From the moment he was born on November 12, 1934, Charles Manson's life was driven by deception.

His birth certificate listed Kathleen and William Manson as his parents.

But for years, Charles had no idea that William wasn't his father. That honor most likely belonged to a con artist named

Colonel Scott. Colonel was Scott's given first name, but if people assumed he was in the army,

he didn't bother correcting them. That's how he caught Kathleen Maddox's attention at a dance

club in Ironton, Ohio. He was 23. She was just 15. Kathleen was charmed by the older man

she assumed was a military officer. So when she discovered she was pregnant sometime in the spring of 1934,

Kathleen had no reason to doubt the colonel when he said he was being called away on duty.

He promised he'd be back as soon as he could, but she never heard from him again.

After a few months, Kathleen finally realized she'd been duped,

and now she needed to find someone to help raise her soon-to-be newborn baby.

That's when William Manson, who worked for a dry-cleaning business, entered the picture.

It's not really clear how the two of

them met, but by the time Charles was born on November 12, 1934, Kathleen and William were married.

However, it doesn't seem either of them was all that interested in parenting. William wasn't around

much, and neither was Kathleen.

Most days, she dropped Charles off with her mom

so she could go out drinking with her brother.

Let's discuss the impact of Charles' early childhood.

Kathleen was a minor, so her judgment, reasoning,

impulsiveness, decision-making, even emotional

regulation is impaired because she did not have a fully developed frontal lobe. This also affects

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