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

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Before Manson was hospitalized, he spent his final days in a California state prison weaving scorpion and spider dolls out of the body hair of fellow inmates. Although it's unlikely that Manson had an official ceremony, Roberts was granted permission to bury his father. Manson's close friend Ben Gureki said that he should be given a plot of land and a headstone, even if people want to vandalize the site.

"I want to give him a proper headstone that memorializes him as a human being—good or bad—I don’t care," said Gurecki. Roberts agreed.

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