Charles Manson Sold For Beer

In the 1930s, the mother of future serial killer Charles Manson, Kathleen Maddox, reportedly traded the young boy to a woman in exchange for a pitcher of beer. Maddox, who had struggled with instability and legal trouble, made the deal with a woman who said she wanted a child. Manson’s uncle eventually tracked down the woman and recovered the boy.

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