t was never received. Maddox then married to William Manson for a
             short period of time, but he was the one who passed his name on to Charles.
             Charles Manson never knew his father, and wasn't lucky enough to have any kind of father figure during his life. Kathleen Maddox would disappear for days, leaving Charlie to stay with his Grandmother or Aunt. While off on one of her "trips" Kathleen and her brother were arrested for armed robbery, and were both sentenced to the penitentiary. As a result of this, Charles was sent to live with his Aunt in McMeehen, W. Virginia. When his mother was released from jail, she was not responsible enough to take custody of Charles again. When he was nine, he was caught stealing, and then again at the age of 12. Therefore he was sent to the Gibault School for Boys. Less than a year had gone by and Charles ran away, and
             was surviving on his own solely on stealing and burglary. When he was caught, the court ordered him to go to Father Flanagans Boys Town. While at Boys Town, him
             and another teenage boy committed several armed robberies, which landed Charles in the Indiana School for Boys for three years. In 1951, Charles Manson and two other boys escaped, planning to go to California, but only made it to Utah where they were caught. Charles was then sent to the National Training School for Boys. This same pattern continued throughout Charles Mansons life, and he was finally released from jail, for what was thought to be for good at the age of 32, and was given transportation to San Francisco. By now, more than half of Charles Mansons life had been spent going from one institution to the next (Crime Library 1-6).
             One thing that would keep Charles Manson out of trouble was his love for music. While in jail, he would play the guitar, spending almost all his free time doing so. He wrote 80-90 son
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