Mansa Musa Muhammed
You ever catch that show about the Duggar family? You know, that show about the family with the eighteen children? I must say although I am no proponent of having that many children, mostly for fiscal reasons, Mom and Dad seem to provide a loving and nurturing environment for their children. They genuinely seem to enjoy each and every chaotic moment which is associated with having such a large family. It is fascinating to see the clever ways they work together to organize and efficiently tackle the day to day events and chores, which become large endeavors when a family has eighteen children. You have to give Mom and Dad credit, they seem to have it under control and their household runs like a well-oiled machine.
Mansa Musa Muhammed had a large family too, even bigger than the Duggars. But Mansa didn’t use large and colorful charts to assign chores like the Duggars. Mansa had his “own ways” of solving many of the common issues which large families face.
Mansa Musa Muhammed, 55, was the father to nineteen children. Mansa, whose birth name was Richard Boddie, denounced his given name when he converted to the Muslim faith over twenty years ago. Mansa, being Muslim, believed that he had the god-given right to wed multiple women. (Why someone would want to do that, I have no idea. Most men can’t even handle one wife.)
His first wife, Marva Boddie, married Mansa when she was eighteen years old. She is the mother to thirteen of the children. Marva lived with Mansa in the family’s large house located in the rural area of French Valley, California.
Mansa’s other two wives, Laura Cowan and Adrienne Easter, and twelve of the children, were not permitted to live in the house with him and Marva. They were forced to live in shoddy garage conversions without electricity or running water.
Mansa must have considered himself a problem solver, because he had many clever ways of “getting around” the normal inconveniences and financial hardships which come with the territory of a twenty-three person household. Here are some examples of the dilemmas which many families with children face, along with Mansa’s wonderful and resourceful solutions:
1. THE HIGH COST OF GROCERIES: Can you take a guess at what it would cost to feed a twenty-three person household? I imagine that to make ends meet you would have to be a very savvy shopper, clipping coupons and taking advantage of sales whenever possible. But Mansa had a more efficient method of combating the outrageous cost of groceries. His solution? “Don’t feed the kids”.
Twelve of the children were regularly denied access to food or water for upwards of one week. When they tried to “sneak” food, they would be strung up by their feet and beaten with just about anything Mansa could get his hands on. Boat oars, hoses, switches, you name it, he used it. Others, when caught trying to put something in their empty stomachs, were forced to eat until they regurgitated. Because Mansa, the “frugal fucktard” did not like to waste food, he would then force them to eat their own vomit. Sometimes, as punishment, he would insist that his starving children hand-feed him his own meals, which he never skipped
2. THE OUTRAGEOUS COST OF ENTERTAINMENT AND LEISURE: What about recreation and leisure for such a large family? Can you imagine what a decent dinner and movie costs twenty-three people? Highway robbery, to say the least. So, Mansa’s solution was simple. He kept his two wives and twelve children in padlocked, shoddy garage conversions in which some of the doors and windows were nailed shut. Marva and the other “lucky ones” lived in the main house, but were not permitted to leave the property under any circumstances, unless, of course, instructed to do so by Mansa. Problem solved, nobody goes anywhere, no money is spent.
3. GETTING NINETEEN CHILDREN READY FOR SCHOOL EACH MORNING: Logistically, I can’t imagine what a pain in the ass it would be to get nineteen children ready for school every single day. The crying, lagging, complaining, bitching, and moaning involved would make me want to pull my hair out on a daily basis. But Mansa had a solution to this problem, too. No school allowed. If he did let the children go to school, they became notorious lunch thieves. When confronted, They told their Teachers that they were denied regular access to food or water and subjected to severe beatings at the hands of their father. When the school alerted Child Protective Services as to the likelihood of abuse in the Boddie household, CPS would visit the home. When they would arrive, they discovered a seemingly harmonious family with stocked pantries, full of food items. Mansa was said to have placed the food boxes in the pantry to cover up the fact that he did not feed his children regular meals. Mansa would coach and threaten the children as to what they should say and do during the CPS visit so that there were no signs of abuse. And they did not dare cross Mansa, who terrorized the family with a loaded gun, stating “ I could kill you all now and no one would know.” Tough love? You be the judge.
4. NOT ENOUGH BATHROOMS: Anyone who was born into a large family will tell you that there are never enough bathrooms for everyone. But there were no fights in the Boddie home in regard to sis primping and hogging the bathroom. Mansa solved that problem, also. No one was allowed to use the bathroom. Mansa was reported to have told family members that they were not permitted to use the toilet, because it was his “Throne”. ( I guess that would make him King Turd then, huh?) Instead, buckets were provided and regularly used to collect human waste. The children would oftentimes go for weeks without having access to clean clothing or showers. And when they got extra funky smelly enough, Mansa would solve that problem by taking them into the yard and hosing them down, right alongside the patio furniture.
After years of abuse of herself and others in the Boddie household, Mansa’s second wife, Laura Cowan had reached the breaking point. One fateful day in 1999, Mansa granted Cowan the privilege of accompanying him to the local post office to run an errand. Cowan took the opportunity to slip a postal employee a very disturbing thirteen-page letter detailing the cruelty and abuse which the family members endured at the hands of Mansa the sadist. The postal worker handed the letter over to police and social services.
In April of 1999, the French Valley home was raided. This time, Mansa was not able to prepare for the visit by placing food boxes in the cupboards and threatening family members. His “reign of terror” came to a halt.
Investigators discovered the majority of family members living in garage conversions in filthy, sub-human conditions. There was no heating, no air conditioning. They discovered padlocks on the doors, some doors nailed shut completely. They saw bags upon bags of human waste along with piles of dirty diapers strewn about.
The children showed signs of starvation and many were grossly underweight and underdeveloped as a result of food deprivation. They showed signs of physical abuse; one child’s ear was deformed as a result of Mansa burning her with a match. Others bore scarred knuckles, knees, bruises, and contusions as a result of the ongoing abuse. Many of the children could not read or write.
A search of Muhammed’s room produced four knives, a handgun, ammunition, and paddles which he used when dishing out his regular beatings to family members. Laura Cowan presented Investigators with tape recorded incidents of the beatings which you could hear Mansa taunting the children and hitting them with various objects as they screamed and begged for mercy.
Mansa and Marva Boddie were arrested that day. The children were removed and the majority were sent to live in foster homes.
Marva Boddie, now remarried and known as Marva Banfield, made a deal with prosecutors in 1999 to testify against Mansa in exchange for probation and credit for jail time served. Marva would maintain that she was also a victim who feared for her life. She stated that she participated in the abuse at the orders of her husband, fearing that he would punish her for non-compliance. Marva was convicted in 2000 on one count of willful injury to a child.
Mansa maintained that he was a loving father who never abused his children. He denied any allegations of wrong doing on his part, blaming Marva for the abuse.
Mansa managed to avoid his case being brought to trial for ten years, mostly as a result of legal maneuvers on his part such as changing Attorneys four times and acting as his own counsel for two years. Mansa’s defense was simply that the allegations of abuse were a result of a “conspiracy” on the part of his three wives and children to falsely accuse him and cause him embarrassment.
Right.
Dr. Sheridan-Matney, head of forensic pediatrics at Loma Linda University Medical Center, would tell a packed courtroom that all the Bodie kids were victims of “psychosocial deprivation” as a result of years of physical and psychological abuse. As a result of being deprived food, emotional stimulation and nurturing, coupled with severe psychological and physical abuse, the children, now adults, continue to remain underdeveloped. They still carry both physical and psychological scars of their hellacious childhood which haunts them to this day.
Sharon Boddie was eighteen when she was rescued in 1999. She weighed forty-eight pounds. Since that time, although Sharon has put on some weight, she continues to carry the tremendous scars as a result of years of abuse. Sharon told the Judge:
“I have been going through this for 10 years of my life. I really don’t want him to get out of jail at all… I have nightmares at night and he has yet to apologize. I don’t think the court should have any mercy on him because he had no mercy on us”
Sounds right to me.
On February 13th, 2009, the Riverside County jury, comprised of six women and six men deliberated for almost half a day. The jury determined that Mansa was guilty on seven counts of torture, twelve counts of willful injury to a child, four counts of corporal injury to a spouse, and two counts of false imprisonment. Mansa sat as the verdict was read, shaking his head and covering his face with his hands.
Later, at his sentencing, Riverside Superior Court Judge F. Paul Dickerson had this to say:
“Mr. Muhammed showed no remorse and accepted no responsibility for his twisted behavior, and the court is sending the strongest message possible.”
Mansa then was sentenced to seven life terms in prison and will be eligible for parole in sixty-five years.
“When you do something, you have to pay for it,” said Curtis Boddie, 26, after the hearing.
Curtis was one of only two children who stayed in the courtroom when Muhummed spoke in his defense.
He wanted to see whether Muhummed was still the same man, Curtis explained. “I see he’s the same; he hasn’t changed,” he said. “I’m very satisfied with what the judge did.”
After the court ended its session, a woman approached Curtis Boddie, identified herself as one of the jurors and handed him a typed letter, signed only “The Jurors.” It praised the family for their strength and perseverance.
“Please know your testimonies have forever changed our lives and your strength and fortitude is truly inspiring.”
Muhummed is not getting out anytime soon. Ironically, prison life would have been several steps up for the Boddie children. They would each have received three meals a day, leisure time in the prison yard, access to education, and their own stainless steel prison cell toilet.
I wonder if Mansa Muhammed will call his toilet his “Throne”?
Editor’s Notes: The picture of Mansa Musa Muhammed at the top of the page was taken right after he was sentenced to 7 life terms. I hope his children were there to see that the pig that terrorized them for so long turned out to be a sobbing coward in the end
Does Mansa Musa Muhammed Deserve Hell?
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Freakin’ sick SOB! Sounds like he got involved in Islam for all the WRONG reasons and severely perverted it principles to suit his needs.
I know someone that will never meet Allah.
I hope that the children can find a measure of peace and security in his sentence.
Wow- the ego on this guy. Guess he wanted to be king of the castle. Here’s hoping he acts that arrogant in prison- I have a feeling it will piss someone off enough to give him a good old ass beating.
Another piece of shit islamo-****** proving once again that ******* are just not human. They are ape…
another piece of shit klucker, proving once again that racists are just not that bright. they are ignorant…
-editor
While the note left by the Editor at your comment seems enough, let me assured you that despite your belief that Islam is somewhat to be blamed, you’re mistaken. In Islam, the duty of the father / husband is to protect, to provide, to care, love and cherish those in his care.
While Islam allows a man to have more than one wife, it’s only if he can be fair and just to all of them AND if he can afford the financial burdens which come with that.
Otherwise, Islam says ‘have only one wife’.
Everything he did was wrong from the viewpoint of Islam. He was supposed to treat all his wives and children equally, and had his wives demanded different residences for themselves, Islam says he is obligated to fulfil their wish.
As for denying his children food, Islam says it is a sin when a man eats something which is better outside than what his wife and children are eating at home. If justing eating something better is sinful, what about denying nourishment altogether to those under your care ?
Islam has laid down all the laws to be followed if a man wishes to have more than one wife ( which Islam makes it difficult actually), so if someone who claims to follow it fails to follow those laws, why blame the religion ?
This was really hard to read. Damn.
I should clarify that it was hard to read because of the disturbing nature of this asshole’s crimes, not because of the way it was written! This is one of the worse cases of child abuse I’ve read yet.
And CPS once again drops the fricken ball. Hello? The kids say they are starved and tortured – they are stealing food, and CPS goes to look-see and.. wow , it looks like a nice happy home? Did it never occur to them to wonder why the kids would lie about something like that? How could they just take the father’s word that everything was A-OK? Can you just imagine what happened after Daddy figured out that one of the kids dared to report him? I am afraid to think about how that would have been dealt with behind closed doors. May he burn in eternal hell.
CPS in the state of California has proven, time after time, to be unreliable and ridiculous, dropping the ball constantly. I cannot imagine how this abuse went on for years, especially when the family was collecting government benefits. It makes me absolutely sick. I am glad fucktard got 7 life sentences. He will die in prison by the time he exhausts his appeals.
Why, in the world did he want to have that many kids to start with?I
I just don’t understand some people.
Hopefully some huge dude wih a hairy ass will call Mansa’s mouth his ‘throne’ and take a dump in it on a daily basis.
This man is a fucking animal. I have a family of seven. Five kids plus my husband and i. And poptart is right…it takes a lot of patience and sacrifice and money to raise five kids. I spend $500 on groceries alone each week. Granted, my kids eat well. But even if i scrimped, it would still take at least $300 to keep them fed well enough to be healthy.
An dont even get me started on getting them ready for school. My mornng routine starts the night beore, with lunches made, the table set for brekkie and school uniforms on the ends of their beds before i go to bed. And even with all that organizing, they still find something to whinge about.
We have three bathrooms in our home, and if they are all taken…well too bad, you just hold it. And a night out is like a three ringed circus. Its chaos trying to cater to everyones tastes. The girls like ‘girly’ flicks, my youngest likes Disney movies, the boys like action, and i usually like comedies. So we have to compromise…A LOT!
Now i love my kids. They are my everything. But they are a full time job and i know i couldnt handle or afford having anymore. So i use protection. Why the hell would somone continue to pop out kids knowing they cant afford to fed them? Seems to me he liked playing God and having all that control. Fucking top shelf asshole this one!!!
As for having three wives!!! While im sure that some men would think, “wow, imagine all the sex that dude was getting,” i think most would shudder at the prospect of three lots of PMS every month.
I know if i had more than one hubby it would end with me digging a coupl’a holes in the back yard.
Now I don’t have any kids, but I was truly disgusted at the fact that Marva Boddie was “afraid for her life” and allowed this to happen to her children. So I guess she values her life more than her own kids. She needs a good old fashioned passionate ass whooping at least three times a day. And for Mr. Mansu…how about we string him up by his feet, force him to eat his own vomit, stab him in his rectum, while coaching him on what to say to the various human rights groups. Fucking losers, death would be to good for both of them, they would need to suffer just as much if not more just as those children have suffered. It never ceases to amaze how cold and callous people are to those that can’t protect them selves.
I hear ya loud and clear Matt S. I think if they were my kids, i would have planned a lynching. In reality, what chance does one man stand against three angry mothers and 19 hungry kids. Had they not been so scared, combined they could have dealt out one hell of an ass whoopin.
1. Sounds like CPS is run by a former Polish Burglar – if anyone knows that joke:
Knock Knock
Who’s there
Polish Burglar!
Anyway this guy is NOT a decent muslum – he just cowars when justice comes to he door rather than stand up for what he believes is right. The scary thing is how much of this happens in Arab countries and is deemed legally acceptable?
This POS should be housed in an abadoned wing of a former prison – an area still guarded in the outside so that there is no escape, but very little is done on the inside. There he won’t be the king, he just may be one of Bubba’s 72 virgins (on the flip side)
As a Polish burglar, I take great offense to your prejudicial comment. I demand an immediate and sincere apology for your callus and insensitive statement.
Insert sincere apology below
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This was a really hard story. This is one of the reasons that people don’t call CPS because nothing will happen and you are afraid that the children will suffer more. Didn’t the children look malnourished when the workers showed up? I mean you can put food in the pantry but you can’t make your children look well fed. Also, why didn’t CPS see the bruises and cuts? They really dropped the ball on all of those children. Also, why didn’t those women all get together and kill him? There were three of them. They could’ve taken him out and lived happily ever after.
What a selfish, nasty bastard! Hope they forget to feed him and water him for weeks on end. Burn you asshole!
While I believe people should have right to change their names, in cases ither than divorce I think that some investigating needs to be done, especially when “religion” is involved. If God accepts us for who we are, why does one need to change their name to become closer to God???
Seems to me only christian cults looking to isolate members and muslim looking gto become beasts practice such – maybe more do it, but there seems to be something wrong in most cases….
The rocket scientists at CPS strike again.
Note to CPS: making an “appointment” to investigate a beating or maltreatment is like scheduling an arrest with a scumbag to take place twenty minutes after the stabbing. Take a hint from the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Show up unannounced at 7:30 a.m. and bang on the door. If no one answers, just let yourself into the back yard and look in the windows.
Hahahah@Jehovah’s Wittnesses…fucking laugh!!! Maybe we should recruit them to save the children!!!
This little man deserves a beating in hell alright. I will beat th POS myself and enjoy his screams. HAHAHAH
Death to Islam
Death to your face, Fagbar.
Death to your face, lol. Seriously though don’t damn an entire religion because a few fucked up people have twisted for their own needs.
Hi, this is for poptart1, My name is Laura Cowan. (not Linda) but Laura. I was the second wife of Mansa Musa Muhummed. I have read many articles pertainingvtovthis case, and many comments too.
Your’s is by far the most real and honest feelings that anyone could possibly share. I appreciated your honesty and sincerity when you put into words on this article. I have to tell you, our lives were a living hell. We’re free now, and doing prety well, I went back to school and recieved my A.A in information technolgy and working a good job in my field. My kids are fine, still having a few emotional set backs but we fall down and get right back up. I’m still in shock that we got out alive. I had to document everything that was happening to us and taped it too. I just started talking to the other kids. The courts wob
Laura in my eyes you are a hero, as are all the surviviours of this story. You are all so strong and have handled this with so much dignity. I hope you all have a bright future and the much deserved happiness you have gone without for so long.
Hi Amy,
Thank you so very much for the kind words. We have gone without happiness for so long, but now, well……everyday get’s sweeter and sweeter. We appreciate the little things like going out side late at night and looking at the stars above for hours, or shopping at the grocery store and tasting all the delicious samples :) and even walking our puppy in the park and stop to notice a flower or see a beautiful butterfly. Life is great, and we have our freedom back.
Take care, and live your life to the fullest. We only get this chance once.
Laura Cowan
laura_cowan33@yahoo.com
Hi Laura,
I am touched by your strength, courage, and perserverance. Your brave actions saved your children, and the other children from having to endure further abuse at the hands of that man. Be proud of yourself, stand tall, and continue to fight. Congratulations on your AA, also. You said it best, you fall down, get back up, and continue to fight. That is true strength, my dear. You kick ass!
Sometimes, I think things happen for a reason, and you were like a guardian angel to those children. Had you not been there, who knows what would have continued to happen. I cannot imagine how difficult a journey it must have been for you, but I hope that you and yours find closure to this long battle which has lasted almost a decade.
I am also happy that you found this story to be an accurate account of what you had to endure along with others at the hands of that man. I am touched that you complimented the story, and that means a lot to me. Sorry about the name mix up, I will e mail the editor and request that it be fixed. But wait, I spoke too soon, our editor rocks and already fixed it! Thanks Max :)
Best of luck to you and your family, stay strong and stay a fighter. The world needs more people like you!
Thank you Poptart1,
I love your website. When I read your reply I thought of the song:
“We Are the World”
There comes a time
When we head a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
And it’s time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
We can’t go on
Pretneding day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of
God’s great big family
And the truth, you know love is all we need
[Chorus]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let’s start giving
There’s a choice we’re making
We’re saving our own lives
It’s true we’ll make a better day
Just you and me
Take care, and keep in touch. :)
Laura Cowan
Laura_cowan33@yahoo.com
I just want to say a couple of things – I’ve never been prouder of one of our writers and this website than I have been in the last few days. You have no idea what your comments have meant to me as Editor. I have always felt like a papa bear to my writers – I get offended as hell when people pick on them and I’m quick to defend them when someone questions their integrity.
But what you did, and what you said Laura, well, it never happens. Poptart is one of those people that gets a hard time because she wears her emotions on her sleeve. But when you write about the subject matter that we handle, how can you not? I admire her passion myself, because I can’t show my real self the way she does. No one deserved to have this happen to her more. We all felt your pain because of her skill at putting it into words.
Thank you so much for your message. I always hoped we were making a difference out in the real world and you confirmed it by taking the time to do what you did and say what you said. Not to mention the fact that you not only survived your ordeal but are now succeeding in life. You and the children are an inspiration to all of us who think our little problems really matter.
I waited until now to reply to you because I wanted to make sure Poptart got all the attention from your letter. It was her story and she deserved your thanks. I figures now was a good time to let you know how I felt, and to thank you. We’ve adopted one other person on this site – a young girl whose father sexually abused her. I think we may end up doing the same thing with you and your family. Just remember you’re always welcome to come back and comment however you like, whether it’s to complain about a bad day or share a good day with us. Take care of yourself
Max The Cat
Editor, PYSIH
Hi Max the Cat, :)
Thanks so much for the reply. You have every reason to be proud of your peeps. There awesome writers and tell it like it is. I Luv That! You’re a good papa bear :) It truly amazes me that there is so much hate, destruction, fear, crime and ignorance all over the world. It gets so bad that I hate to look at the news. But we must. To read about THEM! is to learn THEM! Maybe one day we’ll be able to figure out their diabolical ways. I do appreciate being taking in and adopted by you’re crew. We need all the support in the world. I have told many people about you’re site and posted it on my twitter page too. I’m DVSurvivor1@twitter.com
Keep up the great work and informing the people PYSIH.
• Min_Duhh
• Amy
• Blondie
• TurtleMania
• Max The Cat
• Malik7
• poptart1
• diana
• Fred
• eternal
You guys are fantastic. I stay informed with your recent post and love the section: On why subscribing to an online background check service is a good idea.
Like it says in you’re (About us-section): some people will never be ‘correctable,’ no matter how much therapy they go through, no matter how many apologies they offer.
Take care, and one day I do plan on writing a book about my experience with Mansa Musa Muhummed. I will list you and PYSIH on my dedication page.
God Bless,
Your adopted family
Laura Cowan
DVSurvivor1
Hi Amy, Hi Poptart1, Max the Cat and all staff at “PYSIH”.
It’s your prodigal daughter. Check out my blog and scroll down to the bottom.
This is for you:
http://dvsurvivor1.blogspot.com/
Thanks guys.
Keep in touch
Laura Cowan
DVSurvivor1
Hi Laura
I had a chance to check out your site, it looks great and I know I speak for all of us here when I say that your shout out to PYSIH was awesome!
I also got to see a pic of your children, who are all beautiful. I am so happy to see that they are healthy, happy, and full of life, as they should be. Thank you for turning all of your (and your children’s) pain and suffering into something positive. I am sure that many women who are victims and feel hopeless will see your story and find strength to change their seemingly hopeless situation.
Best of luck, and I will check in with your site regularly-I have it bookmarked! Thank you for being so strong! It is truly an inspiration to so many.
Someone should put him in a time machine and put him Saddam’s prisons.