He looks beautiful, he looks happy and this draws a lot of people. And left a city living in fear. Guns store sell out. Guard dogs are now selling for 5,000. Good. You may think you know the manson story but not like this. Hes a very evil sophisticated con man that knows exactly what hes doing. Its all play, isnt it . Hello and welcome to dateline. He was a charismatic excon who dreamed of becoming a rock star. Then he found a rag tag group of hippies in search of direction and purpose to follow him. In the end, their toxic union would result in a frenzy of unfathomable brutality. How was Charles Manson able to exert his influence to engineer a murderous rampage that would make him one of the most notorious figures in criminal history . Heres Keith Morrison with manson. April 14th, 2016. A clear, blustery day in the high desert outside los angeles. Inside the walls of the California Institution for women, a grayhaired 66yearold inmate appears before the parole board, as she has done ma