by Sepka » Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:20 pm
<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>But religious delusions often don't seem to figure very heavily, for most of them.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>The few for whom religion *does* form a component of their motivation can be spooky indeed, though.<br><br>The book "Helter Skelter" depicts the Manson murders as having a distinct religious component based on Christian eschatology. According to the attorney who prosecuted the case, Manson believed (or at least preached to his followers) that their actions were foretold in the the Revelation of John the Divine. He also mixed in the Beatles, and (reported, but apparently unrecognized by the prosecutor) the Hopi belief in the third and fourth worlds, so that it would be something of a stretch to call him a Christian. <br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.francesfarmersrevenge.com/stuff/serialkillers/index.htm">www.francesfarmersrevenge.../index.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> is messily laid out and of uneven quality, but has a lot of useful capsule summaries of various serial killers and their motives, to the extent that they can be known. Be sure not to miss the "art" and "writings" sections, linked from the top right.<br><br>-Sepka the Space Weasel <p></p><i></i>