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Charles Manson: A Documentary History DVD 2 Disc Set

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The Life And Crimes Of Charles Manson, American Cult Leader Who Led What Became Known As "The Manson Family", And Who Conspired To Have His Followers Commit Nine Murders During The Summer Of 1969 In Order To Bring About "Helter Skelter", A Title He Took From A Contemporary Beatles Song And Used To Describe What He Believed Was An Impending Race War That His "Family" Would Be Victorious In, As Revealed In Two Sets Of Two-Episode Documentary Series And One Full Length Documentary: 1) AMERICAN JUSTICE:THE MANSON FAMILY MURDERS (Color, 1992, 23 Minutes Each Episode), 2) THE RON REAGAN SHOW: CHARLES MANSON With Guest Manson Family Member Sandra Good (Color, 1992, 45 Minutes Episode One, 22 Minutes Episode Two), And 3) MANSON: THE MAN WHO KILLED THE SIXTIES, With Exclusive Interviews With People Involved With Manson, Such As Vincent Bugliosi, Sandra Good, Kim Fowley, Wavy Gravy, Anita Hoffman And More (Color, 1996, 48 Minutes) -- All Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS In An Archival Quality 2 Disc All Regions Format DVD Set!

*April 13, 2023: Updated With MANSON: THE MAN WHO KILLED THE SIXTIES!

Charles Milles Manson (ne Maddox; November 12, 1934 - November 19, 2017) was an American criminal and cult leader. In mid-1967, he formed what became known as the "Manson Family", a quasi-commune based in California. His followers committed a series of nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969. Although the motive for the murders was disputed by Manson, the Los Angeles County District Attorney believed that Manson intended to start a race war. In 1971, he was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of seven people, including the film actress Sharon Tate. The prosecution contended that, while Manson never directly ordered the murders, his ideology constituted an overt act of conspiracy. Before the murders, Manson had spent more than half of his life in correctional institutions. When he began gathering his cult following, he was a singer-songwriter on the fringe of the Los Angeles music industry, chiefly through a chance association with Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys, who introduced Manson to record producer Terry Melcher. In 1968, the Beach Boys recorded Manson's song "Cease to Exist", re-titled "Never Learn Not to Love" as the B-side on one of their singles, but without a credit to Manson. Wilson and Melcher severed ties with Manson in 1969. The Los Angeles district attorney said that Manson was obsessed with the Beatles, particularly their 1968 self-titled album. Manson had claimed to be guided by his interpretation of the Beatles' lyrics and adopted the term "Helter Skelter" to describe an impending apocalyptic race war. At trial, the prosecution submitted that Manson and his followers believed that the murders would help precipitate that war. Other contemporary interviews and those who testified during Manson's trial insisted that the Tate-LaBianca murders were copycat crimes designed to exonerate Manson's friend Bobby Beausoleil. Manson's notoriety as an emblem of insanity, violence, and the macabre has also influenced pop culture. Recordings of songs written and performed by Manson were released commercially, starting with Lie: The Love and Terror Cult (1970). Various musicians have covered some of his songs. Although originally sentenced to death, his sentence was commuted to life with the possibility of parole after the California Supreme Court invalidated the state's death penalty statute in 1972. He served his life sentence at California State Prison, Corcoran and died at age 83 in late 2017.

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