Posted on 07/07/2021 5:13:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway
In his new memoir “Trejo,” the “Machete” star, 77, writes of meeting — and being hypnotized by — Charles Manson in 1961 while they were both locked up in the Los Angeles County Jail.
Trejo remembers that a “greasy, dirty, scrawny” Manson was “so poor, he didn’t have a belt, and instead used a piece of string to keep his pants up.”
The “Heat” star says he felt sorry at the time for Manson, who was so small, he needed protection. A couple of days after they met, the notorious criminal told Trejo and his pals that he had hypnotic powers and “could get us high.”
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77?!
I had no idea he was that old.
the family is the backbone of civilization. the manson “family” was not.
I read a similar story on Fox. Sounds like the book could be interesting.
Manson was from West Virginia. IMO he was a dupe for the Hollywood drug scene. The murders were ‘for hire’ retaliation for dopoe deals turned bad which were covered up!
Hypnotized by Manson in 1961, eh? Probably turned down an invite to party at Cielo that fateful night in ‘69 too. I have to call BS on this one.
I met him, nice guy. Talked with him about an hour.
Vince Bugliosi, who was the DA that convicted him, once said regarding Charlie: "Of all the murderers, rapists, robbers and thieves I ever dealt with, Charlie was the only one that truly frightened me.'
Strange dude was that one.
Ok. I doubt.
Bela Lugosi said the same.
That's weird, because he was a 5'2'' shrimp.
FBI pioneering profiler John Douglas said he didn’t think Manson intended for anyone to be killed.
Edmund Kemper is 6’5’’ and imposing.
I have read a few books on Manson, never heard that theory before. I can see how the Tate murders could fit in, but not the LaBianca's. They were a pretty normal couple, as I recall.
I banged Bridget Bardot in black and white!
They may not have been the backbone of civilization, but they had backbones.
Other people’s backbones.
He is also one of the most intelligent (per I.Q.) people you would NEVER want to meet.
Your posting hints on that: "he needed protection". I would believe that his ability to influence others, to get inside their heads, was his method of getting that protection.
It’s not his size, but what he was capable of.
No doubt there are some pretty scary children too.
I’m guessing a persuasive absence of morality is the common characteristic.
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