Fear. Gun stores sell out. Guard dogs with new selling for 5,000. You happy you may think you know the manson story but not like this. Hes a very evil, sophisticated con man and knows exactly what hes doing. Its all a play, isnt it . Hello and welcome to dateline. He was a charismatic excon who dreamed of becoming a rock star. Then he found a ragtag 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 morrison with manson. April 14th, 2016. A clear, blustery day in the high desert outside los angeles. Inside the walls of a California Institution for women, a gray haired 66yearold inmate appears before a parole board as she has done many times before. This time something remarkable the Parole Board Panel is recommending the releas