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nude. They were detained.___ Part of Guru or 'y, however, and continued their journey to Los Angeles. Here, Manson struck up , a friendship with a musici- an, Gary Hinman, 34. He was slain a year later, victimized, it is believed, by some of the Manson cultists. Manson and several of his followers moved into Hinman's Topanga Can- yon home. Manson de- scribed it as a "pig farm,’ meaning a refuge for hip- pies. Not long after, Manson met Dennis Wilson, leader of the Beach Boys, a popular musical group, and ingratiated himself. Wilson thought he sensed a talent in Manson, and wanted io help him. He permitted Manson to move into his opulent home at 14400 Sunset Blvd. in the Pacific Pali- sades, along with Man- son's bewitched followers. Wilson reportedly took Manson along with him to cocktail parties in celebri- ties' homes, and Manson confided to a friend: "Ima- gine me, hobnobbing with movie stars." Manson also claimed he had contracted with the Beach Boys to buy two of his songs, one. for $5,000 and with a record compa- ny for a $20,000 commit- ment. . He planned to accompa- ny the Beach Boys to Texas in the spring of 1968 for two engagements there, but because of pa- role restrictions was un- able to keep the date. Instead, he sentenie himself with gathering his girls about in the. ge en of the Wilson res i ; Brown - haired, Trew eyed and slight of build, ' he reveled in the adulation of the circle of young women around He played the part of a guru, too, and made them believe he possessed a gift of prophecy. But he also played on the fears of his compliant followers. Sometimes he resorted to threats to bring strag- glers into line when they developed doubts about his omnipotence. Sometimes it was only the reminder that he was "Jesus" or "God" or "Sa- tan." On occasion, he found it necessary to threaten ho- dily harm. "Follow my orders or meet a horrible death," he might say. ' "His looks were deceiv- | ing," said an acquaintance. “When he talks, he comes on so friendly you never would perceive bitterness in him." But by last winter, the bitterness, born so long | ago in southern Ohio and nurtured in loneliness and confinement, were near- ing explosion. He gathered his growing number of followers around him and left the | Wilson home, eventually to settle on the Spahn Ranch, a movie location site, in Chatsworth. It was from that ranch that, police believe, the clan began launching its murderous raids sometime this year, possibly begin- with the of rm a benetaetar El man in July. . the pole tmhotives 9 ‘the arrests of Manan. and ie