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Mary Theresa Brunner (born December 17, 1943) is an American criminal and former member of the "Manson Family" who was present during the 1969 murder of Gary Hinman, a California musician and Ph.D. candidate.
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- Leslie Van Houten. Leslie Van Houten, one of the youngest of the family, didn't meet Charles Manson until September 1968, less than a year before the murders took place.
- Bobby Beausoleil. Handsome and magnetic, Bobby Beausoleil had been drifting through California as a musician and actor when, in 1968, he appeared in a soft-core porn called The Ramrodder with Catherine "Gypsy" Share, a Manson follower, and soon met the cult leader himself.
- Paul Watkins. Paul Watkins was a high school dropout when he met Charles Manson in the spring of 1968, and quickly became an integral part of the group – as a cute, young man, it was his job to find the teenage girls that Manson, then in his 30s, was too old to attract.
- Mary Brunner. Mary Brunner was Manson's first follower, a relatively age-appropriate Wisconsin native who had moved west for a job at the UC Berkeley library.
May 24, 2024 · Mary Brunner was the first recruit of Charles Manson, the cult leader and murderer. She bore his son, witnessed a killing, and tried to free him from prison in a hijack plot.
Speaking to the media for the first time in 26 years, Michael Brunner, the son of the late convicted murderer Charles Manson and his first follower, Mary Brunner, discusses his upbringing,...
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Mar 17, 2022 · Learn about the life of Valentine Michael Manson, the third son of the infamous cult leader Charles Manson and his first wife Mary Brunner. Find out how he changed his name, escaped the Manson family, and became a normal citizen.
Jul 14, 2023 · Mary Brunner met Manson in 1967 and gave birth to his son Valentine in 1968. She was charged for the murder of Gary Hinman, but received immunity for testifying against other Manson followers. She also participated in a failed prison break attempt and was released on parole in 1977.
Mary Brunner was one of the earliest members of the notorious "Manson Family," a cult led by Charles Manson. She was involved in the murder of Gary Hinman and was arrested for a gun assault at a store.
