Editing Charlie Churchill (section)

== Early life and first offences ==

Churchill was born in [[Bristol]] on 14 February 1947. He attended St Philip's Marsh Primary School from 3 September 1952 until 24 July 1958, then went to Easton Secondary Modern School. His time there ended on 20 July 1962 without further education. He spent the following period around Bristol pubs and lodging houses, particularly in dockside parts of the city.

Between 18 May 1963 and 9 February 1964, Churchill repeatedly drugged older pub customers without their knowledge. He obtained cheap drugs through local petty criminals and chose men whose regular drinking habits made them easy to approach repeatedly. On 12 March 1964, he began selling drugs to some of the men after they had become dependent.

Debt became part of the way Churchill kept people working for him. Customers who could not pay were made to find new buyers. Others carried packages or collected money from users who owed him. By 4 November 1966, regular sellers were working from two pubs in Easton and from a rented room near St Philip's.