In July and August of 1969 , followers of charismatic cult leaderCharles Mansonbrutally murder nine people , including eight - and - half - months pregnant movie headliner Sharon Tate , hoping to immobilise the incrimination on black militants and instigate a slipstream war . During the visitation that followed , the revelation of Manson ’s philosophies , his strange and compelling personality , and his tumultuous life story fascinated and disturbed the nation .
Though his action are shocking enough on their own , even strange theories have sprung to liveliness around the enigmatic megalomaniac . clobber They Do n’t require You to love ’s Matt Frederick , Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown take a deep diving into the murky waters around Manson in a special two - part serial of the podcast , Charles Manson is bushed , Part Two .
One of those theories they talk about is that the Manson Family — and Charles Manson himself — was responsible formore murdersthan they were charged with . While no evidence has successfully linked these other , random killings to the Manson Family , it ’s not tough to imagine that the violent tendencies on display in the Tate - LaBianca execution burst out up previously .
Another cabal gain ground traction after head public prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi wrote his book " Helter Skelter : The True Story of the Manson Murders " and compare Manson ’s ability to influence his followers with techniques used by the military . That go some to job that Manson was a mathematical product of theCIA ’s projectMK - Ultra , which was a top - secret brain ascendency undertaking that experimented on prison house yardbird with drugs and hypnosis in an attempt to make more effective torture function .
Did the U.S. governmentdrug and brainwash Manson , perhaps rick him into acultleader primed to violently disgrace the hipster , anti - war movement ? This possibility beef up after Manson follower Charles " Tex " Watson save that something seemed " off " with the drugs they took ; while the Family thought they were dosing onLSDto open their nous and accept new realities , it turns out they were on a special portmanteau called " Orange Sunshine . " Was this a limited variety of psychedelic drug the CIA manufactured and distributed ? Did these drugs have some hypnotic capabilities to aid Manson get a firm grip on his followers ? Were these cold , brute kill all part of the plan ?
Manson has also been tie in to theChurch of Scientologyand its outgrowth theProcess Church of the Final Judgment . Might Manson have learned his indoctrination techniques from studying these churches methods?Paul Crockett , the Manson Family ’s near neighbour , recognized Manson ’s influence for what it was . Crockett , who solve to de - program some of the Manson Family members when he was able to , attribute Manson ’s influence to the supernatural , and once said Manson had " a pickle in his humanity . "
What other conspiracy have surrounded Charles Manson ? hear to the podcast to learn more about Crockett and theBrotherhood of Eternal Love(also called the Hippie Mafia ) , and hear more floor about the notorious cult leader . And do n’t forget to check out Charles Manson is Dead , Part One , where the guys focus on the facts of Manson ’s turbulent spirit and the Tate - LaBianca killings .
