>> this case received more publicity than any other trial in american history. >> the attorney, who died in june, 2015, gave one of his last interviews to cnn. >> before the trial, i said charlie, i'm going to convict you. but i said, after you get a fair trial. >> but convicting manson would not be easy. unlike patricia krenwinkel, susan atkins and leslie van houten, manson was not even in the tate or la bianca homes when the murders happened. >> i let it be known that he had ordered and masterminded these murders. >> manson told his followers this would be a blood bath in the streets of every american city. >> he was the dictatorial ruler of the family, the king, and the members of the family were slavishly obedient to him. >> i fell in love with him continuously.