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Four decades after the Helter Skelter murders shocked the world, the truth about Charles Manson's malevolent cult comes to light in this History Channel docudrama that reveals the Manson family's diabolical inner-workings. Set during the months preceding the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders, Manson: 40 Years Later combines getaway driver Linda Kasabian's firsthand account of the crime with newly unearthed archival footage to show how a charismatic ex-con cast a bloodstained spell over a group of impressionable young hippies. Additional interviews with Catherine Share, who lived on Spahn Ranch with the Manson family, and Helter Skelter author Vincent Bugliosi provide unprecedented insight into the mind of a madman.