Hi Bobby!Grim I agree, I think he was there to sell a clock/radio and it was as simple as that. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Be warned though, in 5 pages he manages to utterly crush any credibility that might actually have been heading his way. As Parent rolled down his window, Manson follower Charles "Tex" Watson pointed a .22-caliber handgun at him and ordered him to stop. Max Spielberg 4. Before. I think Voytek is buried in St. Josef Cemetery in Poland, so I guess he's not Jewish. He had committed three serious homosexual offences at that point, plus the one where he held the razor at the guy's throat while he raped him. When one does some digging, it's still inconclusive, but like many items in this case, offers food for thought. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. Much later I would learn he had been visiting a groundskeeper, William Garretson, who lived in a guest cottage behind the main house and pool, a cottage we never discovered in the rampage that followed. After learning the truth, the filmmaker was still resentful of his father. The Tate Police report mentions just that one sentence about Parent's supposed tendencies.Heaven help us, if we were ALL defined (forever) by just one quote or one person's assessment of usWell, that happens all the time. He drove down the parking area and stopped to push the button that operated the electronic gate. Thanks Carol, I guess he wasn't Jewish. Parent died at the scene. Parent, along with his three younger siblings, was raised in the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte. But Steven's feelings & thoughts can never be documented.I'm not sure if a "probation officer" was trying to "diagnose" him with "sadistic and homosexual tendencies" or if that was just an opinion. DOB: 02.12.51 DOD: 08.09.69 Birthplace: California Parent was the first victim -- and probably the least known -- of what has become known as the Manson family. He had two jobs; by day he worked full time as a delivery boy for Valley City Plumbing Company in Rosemead. During the summer, Parent met William Garretson, who was the caretaker at a house at 10050 Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, which, at the time, was being rented by director Roman Polanski, and his wife, actress Sharon Tate. In January 1942, he joined the U.S. Army and worked as a radio operator and communications chief for the 490th Bomb Squadron, aka the "Burma Bridge Busters." nor with any of the Manson family. He was planning to attend college in the fall of 69. He lived in the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte with his a father Wilfred Elmer Parent, He was not acquainted with any of the other victims, nor with any of the Manson family. Photographic prints Identifier 00020678 Previous Grave Spotlights He didnt have a serious girlfriend but dated here and there. He was Steven Parent. Back to main page, While Parent was driving to the gates of the property, four members of the Manson "family" were cutting the phone lines and entering the property near the same gates. Steven Earl Parent (February 12, 1951 August 9, 1969). Sasha Rebecca Spielberg was born in 1990, on the 14th of May, before the marriage of her parents. He said otherwise in an interview 30 years later. Garretson was not injured, and he apparently heard nothing from the guesthouse. But it's interesting getting Manson's own view on that because he says that the thought of homosex made him sick to his stomach initially, but being locked up with other boys that told him it was the way to go {and I suspect he'd been raped} sowed the seed {no pun intended}. He didn't clean the main house, Mrs. Chapman did that. (It's a piece of evidence)BUT, we should certainly take it with a grain of salt.Heaven help us, if we were ALL defined (forever) by just one quote or one person's assessment of us.=======================================Just a thought:If this parole officer is still alive, it would be interesting to hear him interviewed "live" by Brian Davis.How many of us gave "weight" to Bill Garretson's testimony, UNTIL we had the chance to hear Bill speak "live"? Back to main page. Three of the Manson followers -- Watson, Susan Atkins and Patricia Krenwinkel -- then went inside the house on Cielo Drive and brutally killed Sharon Tate and her unborn son, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger and Wojciech Frykowski. He was lumping perversions together, as many people did then. Leah was born in Cincinnati on Jan. 12, 1920, and quickly fell in love with music when she learned to play the piano at just 5 years old. Parent was arrested several times for petty theft and spent some time in a youth correctional facility, where he tested at near-genius level for electronics. Lauryn McClain Height, Weight and a Rollerblading Hobby, Lauryn Hill Height, Weight and a Perfect Mother Appearance, Steven Spielberg met his second wife, an actress Kate Capshaw in 1988. "Please don't hurt me," Parent said. He had planned to attend Citrus Junior College in Azusa the following September. He was buried at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Rowland Heights. Copyright 2023 Distractify. Parents main interest was electronics and mechanics, an interest that led to trouble with the law. So, the question I ask is, did he actually have homosexual tendencies inherent within him or did he slide into that mode by dint of the circumstances he found himself in ? Till now Steven Spielberg is very close to his mother and has bought a luxurious house for her. Her parents, Doris Gwendolyn Willet and Paul James Tate, had married the previous year. Funeral services for Steven Parent were held on Aug. 13, 1969, at the Church of the Nativity in El Monte. Garretson decided not to buy it, and Parent left the guesthouse shortly after midnight. Garretson was not injured, and he apparently heard nothing from the guesthouse. As Parent was carrying no identification when his body was found, for a short time he was known to authorities only as John Doe 85. The body was identified later that afternoon by the Parent familys parish priest, who went to the coroners office after Parents family had informed him that he was missing. After a quick courtship, the two married and started a family of their own. Steven Parent was murdered by Charles Tex Watson on August 9, 1969. Let's start from there! Other than that, I'm not sure what he did.The guy obviously didn't have a car, since he hitched all over the place, so if you don't have to pay for gas, insurance or car repairs, I guess $40/week will keep you in TV dinners, beer, cigs and some pot. When police arrived at the crime scene, they found Parent's body where he had been shot, slumped over into the passenger seat of the Rambler, covered in blood. Previous Grave Spotlights He had just met a young, single mom named Lori Mathiesen. matt prokes saidDo we really even know for sure that the parole officer said these thingsI've seen the same quote over and over again but has anyone ever actually seen the report?I don't know if probation reports were or are public record, even after 30 years. As Parent rolled down his window, Manson follower Charles "Tex" Watson pointed a .22-caliber handgun at him and ordered him to stop. He got interested in filmmaking from the earliest years and it was his mother, who helped her son to develop his talent. Steven Parent Eighteen-year-old Steven Parent was the first of Manson's victims. 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He lived in the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte with his a father Wilfred Elmer Parent (a construction superintendent), his mother Juanita, his younger sister Janet, and 2 younger brothers, Greg and Dale. RE: Calisphere: Request high-resolution copy of item for Family of Steven Parent. Back to main page, During the summer, Parent met William Garretson, who was the caretaker at a house at 10050 Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, which, at the time, was being rented by director Roman Polanski, and his wife, actress Sharon Tate. But he became famous because of the tragic and horrible circumstances of his death. While Parent was driving to the gates of the property, four members of the Manson "family" were cutting the phone lines and entering the property near the same gates. Parent loved electronics, and was fascinated by taking radios apart to see how they worked, and putting them back together. Steven Spielberg met his second wife, an actress Kate Capshaw in 1988. He lived in the Los Angeles. Steven and Kate have two adopted children, a son Theo and a daughter Mikaela. Thank you for all the great input.Bobby. "Drug burn" "Spring Bobby from jail" "Charlie's disdain for the upper-crust" no matter what theory one holds Parent had nothing to do with it.He was simply at the wrong place, at the wrong time.================================================I agree with Katie on one point:Because Parent was not connected to "Hollywood", he was given the least consideration, respect and research (of all the Cielo victims) by police and media.That's unfortunate.It's a sad statement about our society.Peace! document.write('