young girls supposedly under the spell of a svengali who allegedly mastered the murders. the 70s, just brutal violence on every front and anywhere that you look in america. at the time of a mass murder, there s a lot of media coverage, but usually after a brief period of time, the identity of the perpetrator tends to fade from the public s consciousness, but not so with the manson case. it was the biggest publicity case the d.a. s office would ever have. the manson trial begins the 1970s on such an evil sadistic note. seven innocent people died. steve parent, a teenager, abigail foal ger abigail folger, folger coffee. and sharon tate. all of you know how beautiful she was. only few of you know who good