Charles Manson
's body is in limbo now that 2 people have come forward laying claim to the corpse ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us
Jason Freeman
-- who claims to be Manson's legit grandson -- has contacted the Kern County Sheriff to say he wants Manson's body. The other candidate is
Michael Channels
, who was Manson's longtime pen pal.
Channels has one thing in his favor ... Manson's will. TMZ broke the story, Manson left everything to Channels and we know he's already informed the Sheriff he's the executor -- and he's
filed it in probate court
.
Even though Freeman might be Manson's kin -- he claims he's taken a DNA test -- he'd still have to contest the will in court to get a shot at the body.
It's now been 10 days since Manson died, and
if no one had made a claim
the Sheriff's Department would have cremated his remains. We're told that's on hold until a ruling from the court.