Murderabilia: Charles Manson Demos Released, Sharon Tate Turns in Grave
Creepiness of creepinesses, with an uncomfortable proximity to Virginia Tech, the release of Charles Manson's album "The summer of Hate the 67 Sessions" must have Sharon Tate turning in her grave. The recordings include some of Manson's spoken word, and have been released by the so-called "Lupo Records," about which I couldn't find anything other than, well, this.
They're calling this the first time that these recordings, which were made on September 11, 1967, and were used as demos in a failed attempt to try to secure a recording deal, have been released to the public, although I did find what appears to be the same (or maybe partial) recording available here.
The demos were recorded after Manson was released from prison where he had spent a 10-year suspended sentence for passing stolen checks. It was in the prison where a cell mate, the notorious 1930s bank robber Alvin Karpis, taught Manson to read music and to play the guitar. Manson is currently incarcerated in California's Corcoran State Prison. Several recordings of his works are commercially available, most of which were recorded in prison. But since he is a convicted felon, Manson receives no profit from the sale of these recordings. All royalties are paid into a victims'-rights fund.
Actually, few states forbid criminals and others from making a buck off violent crime (California skirts this with notoriety for profit laws), although coincidentally New Hampshire Representative John DeJoie has introduced legislation that would "require any money made off a violent crime to be turned over to the courts."
Criminals had been barred from making money off their exploits until 1991, when the United States Supreme Court overturned a New York law after finding that it was so broad it would discourage people from telling stories of public interest, such as the Watergate scandal. Critics also argued that the law violated the constitutional right to free speech by forbidding criminals from selling their stories.
DeJoie said he introduced his bill early this year at the request of an attorney from his district who was concerned with what was being sold online. Smart is New Hampshire's most notorious commodity on these sites, but she doesn't generate the kinds of bids that other, better-known convicts can. Charles Manson's signature is selling for $325 on one site; hers can be had for $20, but as of yesterday, no one had bid. The shoes of a school shooter, meanwhile, are available for a minimum bid of $200.
DeJoie isn't the only one opposed to this whole "murderabilia" thing. Roy Brown, father of Amanda, who was seven years old when she was murdered in 1998, finds it heartbreaking and repulsive, and hopes his work will help to stop it.
What is the desire for an oil painting or handwritten poem by a serial killer? What happened to collecting Barbies and Hot Wheels? Even taxidermy would be better.
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