Biography: Charles Manson (1987)

A&E Biography – Charles Manson (1987)

Charles Manson speaks of his life and crimes; cocky, sneering, and unrepentant to the end. Profiled is his troubled childhood, his early prison days, his “Haight Ashbury” period, and the murders. Also included are recollections from a childhood neighbor and parole officer, as well as matronly-looking Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, Leslie Van Houten, and Pat Krenwinkel. Highlights include Manson’s confrontations with the parole board …

“Manson believed in what he called “Helter Skelter,” a term he took from the song of the same name by The Beatles. Manson believed Helter Skelter to be an impending apocalyptic race war, which he described in his own version of the lyrics to the Beatles’ song. He believed his murders would help precipitate that war. From the beginning of his notoriety, a pop culture arose around him in which he ultimately became an emblem of insanity, violence and the macabre. The term was later used by Manson prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi as the title of a book he wrote about the Manson murders.” – Wikipedia