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The Manson Family Murders
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:24 pm
The Manson Family Murders...
Has there ever been a more interesting & bizarre crime story ?
I first read Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi when I was 14 (1975)...one of the best crime books of all time. I remember it creeped me out so bad that I slept with a knife by my bedside just in case...
Even now, as an old adult, I'm still amazed at the whole thing.
How this one little man convinced fairly normal young adults to willingly kill for him, not to mention how he tied it all to The Beatles White Album.
If you've never read Helter Skelter, put it on your list.
Has there ever been a more interesting & bizarre crime story ?
I first read Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi when I was 14 (1975)...one of the best crime books of all time. I remember it creeped me out so bad that I slept with a knife by my bedside just in case...
Even now, as an old adult, I'm still amazed at the whole thing.
How this one little man convinced fairly normal young adults to willingly kill for him, not to mention how he tied it all to The Beatles White Album.
If you've never read Helter Skelter, put it on your list.
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Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:25 pm to midnight1961
Lots of LSD
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:25 pm to midnight1961
Supposedly Bugliosi's book is more fiction than true crime.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:26 pm to midnight1961
Sharon Tate was a dime.
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ETA:
This post was edited on 12/9/22 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:27 pm to midnight1961
if you have Netfllix, check out "Aquarius".
it's purely fictional. but if you are familiar with the Manson Family, it's fun to watch.
it's purely fictional. but if you are familiar with the Manson Family, it's fun to watch.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:27 pm to midnight1961
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How this one little man convinced fairly normal young adults to willingly kill for him
Drugs my man.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:28 pm to midnight1961
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How this one little man convinced fairly normal young adults to willingly kill for him
Hardly an anomaly. I honestly don’t get all the interest in the case 50 years later.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:30 pm to midnight1961
Chaos by Tom O'Neill
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:30 pm to midnight1961
Bugliosi also wrote this book below that is a fantastic read as well.
He was an amazing lawyer. He got Manson convicted on a murder rap not just ‘conspiracy’ and kept him in jail until his death. He wasn’t even there and still got him convicted.
He was an amazing lawyer. He got Manson convicted on a murder rap not just ‘conspiracy’ and kept him in jail until his death. He wasn’t even there and still got him convicted.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:34 pm to midnight1961
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How this one little man convinced fairly normal young adults to willingly kill for him, not to mention how he tied it all to The Beatles White Album.
I mean, he's no Jim Jones, but still impressive.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:35 pm to midnight1961
thank god they didn't kill margot robbie
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:36 pm to midnight1961
There is a pretty good 3 or 4 part series on the American History tellers podcast
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:44 pm to midnight1961
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How this one little man convinced fairly normal young adults to willingly kill for him,
He was an outcast of society and was able to recognize other outcasts. He won them over by being the only person who had ever shown them love.
But I'm still not sure if he actually told them to kill anyone. There's no proof either way.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 3:54 pm to midnight1961
Charlie was a small time hood and con man who found himself in the middle of a bunch of lost kids. I get the impression at first he could scarcely believe how completely they fell for it. Eventually he started buying into the con himself.
ETA I include the Beach Boys, Terry Melcher, et al among the "lost kids.". If they had told Charlie to take a hike in the first place, none of this would have happened. They let him hang around and get the idea he was entitled to a record deal.
ETA I include the Beach Boys, Terry Melcher, et al among the "lost kids.". If they had told Charlie to take a hike in the first place, none of this would have happened. They let him hang around and get the idea he was entitled to a record deal.
This post was edited on 12/9/22 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 12/9/22 at 4:17 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:wasn't he a MK Ultra patient with an FBI handler?
Charlie was a small time hood and con man who found himself in the middle of a bunch of lost kids.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 4:23 pm to midnight1961
Helter Skelter was a reference to the race war that Charles predicted would happen in the future. That Charley was one crazy SOB Huh ?!
Posted on 12/9/22 at 4:25 pm to midnight1961
The book Chaos is the helter skelter explainer.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 4:26 pm to midnight1961
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I first read Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi when I was 14 (1975)...one of the best crime books of all time. I remember it creeped me out so bad that I slept with a knife by my bedside just in case...
I grew up in the 60s. After the Manson Family stuff a lot more people started locking their doors at night even in rural America...
Posted on 12/9/22 at 4:34 pm to GetmorewithLes
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I grew up in the 60s. After the Manson Family stuff a lot more people started locking their doors at night even in rural America...
We had a back door to the house that wouldn't lock good...could open pretty easily if you jiggled it a bit.
After reading Helter Skelter that fricking door became almost an obsession with me.
Posted on 12/9/22 at 4:34 pm to midnight1961
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How this one little man convinced fairly normal young adults to willingly kill for him
Especially Tex. He was a baw.
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