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Charles Manson Many true believers are willing to die for their leader. Yet his followers were prepared to kill. Charles Manson, an ex- con man turne... Read more Many true believers are willing to die for their leader. Yet his followers were prepared to kill. Charles Manson, an ex- con man turned guru of an hippie commune isolated in the Californian desert. On August 9th 1969, America woke up in shock with the news of the murder of English actress Sharon Tate, who was 8 months pregnant from her husband Polish director Roman Polansky. In the gruesome c...

We've reached out to a member of the legal defense team for the flds, and they declined to comment. are you surprised by that? >> no. i'm not. they, they only come out when it benefits them. for instance, after the texas raid, they did a huge p.r. campaign. it benefited them. katie: are you afraid to speak out so candidly about these people? are you afraid of retribution in anyway? >> i'm not. it needs to be heard. >> the only thing they can do to me that they haven't already done is kill me. that's how they con was through as children, was through that fear. we live under no fear. no fear, la...

And i looked at him and i said i can't do it anymore, i need to get away. so i got in the van and i drove out to my brother's house. he's not a part of the community anymore. stayed there for a few days. contacted my sister. katie: and flora, you had tried to help ruby leave on several occasions prior to that and were unsuccessful. >> ruby is the reason i came back and started fighting, and i gave her my word i would do everything i could to keep her safe. before i could get to her she disappeared and i have been looking for her for 12 years. katie: you have six children. >> i have six childre...

They're feeding addictions they don't even realize they have and it's leading them into this cycle that's horrible. katie: you have made it your life's work, flora, to help other people escape. how many people have you helped so far? >> i have gone in and physically extracted 138 individuals out of the cult. cheers and applause] katie: i know one of those people is your 26-year-old sister, ruby. when we come back, ruby, who finally got out in january will tell her story for the first. that's time. that's right after this. announcer: up next -- >> it was hard to say it, but i wanted out. announ...