A new story in The Sun seems to be getting a lot of attention, a report of a very upsetting adoption reunion find - Charles Manson. 12 years ago, adoptee Matthew Roberts, 41, decided to search out his birth family. Placed for adoption at birth, he felt he needed to fill in some pieces of his life that only an adoption reunion with his birth family could do. Through the help of an agency, Roberts was able to locate his birth mother, Terry and establish a letter writing relationship with her. This seemed to help Roberts a lot, but he still wanted more information. For a long while, Terry refused to tell him about his birth father. Finally, she told Roberts the truth. Terry claims she was raped by Charles Manson during a "drug-fueled orgy" and that Manson is his birth father.
Looking at pictures on The Sun's Web site, it's not hard to believe. Roberts has written Manson in the prison where he will live out the rest of his days and receives creepy letters back, signed with a swastika. Manson also has confirmed his relationship with Robert's birth mother. According to the article, Roberts is having a difficult time processing this information. I can only imagine. Roberts describes himself as a peace loving person, while we know that Charles Manson, a mass murderer, is anything but peaceful. Roberts shared with The Sun that he is a poet and songwriter like his birth father, and now is concerned about inheriting schizophrenia. Which is another argument for open adoption records - medical information is so important. Roberts told The Sun in an interview,
""He's my biological father - I can't help but have some kind of emotional connection. That's the hardest thing of all - feeling love for a monster who raped my mother. "I don't want to love him, but I don't want to hate him either."
What a tough place for this adoptee to be in. How have you handled an adoption search and reunion that has not gone so well? Should there have been more preparation for Roberts or is there just no way to prepare someone for such news?
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I traced my dad... and discovered he is Charles Manson - The Sun
My biological mother will not help me find my biological father. Because of this I’ve always wondered if the truth was something horrible like Charles Manson being my biological father! I wonder how many other woman he raped? Hmmmm…
The truth, no matter how disturbing, needs to be told. Lies and mysteries and NOT something anyone should be forced to live. Now this adoptee knows to be cautious for mental illness, but he’s 41 years old. He’s gone half his life without crucial medical information/history!!!
No birth certificate should ever be altered, sealed, amended, etc. A person is only born once. You want to adopt a child? Insist on a Certificate of Adoption and that the child’s birth certificate remain “unedited”.
I completely agree! I’m all for a certificate of adoption and the birth certificates remain unedited.
Thanks for sharing your opinion.
Until and unless there is a DNA test, he does not know if Charles Manson is his bio father or not. Why would anyone believe Manson’s “confirmation” of raping the woman, if that is the case. Not enough information to get upset about, imo.