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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Hunting Charles Manson’ by Lis Wiehl with Caitlin Rother

By Paul Davis

Matthew Lentz, who says he was fathered by convicted murderer Charles Manson at an orgy, stands outside Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday, May 8, 2018. He carried letters he said Manson sent him from prison and hoped to show them to a judge at a hearing over claims on Manson's estate. But he arrived too late for the hearing, and has until July 13 to show cause why he shouldn't be dismissed from the case. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)

Charles Manson’s purported sons could be out of estate fight

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

Matthew Lentz, who says he was fathered by convicted murderer Charles Manson at an orgy, stands outside Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday, May 8, 2018. He carried letters he said Manson sent him from prison and hoped to show them to a judge at a hearing over claims on Manson's estate. But he arrived too late for the hearing, and has until July 13 to show cause why he shouldn't be dismissed from the case. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)

Purported sons could be out of Charles Manson estate fight

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

It’s not easy being Charles Manson’s grandson

By CHRIS ANDERSON - Associated Press

It’s not easy being Charles Manson’s grandson

By CHRIS ANDERSON - Associated Press

Charles Manson is escorted to his arraignment in 1969 on conspiracy-murder charges in connection with the Sharon Tate murder case. The corpse of Manson will remain in a morgue for at least another month before would-be heirs can argue in court over who gets his remains. A Kern County Superior Court commissioner on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, set a March 7 hearing in the dispute. (AP Photo, File)

Charles Manson given Christian funeral after Jason Freeman plea

By John Rogers - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 14, 2017 file photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Charles Manson. Manson's cremated remains have been scattered nearly four months after the cult leader died in prison. A funeral was held Saturday, March 17, 2018, following a court battle for the 83-year-old's remains. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP, File)

Charles Manson cremated following brief, private funeral

By JOHN ROGERS - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 14, 2017, file photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Charles Manson. A Kern County Superior Court commissioner ruled Monday, March 12, 2018, that Jason Freeman of Florida can collect the remains of Charles Manson from the morgue in Bakersfield, Calif. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP, File)

Bizarre battle over body of Charles Manson won by grandson

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2018, file photo, Michael Channels speaks to reporters after a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles. A Kern County Superior Court commissioner ruled Monday, March 12, 2018, that Jason Freeman of Florida can collect the remains of Charles Manson from the morgue in Bakersfield, Calif. Channels had also sought to claim Manson's body. (AP Photo/Brian Melley, file)

Grandson wins bizarre battle over body of Charles Manson

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this 1969 file photo, Charles Manson is escorted to his arraignment on conspiracy-murder charges in connection with the Sharon Tate murder case. Kern County Superior Court Commissioner Alisa Knight said Wednesday, March 7, 2018, that she would rule in a few days on petitions to release Manson's remains from the Bakersfield morgue. (AP Photo, File)

Charles Manson corpse not expected to be on ice much longer

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

Charles Manson is escorted to his arraignment in 1969 on conspiracy-murder charges in connection with the Sharon Tate murder case. The corpse of Manson will remain in a morgue for at least another month before would-be heirs can argue in court over who gets his remains. A Kern County Superior Court commissioner on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, set a March 7 hearing in the dispute. (AP Photo, File)

Manson corpse case on ice for another month in heirs dispute

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

Charles Manson as seen in an image dated April 4, 2012. (Associated Press/California Department of Corrections)

Judge separates squabbles over Charles Manson’s remains and estate

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this 1969 file photo, Charles Manson is escorted to his arraignment on conspiracy-murder charges in connection with the Sharon Tate murder case. A Los Angeles judge on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, will hear arguments on what county should decide who gets the remains of cult leader Manson who orchestrated the 1969 killings of pregnant actress Tate and eight others. Three camps with alleged ties to Manson, who died in Nov. 2017, claim they want to properly bury or dispose of Manson's ashes, though they allege others want to profit off the remains. (AP Photo, File)

The Latest: Judge moves fight over Manson’s body out of LA

Associated Press

FILE - In this 1969 file photo, Charles Manson is escorted to his arraignment on conspiracy-murder charges in connection with the Sharon Tate murder case. A Los Angeles judge on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, will hear arguments on what county should decide who gets the remains of cult leader Manson who orchestrated the 1969 killings of pregnant actress Tate and eight others. Three camps with alleged ties to Manson, who died in Nov. 2017, claim they want to properly bury or dispose of Manson's ashes, though they allege others want to profit off the remains. (AP Photo, File)

Kin seeks Manson corpse to put ‘so-called monster’ to rest

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

In this Sept. 6, 2017, file photo, Leslie Van Houten attends her parole hearing at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Calif. California Gov. Jerry Brown has again denied parole for Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson. Brown said in his decision announced Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, that despite Van Houten saying at her parole hearing that she accepts full responsibility for her crimes, she still lays too much of the blame on Manson, who died two months ago. (Stan Lim/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool, File)

Manson follower Leslie Van Houten denied parole by governor

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

In this Sept. 6, 2017, file photo, Leslie Van Houten attends her parole hearing at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Calif. California Gov. Jerry Brown has again denied parole for Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson. Brown said in his decision announced Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, that despite Van Houten saying at her parole hearing that she accepts full responsibility for her crimes, she still lays too much of the blame on Manson, who died two months ago. (Stan Lim/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool, File)

Leslie Van Houten, ‘Manson Family’ cult member, denied parole by California governor

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 6, 2017, file photo, Leslie Van Houten attends her parole hearing at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Calif. California Gov. Jerry Brown has again denied parole for Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson. Brown said in his decision announced Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, that despite Van Houten saying at her parole hearing that she accepts full responsibility for her crimes, she still lays too much of the blame on Manson, who died two months ago. (Stan Lim/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool, File)

Governor denies parole for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 14, 2017, file photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Charles Manson. The fight over the estate of apocalyptic cult leader Manson has fragmented into at least three competing camps that could cash in on songs he wrote that were used by The Beach Boys and Guns N’ Roses. A Los Angeles judge on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, will begin trying to sort out at least two conflicting wills and claims to his estate by a purported son, grandson and pen pal. Manson died at 83 in November 2017. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP, File)

Fight over Charles Manson’s estate, remains in need of venue

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by MY Entertainment producer, Robin Keats shows Jason Freeman. Freeman is seeking control of Charles Manson's estate. Freeman's attorney, Dale Kiken provided The Associated Press with a copy of a 1986 Ohio court ruling saying Freeman is the son of Charles Manson Jr., and a 1993 Colorado death certificate showing Manson Jr. as the son of Charles Manson and his first wife, Rosalie Willis. A Los Angeles judge on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, will begin trying to sort out at least two conflicting wills and claims to his estate by a purported son, grandson and pen pal. (Richard Buckley/MY Entertainment via AP, File)

Judge aims to referee fight over Charles Manson’s remains

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 14, 2017 file photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Charles Manson. Manson died of cardiac arrest accompanied by respiratory failure, triggered by colon cancer that had spread to other areas of his body. The deadly cult leader's death certificate confirms that he died Nov. 19, 2017, at Bakersfield's Mercy Hospital, near where the 83-year-old had been serving a life sentence for orchestrating the 1969 killings of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and eight other people. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP, File)

Death certificate says Charles Manson died of heart failure

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press