Helter Skelter: An American Myth

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  E1

  Charles Manson Is Your Brother

  After 50 years, the story of Charles Manson has become legend, but what’s fact and what’s fiction? Forget everything you’ve heard as the we dive into the untold story of the most sensational murder spree of the 20th century.

  2020-07-26 · 54m
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  E2

  Seed

  All the ingredients were there for Helter Skelter. How a storm of circumstances broke a young boy and helped create one of the most enigmatic criminals of all time.

  2020-08-02 · 55m
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  E3

  Nobody Joins a Cult

  Fresh out of prison aspiring musician Charles Manson has a remarkable capacity to convince young girls to give up their lives and join his growing family. We follow Manson and his new “family” to Los Angeles as he mingles with rock and roll royalty and almost lands a record deal. How did it go so wrong?

  2020-08-09 · 59m
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  E4

  Out of Eden

  A mythical race war, delusions of stardom, and bad drug deals leave Charles Manson struggling to keep his cult together. We reveal how, through programming, drugs, and abuse, he ultimately convinces his followers to kill.

  2020-08-16 · 59m
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• E5

  Some Bad Mistakes

  A desperate Charles Manson escapes with his Family to a desert hideout. Los Angeles is paralyzed with fear as the police fumble the investigation. HELTER SKELTER reveals how Manson unexpectedly helps brings his reign of terror to an end.

  2020-08-23 · 59m
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  The Legend of Helter Skelter

  Charles Manson meets the world and the media cannot get enough of the hippie killer cult that helps bring an end to the 60s. Why 50 years later, does his still command our attention?

  2020-08-30 · 62m
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Top cast

Charles Manson

Self (archive footage)