Over 50 years have passed since Charles Manson and his cultishly devoted followers committed their horrific crimes, and yet, the public remains truly in the dark about The Manson Family and their journey into the abyss. How can one story be so well known, so legendary, and yet so little understood?In the most comprehensive telling of the Manson Family yet told in a visual medium, Helter Skelter features never-before-accessed interviews from former family members and journalists first on the scene and in the courtroom, weaving these original narratives with archival footage and newly-unearthed images. It will upend what people think they know about this layered and complex story and cast an entirely new light on this Crime of the Century.

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Ratings: TVMaze: 6.3/10
Released: July 26, 2020
Runtime: 60 min
Countries: United States
Companies: EPIX Invented by Girls MGM Television Rogue Atlas Productions
Crew: Greg Berlanti Sarah Schechter Eli Frankel

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grasshopper rex 4 points 4 years ago. 4/5 stars.

A very thorough doc with tons of never before seen footage on one of the formative events in my childhood. As a 7 yo growing up in California this was my first glimpse of the world outside my personal bubble and it was terrifying. Monsters were real.

Randall 3 points 4 years ago. 4/5 stars.

I was about the same age living on the coast of Humboldt County. Our small town became a hang-out for hippies. We where told not to talk or take anything from them cause it may have drugs in it..Most moved on and some stayed and did art and opened stores. Only a few years back I learned after watching another doc on Manson that the Family had made their way to The Hog Farm (Wavy Gravy) in Laytonville, Ca, Just about 50 miles from our town..

sloburnjo 2 points 4 years ago.

so What were the demographics at the time? All Caucasian post WWII family farms? when di ‘Drop-out’ immigration begin to the Triangle? Do not worry CM or any cult leader can only control a smaller group of fanatics not a platoon or army. his vision would never have manifested itself on a national scale. Peace.

Randall 3 points 4 years ago*. 4/5 stars.

The crew @ The Hog Farm dug the girls but did not like the little wired man they where with and made it known to him.. They all loaded back in to the black school bus and split..

Randall 2 points 4 years ago. 4/5 stars.

Cool! More to come soon… Thanks PW Team.