I don’t believe that Linda Kasabian should have been exonerated for her actions and participation. Deborah Tate, Sharon’s sister
‘I don’t know how it happened. How it all came to this. Something we could no longer control. A month ago this place was paradise. We were family. The ranch was all about love.’ Manson’s Lost Girls, opening commentary, CI 2016
‘Charlie saved us from our parents and gave us back to ourselves.’ ibid. round the campfire
‘A family that loved me. I wanted it to last for ever.’ ibid.
It was the crime of the century committed by the girls next door. A two-day killing spree left seven people dead. Manson’s Lost Girls: Beyond the Headlines, CI 2017
But one Manson girl turned star witness and helped bring them to justice. ibid.
Watson, Krenwinkel and Atkins look for a way inside … ‘a grotesque symphony in blood.’ ibid.
The next evening another grisly crime scene awaits police. ibid.
Whatever is necessary to do we do it. When somebody needs to be killed there is no wrong, we do it. Manson, 1973, family member with gun
This case received more publicity than any other trial in American history … costing the county of Los Angeles one million dollars. ibid. prosecutor
169 stab wounds, 7 gun shots. ibid.
There were many other seemingly unrelated murders. ibid.
They recorded on the vest their customs, ceremonies, killings and numerous births. ibid.
Snitches will be taken care of. ibid. Fromme
Game, hiking, drugs and orgies was their lifestyle: an adolescent’s paradise … loved together, killed together. ibid. commentary
He is God. ibid. Fromme
To Manson, Death Valley was a Utopia. ibid.
A monster, a madman, a mastermind of one of the most horrific killing sprees in US history. Charles Manson transformed a group of young women into vicious killers. Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders, CNN 2015
In the days after the murders Charlie seemed dangerous and unhinged. ibid.
Two different investigative teams were assigned. ibid.
Much of the Tate crime scene had been contaminated. ibid.
Manson transformed himself from a two-bit criminal into a self-styled spiritual guru. ibid.
Charles Manson: cult leader, master manipulator and the evil architect behind the killings of seven innocent people in what would be the most gruesome murders in American history in the summer of 1969. But some claim these infamous murders weren’t Manson’s only victims. Manson Speaks: Inside the Mind of a Madman I, History 2017
One gruesome unsolved case: a 19 year old girl butchered and left on a hillside in the Hollywood hills on November 16th 1969: Reet Jurvetson. ibid.
26 hours of phone calls spanning 10 years. ibid.
‘If somebody wants drugs, give ’em drugs.’ ibid. Manson
‘I did the will of God.’ ibid.
A Manson Family associate was found dead just ten days before Reet was found stabbed. ibid.
‘I left some dead people on the beach.’ ibid.
‘Always leave the bodies for the bugs.’ ibid.
‘Every time you don’t pay me what you owe me I wanna kill you in every way that you ever dreamed about. I wanna get you in ways you never even thought existed.’ Manson Speaks: Inside the Mind of a Madman II, Manson
There is one name that continues to appear: Bruce Davis, Manson’s number two. ibid.
‘More Kool-Aid for everyone.’ ibid. Manson
‘I didn’t break no law. I’m smarter than that.’ ibid.
‘Whatever is necessary to do, you do it … And you kill whoever gets in your way.’ Manson: The Lost Tapes, Sandy, ITV 2018
This disturbing footage was filmed almost fifty years ago after a series of horrific murders that stunned Hollywood and shocked the world. The murders of Tate who was eight months pregnant and six others took place over two nights of terror in August 1969. They were committed by members of a once peaceful hippy-style cult. The killing spree was masterminded by the group’s leader, 34 year old ex-con Charles Manson. The killers acted under his control. ibid.
In 2017 the tapes were rediscovered after the original filmmakers died. ibid.
In December 1969 Charles Manson was charged with first-degree murder alongside four of the most unlikely killers ever accused: three of them young women. All are members of his cult which is dubbed The Family. ibid.
Manson is charged with seven counts of first degree murder. ibid.
In Los Angeles [1967] Manson starts using his growing band of girls to attract men. ibid.
‘I would have done what he wanted.’ ibid. cult member
The Boogeyman in Chief. Manson: The Lost Tapes II, ITV 2018
On a rundown ranch outside Los Angeles there’s a twisted version of this hippy ideal. Instead of following their free will, they follow their leader, Charles Manson. ibid.
Manson’s family are no longer just followers. He sees them as an army preparing for war. ibid.
On the following night Manson decides the killing spree must continue. ibid.
‘I’m ready to die.’ ibid. follower
In one bizarre demonstration of devotion, Manson’s family shave their heads and weave their hair on to an elaborate waistcoat they plan to give Manson on his release. ibid.
‘We’re in the middle of a Holy War. The Holy War is not a game.’ People Magazine Investigates: Manson Cult, Manson, Discovery 2018
On August 8th 1969 actress Sharon Tate and her house guests gathered for what they thought would be a quiet evening in. What happened that night would terrify the nation for decades to come. But the horrors didn’t stop there. ibid.
At just 14 years old, Dianne becomes the sixth and youngest girl to devote herself to Charles Manson. ibid.
To Manson’s great disappointment, Gary Henman’s murder does not trigger Helter Skelter. ibid.
This began a year ago when Charles Manson – a man thought to be the embodiment of evil – started calling. What do you say to one of the most infamous mass murderers of all time when given the chance. Charles Manson: The Final Words, Discovery 2017
‘I don’t give a fuck about telling my story.’ ibid. Charles Manson