Robert Kenneth Bobby Beausoleil is a former associate of the Charles Manson Family who is serving a life sentence in prison for the murder of music teacher and associate Gary Hinman on July 27, 1969. By some accounts, Beausoleils personal attractiveness made him the Manson familys main recruiter of young women. He was a promising musician in addition to being an aspiring poet and actor at the time of the Hinman murder.
Beausoleil was born on November 6, 1947, to a workingclass family in Santa Barbara, CA. Beausoleils father was a milkman. Beausoleil was a good looking but rebellious youth. By 15, he was sent to reform school. After reform school, Beausoleil drifted between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Beausoleil was involved in music and acting. In 1966, Beausoleil joined several rock bands, such as The Milky Way and Love. In 1967, Beausoleil met Kenneth Anger and had a part in Angers film Lucifer Rising. In 1969, Beausoleil was living with Gary Hinman when Beausoliel began associating with Charles Manson and his cult.
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