Pain's not bad, it's good. It teaches you things. I understand that.
Most people know that Charles Manson was a small and shrimpy man, but how small exactly? Well, Most people think that he was 5'2" or so.
Netflix's 'Mindhunter' debunks this.
Manson had been listed as 5 ft 2 in tall. (His listed height to this day when Googled). But that was not accurate — at least, not from what Manson said.
“Everyone says I’m 5-foot-2. When I was arrested, I was 5-foot-7,” Manson said. “Then I went down to 5-foot-6. Then I went down to 5 feet… by the time that you all die, I will be about 3 feet tall.”
When asked about how tall he was officially?
Manson responded, “5-(foot)-6″ — and three-quarters.”
In real life, Charles Manson's height as listed on the County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Arrest Record was: 5'6", and his weight 136 lb (62 kg).
In Los Angeles, Consolidated Booking Form, it was: 5'7" and weight 140 lb (63.5 kg).
Vincent Bugliosi (author of the book Helter Skelter) said that Charles Manson is 5'2". He must know that this was not true -- he spent over nine months in a courtroom in close proximity to Manson after tall.
The only reason for him to be saying it is that 5'2" is so abnormally short for a white American male that it adds yet another freakishly unique aspect to the Manson caricature -- it basically makes him a dwarf devil.
We are going with the 5'6" number here because honestly -- Charles Manson looked way too short to be 5'7" or even 5'6" and three-quarters. Actually, you know what? we think he might have been 5 ft 5 inch and three-quarters.
The height of Charles Manson was
5'6" or 167.5 cm
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| Charles Manson with Nataliya Kuznetsova (reportedly 5'7"), and Becca Swanson (reportedly 5'10") |
Charles Manson was batshit crazy. Here was a few of his quotes:
Charles Manson on being crazy.
You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy.
Charles Manson on his inner demons.
From the world of darkness, I did lose demons and devils in the power of scorpions to torment.
Charles Manson on being a beatnik.
I was a beatnik in the '50s before the hippies came along.
Charles Manson proves his craziness yet again.
Look down at me and you see a fool, look up at me and you see a god, look straight at me and you see yourself.