Helter Skelter: An American Myth
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 v... Read all
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Crime
Cast:Ivor Davis , Jeff Guinn , Dianne Lake , Catherine Share , Tugce Ataoglu , Eli Pearl , Yulia Argo , Alla Halyuk , Allison Haggard , Berton Phinney , Bobby Beausoleil , Stephanie Schram , David Dalton , Celia Frances Rector , Patrick Dooley , Gregg Jakobson , Mallory Corinne , Samantha Ferrand
S1.E1 ∙ Charles Manson is Your Brother
After 50 years, the story of Charles Manson has become legend, but what's fact and what's fiction? Forget everything you've heard as HELTER SKELTER dives into the untold story of the most sensational murder spree of the 20th century.
S1.E2 ∙ Seed
All the ingredients were there for Helter Skelter. How a storm of circumstances broke a young boy and helped create one of the most enigmatic criminals of all time.
S1.E3 ∙ Nobody Joins a Cult
Fresh out of prison, HELTER SKELTER follows aspiring musician Manson and his new "family" to Los Angeles as he mingles with rock and roll royalty and almost lands a record deal.
S1.E4 ∙ Out of Eden
A mythical race war, delusions of stardom, and bad drug deals leave Charles Manson struggling to keep his cult together. HELTER SKELTER reveals how, through programming, drugs, and abuse, he ultimately convinces his followers to kill.
S1.E5 ∙ Some Bad Mistakes
A desperate Charles Manson escapes with his Family to a desert hideout. Los Angeles is paralyzed with fear as the police fumble the investigation. HELTER SKELTER reveals how Manson unexpectedly helps brings his reign of terror to an end.
S1.E6 ∙ The Legend of Helter Skelter
Charles Manson meets the world, and the media cannot get enough of the hippie killer cult that helps bring an end to the 60's. Why, fifty years later, does he still command our attention?
