

One of the songs was later covered by Guns N’ Roses on their “The Spaghetti Incident?” album. While in prison, Manson released two albums. He was an acquaintance of Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson in 1968, and the band recorded a variation of a Manson song under the title “Never Learn Not To Love.” Manson nurtured ambitions to become a folk rock artist in the late 1960s. RELATED STORY: Charles Manson’s grandson and his Santa Clarita pen pal are battling for the cult leader’s body and estate In the past, Manson’s royalties proved to have some value. It was unclear just how much Manson’s estate could be worth. All these people are doing this because they think there is some value there.
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“If somebody would have a book or movie on Manson’s life and that could be worth a fortune. “A lot of people are doing this for the money,” said Jack Barcal, who teaches at the USC Marshall School of Business and specializes in probate and trust law. It might take a few weeks for a judge to decide who will control Manson’s estate, which consists of commercial rights to his name, image and personal items that can earn thousands of dollars from collectors of his memorabilia.Įxperts say a person who controls the right will have the power to authorize biographies or documentaries about Manson. RELATED STORY: Charles Manson stirred bitter memories, fascination long after his cult’s murderous rampage in LA Manson, a wanna-be rock star who had a way of attracting followers to what ultimately would become a murderous cult, has remain etched in the popular culture for decades.Īmong the seven victims of the two-day burst of violence was actress Sharon Tate, the wife of director Roman Polanski, who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant.Īfter nearly a half-century in the Corcoran prison in Kings County, Manson, 83, died of cardiac arrest and respiratory failure, triggered by colon cancer. On the night of Aug. 9, 1969, from a ranch on the northern end of L.A., Manson dispatched a group of his devoted fanatics on a murderous frenzy that shocked the world. The battle is just getting underway after Manson’s death on Nov. 19 from heart failure in a Bakersfield hospital. Channels must file his claims, in response to Davis’ documents, by Friday.
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Several months after their meeting at the Corcoran State Prison in the Central Valley, Channels said he received a will that bequeathed the notorious serial killer’s possessions to his pen pal. Meanwhile, Michael Channels, a 53-year-old Santa Clarita resident, met Manson in prison in 2002 after sending him more than 50 letters. Lentz wants a DNA test of Manson’s remains, which are still being held by the Kern County sheriff-coroner, to prove he is kin and Freeman is not. and the grandson of Manson and his first wife, Rosalie Willis, filed documents with the probate court Friday, seeking control of his grandfather’s estate, his attorney Alan Davis said.įreeman’s claim comes as a legal battle begins over what to do with Manson’s remains and who has rights to what he’s left behind.įreeman’s lineage is disputed by Matt Lentz, a Los Angeles musician known as Matthew Roberts, who says he is the killer’s son and has a will, allegedly signed in 2017 by Manson, according to The Associated Press.


Jason Freeman, the son of the late Charles Manson Jr. The grandson of Charles Manson is asking a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to grant him the right to claim the mass murderer’s body and his estate.
