things like the police had never seen before. shannon tate begged, please don t kill me, please don t kill me. average kids from average american homes turned out to be the killers. he would doze them with lsd. what are you s sane people? charles manson stole lives. grief like you could not imagine. so innocence. he looks beautiful, happy and it draws a lot of people. and left the city living in fear. gun stores sell out. guard dogs are selling for $5,000. you may think you know the manchin story, but not like this. he s a very evil, sophisticated con man. he knows exactly what he is doing. it was all a play. isn t it? hello and welcome to dateline! he was a charismatic ex con 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 brutality. how is charles manson able to insert his influence to engineer a murderous ram
Didn t measure up as a singer songwriter. he and his family, about 20 of them, settled in the rugged foothills outside a layout a place called spawn ranch, an old movie location for hollywood westerns. one of the best things about the ranche is that they were able to stay there because they could do chores. when they weren t working, the family went dumpster diving for food, panhandle for money, sometimes stole cars. there were a lot of drugs, and plenty of sex, all directed by manson. he told people who just sleep, with what to eat, what s their bodily functions. charlie preached to his flock constantly. he would quote from the book of revelation. which he knew pretty well? not pretty well,, we are