Wojciech Frykowski - Aftermath

Aftermath

Frykowski's son, Bartłomiej, was 9-years old and living in Poland when his father was murdered in 1969. In 1971, he filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Charles Manson, Patrica Krenwinkle, Susan Atkins, and Charles "Tex" Watson for damages and suffering. He won a $500,000 judgement but did not collect any money because the defendants had no assets. As required by law, Bartłomiej's attorney renewed the lawsuit every ten years.

In 1993, Guns N' Roses covered Manson's song "Look at Your Game, Girl" which appeared on their album "The Spaghetti Incident?". The album went on to sell over 2 million records worldwide. In accordance with Frykowski's lawsuit, Guns N' Roses' label, Geffen Records, paid Bartłomiej Frykowski Manson's share of the royalties - $62,000 for every million copies of the album that were sold. Bartłomiej later became a cinematographer. He died on 8 June 1999.