​Is it necessary to pick up a knife or a gun to be a killer? The history of criminalistics shows that some of the most bloodthirsty and terrifying criminals in the world sometimes never touched their victims even with a fingertip. Instead of iron, they chose the human mind as their weapon. The person who reached the absolute peak in this field was Charles Manson.

​In the late 1960s in the US, a man named Charles Manson gathered young men and women around him to form a secret cult known as "The Family." Interestingly, Manson never killed a single person with his own hands. He didn't carry any weapons. But he possessed such charisma, hypnotic speech, and psychological pressure that his words were far more dangerous than a sharp blade.

​Manson completely shattered the minds of his followers, subjecting them to digital and psychological slavery. He convinced the youths that a racial war was about to begin in the world and that he would be the new leader of this world. His manipulation reached such a level that he would simply give an order, and the "Family" members, looking into his eyes, would rush off without the slightest hesitation to commit the most gruesome murders.

​At his command, members of the group broke into the home of famous director Roman Polanski, brutally murdering his beautiful, 9-month pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, and her guests. Strange words were written on the walls with the victims' blood at the crime scenes. Manson was not present at the scene; he simply managed the process from afar.
​Following the trial, criminalists considered him a "hands-free killer." Because he didn't just control people—he destroyed their identities and turned himself into the remote control of an executioner. Manson proved to the entire world how far a sense of belonging and psychological attachment can drive a person to savagery.

​Question: In your opinion, is the hidden leader who manipulated someone and forced them to commit murder more guilty, or the executor who surrendered their own mind and willpower and obeyed that command without question?