... truth was that his mother had no idea who the father was (Crime Library, 2004). After she became pregnant, she desperately wanted to fall in love with a man that would love and support her and her child, so she married a few times, and one of those men, William Manson, gave Charles a last name. ... control as he became much more cooperative and even learned to read. While at the school, Manson was tested extensively on everything from Music to I.Q. His tests were all average, with his I.Q. at 109, with the exception of his music test. Manson had an unusual ability with music. Dr. Block, ...

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... got to Utah, they were caught, and Manson was sent to his final school in Washington, D.C. While he was there, he was given various tests which showed that he had an IQ of 109, that he was illiterate and that his aptitude for everything except for music was only average. That same ... psychiatrist, Dr. Block who said, "He had a marked degree of rejection, instability and psychic trauma. His illegitimacy, small physical size and lack of parental love caused him to constantly strive for status with the other boys. This could add up to a fairly slick institutionalized youth, but one is let ...

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