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Known in the family as "Cupid", Bobby had many girlfriends, one of whom was future Family member Leslie Van Houten . A musician by trade, he composed a Soundtrack for Kenneth Anger 's Movie ''Lucifer Rising'', in which he also appears, after Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin who was to originally compose the soundtrack took too much time and was fired. He also appeared in "Invocation of My Demon Brother" and a soft porn film known variously as '' The Ramrodder '' in which fellow friend Catherine Share also appears, Share also became a member of the Manson Family. Bobby also was featured in ''Savage Passion''. He later joined a band called ''The Milky Way'' He met Charles Manson in Topanga Canyon sometime after Manson was released from prison in March 1967, and later went on to be one of the group who killed Hinman. Some sources have alleged that Beausoleil and Hinman had a sexual relationship (this was brought up in Susan Atkins 1985 parole hearing). The commonly accepted version of the murder is that Hinman was killed for money and property that Manson claimed he owed the Family. Accompanying Beausoleil that night were Susan Atkins and Mary Brunner , both later involved in other murders. Beausoleil has told various incompatible stories about his role in the Hinman murder. In one version, detailed in a ''Oui'' interview, conducted in Summer , 1980 and published in November , 1981 , Beausoleil had come to collect $1,000 related to a Mescaline transaction. He was under pressure from the Straight Satans, a Motorcycle Gang , who were unimpressed with their purchase. Hinman refused to pay back the money, and allegedly pulled a knife on Beausoleil. Beausoleil's versions of the murder were also inconsistent with the autopsy performed on Hinman, which depict a murder by torture, and with other testimony which described Manson slicing Hinman's ear with a sword (actually a long knife) before his followers killed him. Beausoleil was interested in music and was a fan of The Byrds . Opening for The Byrds one night was a racially integrated band, called The Grass Roots, fronted by Arthur Lee . Bobby convinced Lee to let him join the group. During this time he promoted a private gay club called the Brave New World to the Hippies of the Sunset Strip . According to Beausoleil, when Arthur Lee changed his band's name to Love , it was in honor of Bobby, sometimes called Bummer Bob, who had a particular Grass Roots-era nickname of Cupid. Bobby Beausoleil later played in a band Orkustra . In 2005, the Swiss label RD Records released hitherto unreleased music by the band. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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