that carried out the unthinkable. he was convicted of conspiracy and murder in 1971 and infamously went down in history. i do a lot of things that you guys don t see nsa. reporter: manson was born in cincinnati in 1934 to a single teenage mother. she got out of my life early. i spent the best part of my life in boy schools, prisons and reform schools because i had nobody. reporter: after marrying twice and spending half his life in prison, 32-year-old manson made his way to berkeley in 1967. he established himself as a guru in the summer of love and was quickly sharing a home with 18 women. you get these kids, these children coming in and here is charlie manson saying how much he loves them and he wants to take care of them. he took full advantage. reporter: as the manson family formed and my greated south, its leader established himself on the fringe of the l.a. music scene. he recorded albums with the