He said he was taking David to a resort in the Catskills. Charles had violent behavior right from the beginning but little did one know he would turn into a heartless monster. He is shown with his mother, Marie Rothenberg, in this undated photo. However, the relationship between the couple was very violent. The boys just happy to have a seat where he can zone out and look at all the graffiti in the car and on the walls of each station stop. They were once both traumatized boys who became tragic men, two resilient souls trapped in bodies that bore the scars of their fathers abuse. So when I saw this book in a thrift store a few weeks ago, I bought it. If you can afford to get a better model, do so. Charles gained notoriety in 1983 after he took his son to an Orange County motel, drugged him with at least one sleeping pill, doused him with kerosene and set him on fire. Their stories were actually remarkably similar. Instead, he lied and said they were still in the Catskills, and that they just wanted to spend more time together. I googled David, but only found out that he has changed his name twice and that his father got out of prison in 7 years. He was convicted of attempted murder, arson and other charges related to the fire, all of which earned him a 13-year prison sentence. [11] He attended ArtCenter College of Design. Burn Victim Dreads Day His Father Gets Paroled Rothenberg, known as Dave Dave, who was badly scarred at the age of 6 when his father tried to burn him to death, has died. So when he told his ex-wife he wanted to take David on a weeklong vacation to the Catskills, she agreed. Join Facebook to connect with Marie Rothenberg and others you may know. After divorcing David, she married a police officer who had supervised the fire investigation, Richard Hafdahl. We will update David Rothenberg's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. Help Center Contributor Zone Polls. He probably has people out there right now looking for me. picrew. Charley Charles, now 66, was sentenced under the state's three-strike law. Inside the fire, David screamed in agony. But everyone knows that New York is still where its the illest. What do we do? Gaynor wondered aloud on Friday. This required him to undergo both toe and finger amputations and over a hundred skin grafts. Cases such as Charles Rothenberg attempted murder of his son is one of the most captivating crimes ever committed, having gripped people all over the world. David Rothenberg, an artist from Las Vegas, known as Dave Dave, who was badly scarred as a boy when his father tried to burn him to death, an incident that became the basis of a movie, died on.