Three people have stated their intention to claim Manson's estate and body. Manson's grandson, Jason Freeman, stated his intent to take possession of Manson's remains and personal effects. Michael Channels, a pen pal of Manson has a will, dated February 14, 2002, that leaves Manson's entire estate plus Manson's body to Channels. A friend of Manson's, Ben Gurecki, has a will dated January 2017, that gives the estate and Manson's body to Manson's alleged son, Matthew Roberts. In 2012, CNN News ran a DNA match to see if Freeman and Roberts were related to each other and found that they were not. (Matches between Roberts and Manson were attempted but the results were reportedly "contaminated".) On March 12, 2018, the Kern County Superior Court in California decided in favor of Freeman in regard to the body of Manson, which Freeman had previously said he would have cremated.
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