33. Aged just 13, Manson stole a gun from his aunt and uncle
Kathleen barely visited Charles at the Gibault School, which was a long way from Indianapolis. He later recalled missing his mother terribly: ‘I was lonely, lonelier than I had ever been in my life’. He may have been hoping to spend Christmas 1947 with his mother, but instead, he found himself once more with Glenna and Bill. At the age of 13, he stole his uncle’s gun. It’s unclear what he was planning to do, but he was a fairly experienced thief and had, no doubt, learned a thing or two from Kathleen. Fortunately, he was caught in time.
