Manson grandson hindered in burial bid

Polanski, who was stabbed 16 times.

Jones said on the now-defunct GoFundMe page that Freeman lost his job this month and needs help because he also has a family to support.

Freeman said he didn’t know why GoFundMe pulled the plug.

The married father of three confirmed he discussed with Jones the high costs associated with flying to California to assert his next-of-kin status and claim Manson’s remains from the Kern County Coroner.

“It’s going to be a lot. There’s a lot of people who want to contribute, and then there’s a lot of people who want to protest,” Freeman told The News.

Freeman said he still hopes to make it to California before the 10-day window for claiming Manson's remains closes.

“It’s a family obligation. It’s just what you do in life. I don’t know what's going to come,” he told The News.

Freeman first stepped forward in a 2012 CNN interview, saying he barely knew his own father, who was the only son of Manson and first wife Rosalie.

Born Charles Manson Jr., Freeman’s estranged dad changed his name to Jay White after Rosalie divorced the future cult leader.

White eventually killed himself in June 1993 while in his late 30s.

Freeman said he blamed his grandfather for White’s death until he started speaking with Manson by phone eight years ago and reached a place of “forgiveness.”

He started lobbying for the right to visit Manson at Corcoran State Prison but never succeeded. The clock is ticking for Freeman to make his claim on Manson’s remains.

Manson’s body was in the possession of the Kern County Coroner Monday because he died of natural causes in a hospital in Bakersfield, Calif., not Corcoran State Prison, a prison spokeswoman confirmed to The News.

According to state regulations, Mason's remains will be released to a licensed funeral director unless the coroner makes special arrangements.

If Manson legally designated someone for death notification, prison staff will attempt to reach that person with a visit, telephone call or telegram, in accordance with state regulations. If after 10 days, the legally-approved person fails to contact the designated funeral director, Manson will be considered unclaimed, the regulations state.

In that case, the funeral home would make arrangements to inter Manson using state resources.

Mason would likely be sent to Union Cemetery in Bakersfield for cremation. His ashes would then fit into a container about half the size of a shoebox.

Sharon Tate’s sister Debra Tate has been a vocal advocate for keeping Manson's disciples in prison despite regular parole hearings.

She told The News late Sunday that she actually said a prayer for Manson after getting a call from prison officials about his death.

“I shed a tear for him ... I said a prayer,” said Tate, but added that “he was the least” of her worries, because unlike his former cult members, he wasn’t trying to get out of prison.

“I sit across from these monsters many times a year, and I know very clearly they’re still capable of heinous acts,” she said. “For that reason, I’ve dedicated myself to seeing they stay right where they are until they draw their last breath, so they can’t hurt anyone else.”