august, 1969. no suspect, no motive the murders had the city of angels paralyzed with fear. >> everybody felt they might be next. >> almost as if los angeles was having a nervous breakdown roo at spawn ranch deputies came looking for charles manson but it had nothing to do with murder. >> property owners around span ranch were complaining about the hippy-type people driving their dune buggies on the private property. >> the deputy sheriffs surrounded this ranch. >> a huge stockpile of firearms and stolen vehicles i'm sure they felt were being arrested for murder. >> the leader was had where to be found. >> manson hiding on the property. he refused to come out. he was forcefully removed.