Charles Manson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 12th, 1934. Manson never knew his biological father, and had no contact or relationship whatsoever with him. He burnt down his school when he was nine years old in a small town in Virginia. One of his other first offences was robbing a local grocery store at the age of 13. He enjoyed staying in institutions, as that was all he knew - he much preferred it over being at home with his family. He was interested in music and playing the guitar and actually had contact with The Beach Boys, ironically.