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20 Facts About Catherine Share

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Catherine Louise "Gypsy" Share was born on December 10,1942 and is an American criminal who is known as a former member of the Manson Family; she was convicted of witness intimidation in relation to the 1970 trial of the Tate-LaBianca murders.

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Catherine Share has spoken publicly about her experiences with them.

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Catherine Share was born in Paris in 1942, to refugee parents, a Hungarian violinist father and a German Jewish mother.

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Catherine Share's parents were members of the French Resistance movement during World War II, and committed suicide when their daughter was two.

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Johnston later married American psychologist Sidney Catherine Share, who adopted the girl.

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Catherine Share continued to live with her adoptive father Sidney Catherine Share, who was blind.

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In 1965, Catherine Share recorded a single as Charity Shane for the Autumn Records label in San Francisco.

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Catherine Share had gained some success with The Beau Brummels.

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In early 1967, Catherine Share met Bobby Beausoleil on the set of a softcore porn movie entitled The Ramrodder.

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Catherine Share said that Family member Linda Kasabian was the mastermind.

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Catherine Share was trying to absolve Manson of any involvement in the crimes.

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For years Catherine Share refused to identify the boy's paternity, but denied that Manson was the father.

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Brunner and Catherine Share were convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to prison; they were assigned to California Institution for Women.

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Catherine Share served five years for the Hawthorne shootout and was released in 1975.

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In 1979, Catherine Share was convicted in absentia in California on six counts of mail fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property, and fraudulent use of a credit card.

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Catherine Share initially fled to Canada, but voluntarily returned to the United States to serve her sentence.

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In July 2006, Catherine Share returned to the remnants of Spahn Ranch to be interviewed by The History Channel about her role in the Manson Family.

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Similarly, in 2007, Catherine Share was interviewed about her years with the Family by forensic psychologist Michael Stone for the American television series Most Evil, on the Investigation Discovery network.

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Catherine Share has been a public speaker, advocating against cults.

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Catherine Share developed a close relationship with her son Phoenix.