Who was Charles Manson part 2: The Manson Family

In my last post, I introduced Charles Manson and The Manson Family. However, I wanted to go more into the crimes that Charles and his followers committed. The most infamous murders committed by the Manson family would be the Sharon Tate Murder and The LaBianca Murders.
Sharon Tate was an actress and model. She was married to a famous director named Roman Polanski and lived in Los Angeles,California. Charles's first encounter with Sharon was when he went to her home to visit Terry Melcher, a musician, who had previously owned the property. It is said that Sharon's friend denied  him entrance at first and that may be the cause as to why Charles set his eyes on the home.  In an interview with some members of The Manson Family, they described how the murders went down. The females were being led by a male member of the family names Tex Watkins. Charles Manson wasn't actually their during the murders but had left Tex in charge. He instructed the females that they were to do everything that Tex said. To Tex, he said that no one was to leave without getting their hands dirty. Some of the details were very gruesome. Sharon as well as 5 other people that were spending the night at her home that night were murdered. Sharon was also 8 months pregnant at the time.

The next night they struck again. This time the victims were Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, a married couple that also lived in Los Angeles. Charles states that he chose their home because he had attended a party their the year before so he knew the home very well. He went into the home first and managed to tie up the victims while they were asleep. He then came back out and ordered some the members to kill the couple. One of the members states in an interview that she was too scared to participate, but then got ordered to "do something, so she stabbed the already dead body of Mrs. LaBianca 14 times. This murder was just as gruesome as the last. One of the most interesting things to me was that after the second murder was discovered, investigators did not tie the murders together. Investigators thought that each murder had different killers and motives.  For the Tate murder, some thought it could've been her husband since he was out of the country filming a movie during the murder. The breakthrough came when a roommate of Susan Atkins, a member the Manson Family, informed police of their involvement of the murders.

Now, if you've seen footage of the murder trials, they're actually kind of creepy. The women are seen holding hands while walking down towards the courtroom, they were singing songs that were later revealed as songs that were written by Charles Manson, and they just looked carefree and unbothered of the crimes they had just committed. They just look nuts. However, during an interview with these women, they reveal that all of their actions during the trial were all actually rehearsed and instructed by Manson. He wanted their trial to be remembered forever, so he would tell them how to act and they obeyed. Although all these women show remorse for the wrongs they committed, some feel like they are just acting. As I watched them talk about the murders they committed, I do see regret in them. To me, I feel like they were just young and wanted to rebel. Unfortunately for them, they will now spend the rest of their lives paying for their horrific crimes.