Charles Manson's latest mugshot.

Xainia · #1 03-19-2009, 04:36 AM

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The photo of the 74-year-old Manson was taken on Wednesday as part of a routine update of files on inmates at Corcoran State Prison, where he is serving a life sentence for conspiring to murder seven people, said Seth Unger, spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Shameonme · #2 03-19-2009, 08:31 AM

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He dosn't look anything like he use to does he.

http://www.artificialeyes.tv/files/610x-2.jpg

warhorse46 · #3 03-19-2009, 11:58 AM

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WOW!

I wouldn't have recognized him! Only thing familiar about his face is the swastika

He doesn't have the wild hair now that he did in the past. Not nearly as scary looking without it either.

incidentally · #4 03-19-2009, 12:08 PM

It's amazing what a haircut can do.

airportwoman · #5 03-19-2009, 12:35 PM

I wish that oxygen thief would just die.

jewel6 · #6 03-19-2009, 02:44 PM

he still has a scary look!

uggh. I hope prison has not been kind to him! JMO

Justins Mom · #7 04-01-2009, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sharon_Siz

The one thing about Charlie that will never change are those cold dark dead eyes.

Sharon, those were my thoughts exactly but back in the Helter Skelter days, the eyes were more "wild" Todays eyes are pointed or direct or focused.

The man is a walking time bomb

Mr. Moto2 · #8 04-01-2009, 11:40 PM

I was surprised to read that Manson was friends with Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys. It's a crazy and creepy story.

Adalena935 · #9 04-02-2009, 03:24 AM

I didn't know if he was friends with one of the beach boys. I thought it was that he knew someone who knew one of the beach boys and got that person to agree to listen to a tape of music Manson had made. He fancied himself a big rock star I think. At one time one of the people lived at a house next door to the LaBianca's home. When Manson was taken there on the pre-arranged night to play his guitar for the group, no one was impressed and Manson was silently rejected and nothing came of it for his dreamed-of rock star fantasy.

I believe this is one reason he chose that house. It turned out when Manson took his murderous crew back to that neighborhood to do the killing, they saw photos of children and claimng to revere children manson directed them to the house next door. Where the LaBiancas lived.

I think it was revenge on society. I think manson wanted to be in prison because he was definitely institutionalized in my opinion. He'd never known any other life and I think for him any excuse would do. When he got out of prison he made a bee-line for the bay area took up strumming his guitar and when he was rejected as a world class musician he lashed out killing.

I can't believe they ever consider releasing Van Houten. They're all a bunch of no goods. Manson's nothing but a coward. Every so often his fellow inmates Juan Corona and I can't remember who else would try to kill him and the attempt would be in the paper. I couldn't help but smile with the mental picture of the little weasel hot-footing it back to his cell yelling for the guards to save him. LOL

Adalena935 · #10 04-02-2009, 03:43 AM

I knew the LaBiancas. They were real decent folks. So kind to me when I was young and just starting out. I knew the boy in the driveway. I knew Jay Sebring. They were all wonderful. I was out of town when the crimes happened. When they took Steven out of the car on tv news I didn't know who he was. No one did then. I was with family and we were somewhat mesmerized just staring at the tv while they showed the footage and reported on it. It didn't dawn on me until yrs later what an odd thing that they all ended up at the same place those nights. Hollywood and southern california seemed like a small close knit community in those days and in a lot of ways it was. It was a wonderful place and time to be young.

I belonged to a church youth group and people told us there was a guy out in the desert calling himself god and to stay away; he was crazy. Nobody could've dreamed the connection. I've read Helter Skelter several times and still can't believe it happened.

Horrifying when they allowed Van Houten parole hearings just one year apart at one point. I was terrified they were going to let her out. I pray they never do. They're real bad people. Tex Watson saying he's become a preacher with a ministry is an outrage as is the state allowing him to reproduce.

They were all such good people and did good in society. Manson and his group of evil nuts contributed nothing and just heaped misery and tore things apart and were destroyers of good.

I don't know how any of the families withstood the grief.

Mr. Moto2 · #11 04-02-2009, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Adalena935

I didn't know if he was friends with one of the beach boys. I thought it was that he knew someone who knew one of the beach boys and got that person to agree to listen to a tape of music Manson had made. He fancied himself a big rock star I think. At one time one of the people lived at a house next door to the LaBianca's home. When Manson was taken there on the pre-arranged night to play his guitar for the group, no one was impressed and Manson was silently rejected and nothing came of it for his dreamed-of rock star fantasy.

I believe this is one reason he chose that house. It turned out when Manson took his murderous crew back to that neighborhood to do the killing, they saw photos of children and claimng to revere children manson directed them to the house next door. Where the LaBiancas lived.

I think it was revenge on society. I think manson wanted to be in prison because he was definitely institutionalized in my opinion. He'd never known any other life and I think for him any excuse would do. When he got out of prison he made a bee-line for the bay area took up strumming his guitar and when he was rejected as a world class musician he lashed out killing.

I can't believe they ever consider releasing Van Houten. They're all a bunch of no goods. Manson's nothing but a coward. Every so often his fellow inmates Juan Corona and I can't remember who else would try to kill him and the attempt would be in the paper. I couldn't help but smile with the mental picture of the little weasel hot-footing it back to his cell yelling for the guards to save him. LOL

I've only read the Wikipedia article, which may be wrong, of course. It says Dennis Wilson and Manson became friends, and the Manson Family stayed with Dennis in his home for a few months. Dennis also paid for studio time so Manson could record his songs. I think Manson was dangerously charismatic and manipulative. He could suck people in. Dennis Wilson wisely broke away from him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Wilson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson