Barker Ranch, in Californias Death Valley, was one of three ranches where Manson and his family of followers stayed. He convinced the elderly woman who owned the ranch that he and his friends were musicians, and offered to fix the place up. He also gave her one of the Beach Boys gold records -- a present to Manson from one-time friend and Beach Boy Dennis Wilson.

Barker Ranch, in Californias Death Valley, was one of three ranches where Manson and his family of followers stayed. He convinced the elderly woman who owned the ranch that he and his friends were musicians, and offered to fix the place up. He also gave her one of the Beach Boys gold records -- a present to Manson from one-time friend and Beach Boy Dennis Wilson.