
later years of his incarceration he was
caught in possession of a phone on
multiple occasions the first was in 2009
and he had made calls to the US and
Canada he then got caught repeating the
offence in 2011 and 2016 63 year old
Craig Hammond was arrested for allegedly
trying to sneak a wristwatch cell phone
to the notorious killer locked behind
bars
considering Manson’s specialty was
manipulating others to kill for him it’s
terrifying to imagine the conversations
number 9 his hold over his girls was
strong it takes a whole lot of charisma
to become a cult leader and based on the
enduring dedication Manson inspired his
ability to influence was clearly
permitted before his arrest his girls
acted as his willing servants even
sleeping with other men when he
commanded it
he established complete control over
them which he exercised in minor ways
like forbidding them from wearing
glasses and major ways like ordering
them to commit murder even after his
arrest he continued to inspire in the
worst possible ways but he perverted
them and corrupted them and they became
something else according to the
Washington Post for followers tried to
take full responsibility in order to
save Manson from prison a different
follower even tried to poison a witness
he made you feel like you were his one
and only love number 8 he delivered a
truly manic testimony the man sure had a
way with words like so many cult leaders
Manson expressed himself in a grandiy
fashion often speaking in riddles and
delivering biblical type proclamations
well back to why they come to me that’s
why they stayed and that’s why they
would die for me while his words were
inspiring for those who believed in him
for the rest of the world
his labyrinths and statements were often
more than a little hard to follow if you
read the transcript of his testimony in
the tate-labianca trial there are a lot
of ellipses there a grammatical
necessity in transcribing his wild
stream-of-consciousness argument I’m a
reflection of you I’m what you made me
in short it places blame for all the
crimes at the feet of the institutions
and society but the way in which he
expresses this will leave your head
spinning you feel like wounds kabob for
our energy your friends booty bitche to
google 582 ICO Braga number 7 he was a
quasi environmentalist when Manson was
moved from San Quentin to Folsom Prison
faithful Lynette squeaky Fromme moved to
Sacramento in order to stay close it was
at this time that Manson’s preachings
took a distinct environmental focus
under his new order of the rainbow as
one of his rainbow colored nuns squeaky
was given the title red and charged with
saving the redwoods in 1975 as part of
her larger environmental mission to
preserve Manson’s atwa
that is air trees water animals she made
an attempt on the life of President
Gerald Ford who is at the time trying to
loosen environmental regulations though
Manson was never directly implicated in
the attempt his teachings nonetheless
almost killed the president number six
he fought the lawyer suffice it to say
it did not end well for the lawyer in
1969
Ronald Hughes took Manson’s case however
reportedly feeling he had better chances
defending a follower
he dropped Manson to represent Manson
family member Leslie Van Hooten his
strategy focus on Manson’s influence
over his impressionable client it was a
betrayal that Manson naturally took very
poorly during one courtroom appearance
Manson apparently said to Hughes I don’t
ever want to see you in this courtroom
again sure enough Hughes was found dead
shortly afterwards having disappeared on
a camping trip his death was never
solved number five he wasn’t the most
popular guy on the inside though Manson
may have inspired fear in the outside
world in prison it would seem that his
magnetic persona could only take him so
far with other criminals in 1984 in a
row
whistle he himself became the victim of
a horrific crime when he was doused in
paint thinner by a fellow inmate and set
ablaze he had been working in the hobby
shop at the time and the conflict
apparently arose from a conflict of
religious beliefs Manson was allegedly
intolerant of the other inmates Hari
Krishna chanting though Manson survived
the attack he suffered second and third
degree burns on almost 20% of his body
including his face and hands
number four his escape plan was full of
hot air to say that Manson would have a
lot of unconventional ideas in his
lifetime would be an understatement this
is the guy who in the 60s just showed up
at a house owned by a beach boy and
moved in with his entire posse
but even compared to his own past deeds
Manson supposed scheme for escaping from
prison was downright absurd in its
impracticality when Manson was found to
be in possession of a rope and a hot air
balloon catalog in 1982 prison officials
had no choice but to assume that Manson
was planning a movie worthy escape he
certainly was one for thinking outside
the box number three he made dolls
during his decades in the slammer
Manson wasn’t exactly what you would
call a model prisoner not only did he
use those contraband cell phones and
plan outrageous escape attempts he also
reportedly spat hot coffee at guards got
caught with a hacksaw blade and was
aggressive towards staff during the
1980s it seems that he began making
voodoo dolls a hobby which was later
described by now retired Los Angeles
County prosecutors Steven K as Manson’s
main activity as the story goes he liked
to chant and stab them with pins to hurt
people they were modeled after one guard
in particular no word as to whether his
voodoo worked out but we have our doubts
number two he got love letters whatever
it is about Charles Manson that drew
people to him and made them follow his
every command it didn’t lose its effect
when he went to jail nor did it diminish
with age Manson was still reportedly
receiving as many as 60,000 letters each
year even if that’s a big exaggeration
conservative estimates put it well into
the thousands he actually got engaged to
a 26 year old in 2014 but a wedding
never took place
allegedly because the woman in question
was only in it so she could put his body
on display after he died regardless
Manson continued to inspire fascination
often of an adoring romantic persuasion
until the time of his death Charlie
always tells the truth no matter what
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few dishonorable mentions
[Music]
believe me if I started murdering people
it’d be none of you left
number one it sounds crazy but he might
not have been crazy
maybe I should have killed four five
hundred people then I would have felt
better Manson’s apparent lack of mental
stability may have been one big
elaborate ruse during his time in
custody he did spend years in a
psychiatric facility however he was
ultimately deemed sane so what was he
playing at this whole time well
according to author Jeff Gwynn who
penned Madsen the life and times of
Charles Manson interviews with followers
revealed that Manson only ever acted
unpredictably with outsiders within his
inner circle he was apparently much more
coherent according to Leslie Van Hooten
it was one long performance aimed at
securing his freedom one that he warned
his followers about in advance part of
my responsibility was helping create him
if true it clearly didn’t work out you
can pile up 200 dead bodies up in front
of my cell in it don’t set me to do
nothing do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
our morbid fascination with him lives on
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down the top 10 facts about
Charles Manson’s trial and imprisonment
Manson demanded and was refused
permission to serve as his own attorney
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at the most interesting facts
about Manson’s arrest conviction and
life in prison
look me straightaway in the eye do I
look like I’m guilty about anything
number 10 he was caught with a cell
phone multiple times if prison dramas
have taught us anything it’s that
despite a strict no cell phone policy
anybody who’s somebody in prison is
totally gonna get their hands on one
considering Manson was arrested two
years before they were invented his
sentence could very well have meant him
never using a cell phone but in the
later years of his incarceration he was
caught in possession of a phone on
multiple occasions the first was in 2009
and he had made calls to the US and
Canada he then got caught repeating the
offence in 2011 and 2016 63 year old
Craig Hammond was arrested for allegedly
trying to sneak a wristwatch cell phone
to the notorious killer locked behind
bars
considering Manson’s specialty was
manipulating others to kill for him it’s
terrifying to imagine the conversations
number 9 his hold over his girls was
strong it takes a whole lot of charisma
to become a cult leader and based on the
enduring dedication Manson inspired his
ability to influence was clearly
permitted before his arrest his girls
acted as his willing servants even
sleeping with other men when he
commanded it
he established complete control over
them which he exercised in minor ways
like forbidding them from wearing
glasses and major ways like ordering
them to commit murder even after his
arrest he continued to inspire in the
worst possible ways but he perverted
them and corrupted them and they became
something else according to the
Washington Post for followers tried to
take full responsibility in order to
save Manson from prison a different
follower even tried to poison a witness
he made you feel like you were his one
and only love number 8 he delivered a
truly manic testimony the man sure had a
way with words like so many cult leaders
Manson expressed himself in a grandiy
fashion often speaking in riddles and
delivering biblical type proclamations
well back to why they come to me that’s
why they stayed and that’s why they
would die for me while his words were
inspiring for those who believed in him
for the rest of the world
his labyrinths and statements were often
more than a little hard to follow if you
read the transcript of his testimony in
the tate-labianca trial there are a lot
of ellipses there a grammatical
necessity in transcribing his wild
stream-of-consciousness argument I’m a
reflection of you I’m what you made me
in short it places blame for all the
crimes at the feet of the institutions
and society but the way in which he
expresses this will leave your head
spinning you feel like wounds kabob for
our energy your friends booty bitche to
google 582 ICO Braga number 7 he was a
quasi environmentalist when Manson was
moved from San Quentin to Folsom Prison
faithful Lynette squeaky Fromme moved to
Sacramento in order to stay close it was
at this time that Manson’s preachings
took a distinct environmental focus
under his new order of the rainbow as
one of his rainbow colored nuns squeaky
was given the title red and charged with
saving the redwoods in 1975 as part of
her larger environmental mission to
preserve Manson’s atwa
that is air trees water animals she made
an attempt on the life of President
Gerald Ford who is at the time trying to
loosen environmental regulations though
Manson was never directly implicated in
the attempt his teachings nonetheless
almost killed the president number six
he fought the lawyer suffice it to say
it did not end well for the lawyer in
1969
Ronald Hughes took Manson’s case however
reportedly feeling he had better chances
defending a follower
he dropped Manson to represent Manson
family member Leslie Van Hooten his
strategy focus on Manson’s influence
over his impressionable client it was a
betrayal that Manson naturally took very
poorly during one courtroom appearance
Manson apparently said to Hughes I don’t
ever want to see you in this courtroom
again sure enough Hughes was found dead
shortly afterwards having disappeared on
a camping trip his death was never
solved number five he wasn’t the most
popular guy on the inside though Manson
may have inspired fear in the outside
world in prison it would seem that his
magnetic persona could only take him so
far with other criminals in 1984 in a
row
whistle he himself became the victim of
a horrific crime when he was doused in
paint thinner by a fellow inmate and set
ablaze he had been working in the hobby
shop at the time and the conflict
apparently arose from a conflict of
religious beliefs Manson was allegedly
intolerant of the other inmates Hari
Krishna chanting though Manson survived
the attack he suffered second and third
degree burns on almost 20% of his body
including his face and hands
number four his escape plan was full of
hot air to say that Manson would have a
lot of unconventional ideas in his
lifetime would be an understatement this
is the guy who in the 60s just showed up
at a house owned by a beach boy and
moved in with his entire posse
but even compared to his own past deeds
Manson supposed scheme for escaping from
prison was downright absurd in its
impracticality when Manson was found to
be in possession of a rope and a hot air
balloon catalog in 1982 prison officials
had no choice but to assume that Manson
was planning a movie worthy escape he
certainly was one for thinking outside
the box number three he made dolls
during his decades in the slammer
Manson wasn’t exactly what you would
call a model prisoner not only did he
use those contraband cell phones and
plan outrageous escape attempts he also
reportedly spat hot coffee at guards got
caught with a hacksaw blade and was
aggressive towards staff during the
1980s it seems that he began making
voodoo dolls a hobby which was later
described by now retired Los Angeles
County prosecutors Steven K as Manson’s
main activity as the story goes he liked
to chant and stab them with pins to hurt
people they were modeled after one guard
in particular no word as to whether his
voodoo worked out but we have our doubts
number two he got love letters whatever
it is about Charles Manson that drew
people to him and made them follow his
every command it didn’t lose its effect
when he went to jail nor did it diminish
with age Manson was still reportedly
receiving as many as 60,000 letters each
year even if that’s a big exaggeration
conservative estimates put it well into
the thousands he actually got engaged to
a 26 year old in 2014 but a wedding
never took place
allegedly because the woman in question
was only in it so she could put his body
on display after he died regardless
Manson continued to inspire fascination
often of an adoring romantic persuasion
until the time of his death Charlie
always tells the truth no matter what
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few dishonorable mentions
[Music]
believe me if I started murdering people
it’d be none of you left
number one it sounds crazy but he might
not have been crazy
maybe I should have killed four five
hundred people then I would have felt
better Manson’s apparent lack of mental
stability may have been one big
elaborate ruse during his time in
custody he did spend years in a
psychiatric facility however he was
ultimately deemed sane so what was he
playing at this whole time well
according to author Jeff Gwynn who
penned Madsen the life and times of
Charles Manson interviews with followers
revealed that Manson only ever acted
unpredictably with outsiders within his
inner circle he was apparently much more
coherent according to Leslie Van Hooten
it was one long performance aimed at
securing his freedom one that he warned
his followers about in advance part of
my responsibility was helping create him
if true it clearly didn’t work out you
can pile up 200 dead bodies up in front
of my cell in it don’t set me to do
nothing do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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