Manson was severely neglected by both parents. When he was still an infant, his mother would leave him to go on benders with her brother, where they eventually got arrested for theft, leaving Manson with no parental figure. Charles went to live with his aunt and uncle in West Virginia until his mother was paroled 3 years later. Charles Manson fled Gibault School for Boys twice. The first time, he returned to his mother, but she sent him back. On his second escape, he fled to Indianapolis, where he rented a room and supported himself by burglarizing stores at night. He was eventually caught and sent to Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska. After only four days at Boys Town, Manson and another inmate stole a car and drove to Illinois, committing more robberies. When caught, he was sent to the Indiana Boys School, another facility for juvenile delinquents. There, Manson claimed he was beaten and raped. After two failed escape attempts, he successfully fled in 1951