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For more than four decades, I’ve been collecting, documenting, and preserving the physical history surrounding Charles Manson, the Manson Family, and Hollywood’s darker corners. What began as curiosity grew into a life spent uncovering artifacts, paperwork, and personal items that most people never knew existed, pieces of history that speak louder than the stories told in books.

Over the years, my work and my relationship to the Manson subject have been covered everywhere from TMZ to radio features, documentaries, and television specials. I’ve appeared in multiple documentaries and have an IMDb page listing my involvement in projects that explore the Manson story from angles rarely seen by the public. One of the more widely discussed points of my history is my longtime correspondence with Charles Manson, who, near the end of his life, entrusted me with his last will and testament, a document that has since been tied up in probate court for seven years.

My collection, now spanning over 40 years, includes Hollywood memorabilia, original documents, music history pieces, crime artifacts, and one-of-a-kind items connected directly to the people and places involved with the Manson case. These artifacts don’t just sit on shelves; they tell stories, offer new context, and sometimes challenge the neat endings presented in books and documentaries.

That is the purpose behind "Backporch Tapes" and "CharlesMansonFamily.com". Together, these platforms give space for the artifacts to speak for themselves. They also offer commentary, analysis, and deep-dive explorations based on firsthand materials rather than recycled narratives.

My goal isn’t to sell sensationalism, it’s to present the pieces history left behind, the ones that change the conversation when you look close enough. I’ve always believed that reality hides between the lines, and sometimes you only find it by picking up what others were willing to throw away.

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