gleefully describing the murder of sharon tate and suddenly feared for her own life. i knew i had to get out of there. so early one morning, barbara and friend took a huge risk. we walked out. you walked out? yeah, we walked out. into the heat of death valley, they walked four miles to the nearest ranch, said barbara. and she eventually reunited with her real family. but the rest of the manson family? stay busy in the desert. the families up to its old s tricks, there are cars stolen, desecration of national monuments. all of which once again drew the notice of law enforcement. during two raids in october, they rounded up most of the family. the last to be captured was manson himself, hiding under the bathroom safe. he told authorities that his fifth name was manson, k, aka
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 green dream was crushed, it was replaced by a chilling fantasy. a nightmarish prophesy placing manson atop the throne as ruler of a post armageddon world. this is the story of how a career criminal, calling himself jesus, convinced his young followers to slaughter innocent victims. delivering charles manson the fame he craved. here is keith morrison with the summer of manson . all that remains are ruins. the rams champ coal barker ranch is long gone. only the fitful baking death valley left out. tooth are story the fated bits, the rusted junk.
of everyone. it sounds ridiculous, of course. it is ridiculous. but combination of drugs, being isolated. he had them all convinced this was real. he was serious about this? yeah. he believed it. or so he persuaded his followers. he told them he needed a complete loyalty and complete control. every day, he would gather everyone together and dose them with lsd. and he would talk for a while. that s when for his bent but not broken flock, manson portrayed himself as the new jesus. but not a sweet and kindly version of jesus. charlie was acting meaner towards the girls. and if they failed to follow his directions? he would hit you in the head with a stick. a math yeah he really got mean? mean to find and desperate