![]() ![]() “They fall in love and he later writes that she’s the only woman he ever truly loved and the only person he really cared about,” Wiehl said.Īfter tying the knot when Manson was 20-years-old and Willis was just 15-years-old, the newlyweds initially settled in McMechen and tried to start a life for themselves. Lis Wiehl, co-author of the book “Hunting Charles Manson: The Quest For Justice in the Days of Helter Skelter” told Manson and Willis met at an Irish bar. A very nice person.”Ĭatlett said Manson-who he described as a “relatively quiet” guy-“seemed to come in and sweep Rosalie off her feet and that’s the last I heard of Rosalie at the store.” “I kept to myself but I thought she was very attractive and I wouldn’t mind having her for a girlfriend,” Catlett later recalled in the docuseries of Manson’s first bride. It was a gift to us.”ĬORRECTION: An earlier version of this article misattributed a quote by Jason Freeman to his wife.Willis had worked at a grocery store in the small town and had been “rather quiet and kind of reserved,” according to McMechen resident John Catlett. Freeman, Brunner, Channels and Matthew Robert Lentz, who also claims to be Manson’s son, all head to probate court in Los Angeles again on Friday.įreeman, who was accompanied by his wife, Audrey, says, “It was great for everybody to come together for the first time. While the fight over Manson’s remains is over, the court battle for his estate – including personal items as well as music rights – is still being fought in court. Judge decides grandson will get Charles Manson's bodyįreeman is a devout Christian, and had a local pastor from Porterville lead the service.Īlso at the service was a documentary camera crew working with Freeman on a film about his father – Charles Manson Jr., who committed suicide when Jason was a boy. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Hulton Archive/Getty Images Information about the Tate-LaBianca murders is detailed below the photo. Wells said it was kept refrigerated, and that “after four months it would have the standard decomposition.”ġ969: Police mug shot of American cult leader and murderer Charles Manson. However, Freeman told CNN that the funeral home told him they “had a mess on our hands,” and that there was “gross neglect to the corpse.” Freeman said it was clear to him that his grandfather had not been properly stored.īut Stephen Wells, a spokesman for the Kern County Sheriff’s department, said that Manson’s body “wasn’t treated any differently than any other body” being stored by the coroner’s office. Neither showed up.ĭuring the court fight, both Freeman and a probate attorney talked about Manson’s body being kept “on ice” by the Kern County Coroner. ![]() She was 53 years younger than Manson.įreeman battled two other men with Manson connections for the right to dispose of the remains – Michael Brunner, who claimed to be Manson’s son and Michael Channels, a long time Manson friend and memorabilia collector. His remains were cremated after the service.Īlso attending was Afton Burton, who was briefly Manson’s fiancée in 2014. Manson’s body was dressed in an orange ATWA T-shirt for the funeral. But she remained a follower and extolled Manson’s environmental directive known as Air, Trees, Water, Animals (ATWA). ![]() Among them was Sandra Good, a member of the original “Manson Family.” Good was not part of the grisly two day killing spree that terrorized the nation in 1968.
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