Jeff Melnick

So yeah, the Mansons basically take over spawn ranch, which had been from the thirties on an actual movie ranch.

So yeah, the Mansons basically take over spawn ranch, which had been from the thirties on an actual movie ranch.

So yeah, the Mansons basically take over spawn ranch, which had been from the thirties on an actual movie ranch.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

They just went out there to ride horses. At that point, the ranch was basically like a tourist site where you could get... They were still filming some TV commercials. And also, I think Bobby Beausoleil, who ends up associated with the family, actually filmed a porn Western out there. It was on its last commercial legs, but you could go out there and ride horses.

They just went out there to ride horses. At that point, the ranch was basically like a tourist site where you could get... They were still filming some TV commercials. And also, I think Bobby Beausoleil, who ends up associated with the family, actually filmed a porn Western out there. It was on its last commercial legs, but you could go out there and ride horses.

They just went out there to ride horses. At that point, the ranch was basically like a tourist site where you could get... They were still filming some TV commercials. And also, I think Bobby Beausoleil, who ends up associated with the family, actually filmed a porn Western out there. It was on its last commercial legs, but you could go out there and ride horses.

And then they kind of ingratiate themselves with... Very elderly George Spahn, who likes the young women too, one in particular, Lynette. Sure. You know, Lynette Fromm becomes like quite literally his handler, and they just move in there, and they take it over.

And then they kind of ingratiate themselves with... Very elderly George Spahn, who likes the young women too, one in particular, Lynette. Sure. You know, Lynette Fromm becomes like quite literally his handler, and they just move in there, and they take it over.

And then they kind of ingratiate themselves with... Very elderly George Spahn, who likes the young women too, one in particular, Lynette. Sure. You know, Lynette Fromm becomes like quite literally his handler, and they just move in there, and they take it over.

And they just set up shop there. They live there and they set up, you know, and this is, there's a really cool novel called the girls by Emma Klein. That's about the Manson family. And one of the things that she really gets about spawn ranch, I think absolutely right. Is that the women, what they got more than anything was that there was like a real camaraderie for them among themselves.

And they just set up shop there. They live there and they set up, you know, and this is, there's a really cool novel called the girls by Emma Klein. That's about the Manson family. And one of the things that she really gets about spawn ranch, I think absolutely right. Is that the women, what they got more than anything was that there was like a real camaraderie for them among themselves.

And they just set up shop there. They live there and they set up, you know, and this is, there's a really cool novel called the girls by Emma Klein. That's about the Manson family. And one of the things that she really gets about spawn ranch, I think absolutely right. Is that the women, what they got more than anything was that there was like a real camaraderie for them among themselves.

It was very gender segregated in a lot of ways. So they're in the kitchen, they're preparing meals. They're, going out during the day to dumpsters to try to come up with produce that's been thrown out.

It was very gender segregated in a lot of ways. So they're in the kitchen, they're preparing meals. They're, going out during the day to dumpsters to try to come up with produce that's been thrown out.

It was very gender segregated in a lot of ways. So they're in the kitchen, they're preparing meals. They're, going out during the day to dumpsters to try to come up with produce that's been thrown out.

And so like there's this whole kind of girl slash women culture of Spahn Ranch that's obviously being run by Charlie for Charlie, but like has a lot of space in it for the women to kind of have their own lives.

And so like there's this whole kind of girl slash women culture of Spahn Ranch that's obviously being run by Charlie for Charlie, but like has a lot of space in it for the women to kind of have their own lives.