I first met Charlie Manson in the summer of 1968 ... who turned out to be Squeaky Fromme, and Ruth Ann Moorehouse, called Ouisch. No one spoke—the cowboy’s presence filled the vehicle.

In 1985, he became the first of the Manson family members convicted of murder to be released from prison on parole. Ruth Ann Moorehouse was not involved in any of the murders but was part of a ...