[1] While in minimum security detention at Natural Bridge Camp, sodomized another male inmate in 1952, with a razor blade held to the other boy's throat. Manson also received three disciplinary infractions for homosexual assault in the same year, forcing his transfer to a stricter reformatory in Chilicothe, Ohio. Manson's file stated that he "definitely has homosexual and assaultive tendencies." See Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry, Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders (1974), page 139.
Father: William Manson (stepfather)
Mother: Kathleen Maddox
Wife: Rosalie Jean Willis (waitress, m. 17-Jan-1955, div.)
Son: Charles Manson, Jr. ("Jay White", b. 1955, d. 29-Jun-1993 suicide)
Girlfriend: Mary Brunner (cohabited 1967, one son)
Son: Michael Manson (b. 15-Apr-1968)
Slept with: Terry (per report in The Sun, statutory rape in a 1967 orgy, one son)
Son: Lawrence Alexander ("Matthew", b. 22-Mar-1968)
Girlfriend: Afton Elaine Burton ("Star", b. 1988, together since 2007, broken engagement 2015)
Slept with: Patricia Krenwinkel
Slept with: Squeaky Fromme
Burglary 1948
Escaped from Prison juvenile detention center (1948)
Armed Robbery Peoria, IL
Rape 1952
Violating Probation 1956
Car Theft Los Angeles (1959)
Mail Theft Los Angeles (1959)
Forgery Los Angeles (1959)
Extradited from Laredo, TX to California (1960)
Murder 1969
Mann Act Violation indicted (Apr-1960), charge dropped
Pimping Texas (1960)
Forgery WA (1961)
Forgery Ventura, CA (1968)
Drug Possession: Marijuana Los Angeles (1968)
Assault with a Deadly Weapon Los Angeles (1969)
Arson Oct-1969
Rape Los Angeles (1969)
Car Theft arrested (12-Oct-1969)
Caught Fire Vacaville State Prison (25-Sep-1984)
Arson for igniting prison mattress (1997)
Inmate: Los Angeles County Jail
Inmate: Folsom Prison 1972-76
Inmate, Vacaville Prison May-1976 to Jul-1985
Inmate: San Quentin State Prison 1985-89
Inmate: Corcoran State Prison 1989-
Escaped Death Sentence People v. Anderson (24-Apr-1972)
Founded Religion
Manson Family
Risk Factors: Depression, LSD, Marijuana, Smoking
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Charles Manson