Is the reason Dennis Wilson refused to discuss Charles Manson is that his life was threatened by him?

Answer 1

Wilson would have had to be paralyzed from the neck up not to understand how dangerous Manson was. In fact, Wilson abandoned his expensive beachfront home in Malibu, rather than try to have Manson evicted. What began as a friendly gesture on Wilson's part, inviting Manson and his chums to stay at his home for a few days, ended months later with Wilson finding a new residence and considered himself lucky that all that was lost was a piece of real estate.

Long after Manson and family had vacated Wilson's Malibu home, Wilson was still keeping a very low profile and with good reason. The word got back to Wilson that Manson was angry at the Beach Boy due to record producer Terry Melcher's reluctance to sign Manson for a record deal. In true Manson style, he claimed he was going to kill Melcher and Wilson, claiming they renigged on the record deal. In fact, Wilson only promised Mason he would ask Melcher to listen to Manson, not offer him a recording contract. Wilson and Melcher fulfilled their end of the deal. In hindsight, both Wilson and Melcher were incredibly lucky to escape with their lives.