Did Charles Manson kill for fun?

Answer 1

Fun is not the exact word that applies. Control would be closer to the target. People that do what Manson did need to feel control over other humans. And what could be more powerful than someone that decides if you will live or die? Manson's followers would say that 'death was Charlie's trip', and it was.

Killing made Manson, a man that stood 5ft 2in, feel bigger than he really was. Unfortunately for Manson, it was just an illusion, a product of his distorted thinking process. And like most serial killers, no matter how many times they kill, it is never a permanent feeling. They have to kill over and over to get that same feeling.