Born in 1938, Charles Harrelson was a man who couldn't stop moving. He grew up in Texas and joined the navy, and after getting his fill of the deep blue sea he made his way to Los Angeles where he started selling encyclopedias. It was around this time he married Woody's mom, Diane, but Harrelson wasn't what you'd call a great husband.

Shortly after moving to La La Land, Harrelson found himself behind bars thanks to a little bit of armed robbery. And while he was in prison, he spent his time working as a snitch. Sure, that didn't make him Mr. Popular, but it helped him get out of jail early. Of course, once he was back in the world, it wouldn't be long before he was picking off people for a paycheck.

Before he started killing, though, he tried his hand at selling dental equipment, and somewhere along the way, he divorced Diane. She got the kids — which was definitely for the best — and her deadbeat husband remarried in 1965 (his second of four wives). Tired of the California scene, Harrelson and his new bride made their way back to the Lone Star State, where he decided to make a dishonest living as a full-time gambler. In short, Harrelson was a man with crime on his mind. He wanted to make cash as fast as he could, and he didn't care how he got it.