Man Learns Biological Father Was the Most Notorious Cult Leader of All Time

Keeping His Distance

Roberts asked if he could visit his father in jail, but Manson cautioned him against it. He said that fellow inmates had intercepted his mail and intended to harm Roberts upon being released from jail, and if he came to the prison, he risked putting a face to the name. Roberts had to weigh whether meeting his father was worth death threats.

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