even now, decades later, the world is still fascinated by charles manson and his crimes. we take you inside his world of drugs. he would dose them with lsd. sex. he slept with all those girls. and rock n roll. they really did listen to the white album over and over. with new interviews. he says, gary, this is your last chance. and new details. he would always frame his statements, this is what i believe, and the girls all believed it. the murders. these people were brutally butchered. the mayhem. charlie was acting meaner towards the girls. the madman. maybe i should have killed 400, 500 people, then i would have felt better. he symbolizes the horror that can be possible in this world. hello and welcome to dateline. charles manson was a man of small stature and monstrous delusions. the one-time amateur musician believed he would be bigger than the beatles. after that dream was crushed, it was replaced by a chilling fantasy, a nightmaris
for a second, and never entered my mind that we would be in danger. it s hard to even imagine that someone could be so evil. at last, his dream had come true. new wife, stepdaughter, a whole new start. almost an instant family for him. it seemed perfect. that s what made what happily so baffling. an otherwise healthy 40-year- old man usually does not drop dead. could this be murder? there were suspicions from the start, and they came from his wife. you believe there s a possibility that your husband was poisoned. yes, sir. who could have wanted him dead? elise zeroed in on someone at work. he was initially very angry at that. angry enough to kill him? was his new wife in danger, too? brace yourself, because this killer was stone cold evil. this has got me shaking. sh welcome to dateline. frank rodriguez was a man of faith and a navy that who dedicated himself to helping needy children. not exactly the kind of guy who had many enemies. so investigator
In ill health. one of his friends told us they believe he is suffering from dementia. in november of 2017 charles mills manson died of natural causes. up until his last day on earth never even a hint of remorse. i haven t done anything i m ashamed of. guilty. h m. i wouldn t do anything i felt guilty about. manson and his family still seem to occupy some dark corner of our imagination, but, said jeff quinn, it s time to strip away the mystery and stot burn fishing the legend of charles manson. we can t stop what manson did. we can t stop his fate. if he s notorious, let him be notorious for what he is. this horrible sociopath. a small man who used his talents, such as they were, to
Frail and in ill held. one of his friends told us he believed that manson was suffering from early stages of dementia. in november of 201, charles mills manson died of natural causes. up until his last day on earth, never even a hint of remorse. i haven t done anything i m ashamed of. guilty, hmm. i wouldn t do anything i felt guilty about. reporter: manson and his family, still seem to occupy some dark corner of our imagination. but, said jeff quinn, it s time to strip away the mystery and stop burnishing the legend of charles manson. we can t stop what manson did. we can t stop his thing. if he s notorious, let him be notorious for what heis. this horrible sociopath. reporter: a small man, who used his talents, such as they were, to become not just a
After nearly 50 years in prison he was frail and from ill health. one of his friends told us he believes manson may be suffering from early stages of dementia, in november of 2017 charles man son died of natural kcauses. never even a show of remorse. i haven t done anything i m ashamed of. guilty. hmmm. i wouldn t do anything that i felt guilty about. reporter: manson and his family still seem to occupy some dark corner of our imagination. but, said jeff guinn, it s time to strip away the mystery, and stop burnishing the legend of charles manson. we can t stop what manson did, we can t stop his fame. if he s notorious, let him be notorious for what he is this horrible sociopath. reporter: a small man, who used his talents, such as they