Steven Dennis "Clem" Grogan was born on July 13,1951 and is an American convicted murderer and former member of the Manson Family.
11 Facts About Clem Grogan
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Clem Grogan was released from prison in 1985, the only person paroled after being convicted of murder in the killings committed by the Family.
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Clem Grogan was immediately taken in by the ranch hands and began to do odd jobs around the ranch.
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Ranch hand Donald Shea took a liking to Clem Grogan, often buying him clothes.
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However, on December 23,1971, Judge James Kolts stated that "Clem Grogan was too stupid and too hopped on drugs to decide anything on his own" and that it was really Manson "who decided who lived or died" and reduced Clem Grogan's sentence to life imprisonment.
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Clem Grogan later assisted the authorities and drew a map to where Shea's body was buried.
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On January 5,1971, fellow Manson Family member Catherine Share gave birth to a son while in jail awaiting trial; she later revealed that Clem Grogan was the father.
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Clem Grogan played guitar and sang in the Freedom Orchestra Band with fellow Manson family conspirator Bobby Beausoleil when they both served time at the Deuel Vocational Institute in Tracy, California.
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Beausoleil later revealed that he convinced Clem Grogan to begin the guitar, even making one.
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Clem Grogan was one of the people featured in the Oscar-nominated 1973 documentary film Manson.
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Clem Grogan is portrayed by James Landry Hebert in the 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.