'Ghost Adventures' Star Buys Charles Manson Painting Made With His Ashes

By Bill Galluccio

July 24, 2018

Zak Bagans

Zak Bagans, the star of the Travel Channel show Ghost Adventures, purchased a unique item during a recent auction. According to TMZ, Bagans dropped $2,000 to buy a painting of Charles Manson that was made from the ashes of the deceased serial killer. 

The painter, Ryan Almighty, used his own blood to create a portrait of Manson. He managed to collect some of Manson's ashes when they were spread in a California forest and used them to fill in the eyes and finish off the painting. 

Bagans says he plans to display the macabre work of art, along with Manson's teeth, which he purchased last year, at his Haunted Museum in Las Vegas. 

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