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|Image = Bobby Beausoleil. | |Image = Bobby Beausoleil.png | ||
|fullname = Robert Kenneth Beausoleil | |fullname = Robert Kenneth Beausoleil | ||
|alias = Cupid | |alias = Cupid | ||
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|occupation = Member of the Manson Family | |occupation = Member of the Manson Family | ||
|type of villain = Murderer | |type of villain = Murderer | ||
|goals = | |goals = Iniciate a race war (failed) | ||
|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Mutilation<br>[[Vandalism]] | |crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Mutilation<br>[[Vandalism]]<br>[[Misogyny]] | ||
|hobby = Playing music<br>Acting<br>Pulling pranks | |hobby = Playing music<br>Acting<br>Pulling pranks | ||
}}{{Quote|I'm at war with everybody in this courtroom. It's nothing personal but the world has been gattling at my brothers and sisters and as long as they are ripping off our world, our friends and our children, you better pray I never get out.|Beausoleil during his trial.}} | }}{{Quote|I'm at war with everybody in this courtroom. It's nothing personal but the world has been gattling at my brothers and sisters and as long as they are ripping off our world, our friends and our children, you better pray I never get out.|Beausoleil during his trial.}} | ||
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In unrelated circumstances, Beausoleil became caught up in events that led to the murder of another friend and associate of Manson and his communal following, some of whom were involved in the murder. When he speaks of the crime at all, Beausoleil describes it as a tragedy that arose out of desperate paranoia and a series of bumbling misjudgements. Beausoleil was arrested for the crime and sitting in jail when Manson and members of his commune committed the infamous murders the group would become known for, greatly exacerbating the conditions of Beausoleil’s confinement over the subsequent decades. | In unrelated circumstances, Beausoleil became caught up in events that led to the murder of another friend and associate of Manson and his communal following, some of whom were involved in the murder. When he speaks of the crime at all, Beausoleil describes it as a tragedy that arose out of desperate paranoia and a series of bumbling misjudgements. Beausoleil was arrested for the crime and sitting in jail when Manson and members of his commune committed the infamous murders the group would become known for, greatly exacerbating the conditions of Beausoleil’s confinement over the subsequent decades. | ||
According to the Los Angeles prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi in his book ''Helter Skelter'', Gary Hinman was killed over money and property that Manson believed Hinman owed to the Family. At Beausoleil's second trial, prosecutors said it had been rumored that Hinman had received a $20,000 inheritance. According to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, the slaying became the first in a series of murders committed by the "Family" that set in motion the "Helter Skelter" scenario that Manson envisioned and preached would happen in the near future in America. Accompanying Beausoleil that night were [[Susan Atkins]] and [[Mary Brunner]]. Brunner was granted legal immunity as the key witness for Beausoleil's prosecution. Atkins subsequently became involved in the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders and other crimes perpetrated by Manson and his family | |||
Following his criminal conviction in 1970, Beausoleil was sent to state prison at San Quentin, first to death row for two years, then to the general prison population when his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment with eligibility for parole after 7 years. His first several years of incarceration were tumultuous, marked by altercations with members of prison gangs. He has described having an awakening that pulled him off the self-destructive path he had been on. At that crossroads in his life he foreswore violence and vowed to dedicate himself to life-affirming creative pursuits in the hope that they would honor the man whose life he had taken. | Following his criminal conviction in 1970, Beausoleil was sent to state prison at San Quentin, first to death row for two years, then to the general prison population when his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment with eligibility for parole after 7 years. His first several years of incarceration were tumultuous, marked by altercations with members of prison gangs. He has described having an awakening that pulled him off the self-destructive path he had been on. At that crossroads in his life he foreswore violence and vowed to dedicate himself to life-affirming creative pursuits in the hope that they would honor the man whose life he had taken. | ||
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The prison authorities in Oregon reciprocated Beausoleil's contributions to their programs by supporting his personal creative aspirations. While he was incarcerated in the Oregon system Beausoleil recorded and produced six albums of original music, and released them to the public. The most recent was the ambitious double concept album Voodoo Shivaya, a work metaphorically documenting Beausoleil's personal journey as a seeker after higher truth that took Beausoleil seven years to complete. Beausoleil also significantly expanded his body of paintings and drawings while in the Oregon system. | The prison authorities in Oregon reciprocated Beausoleil's contributions to their programs by supporting his personal creative aspirations. While he was incarcerated in the Oregon system Beausoleil recorded and produced six albums of original music, and released them to the public. The most recent was the ambitious double concept album Voodoo Shivaya, a work metaphorically documenting Beausoleil's personal journey as a seeker after higher truth that took Beausoleil seven years to complete. Beausoleil also significantly expanded his body of paintings and drawings while in the Oregon system. | ||
The California Board of Parole Hearings ordered Beausoleil's return to the California prison system in late 2015, after he had been in the Oregon system for 21 years. It was deemed that with both his wife and mother having died there was no longer a justification for | The California Board of Parole Hearings ordered Beausoleil's return to the California prison system in late 2015, after he had been in the Oregon system for 21 years. It was deemed that with both his wife and mother having died there was no longer a justification for Beausoleil to remain in the Oregon system. On January 3, 2019, that same agency found Beausoleil suitable for parole after his having served half a century of imprisonment. He awaits release from prison. | ||
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