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charles manson had become a shell of his former self. for ill and in ill health. one of his friends told us he believed manson with suffering from early stages of dementia. shortly after his 83rd birthday, in november of 2017, charles manson died of natural causes. up until his last day on earth, he never even admitted remorse. >> i haven't done anything i'm ashamed of. guilty, i wouldn't do anything i felt guilty about. >> manson and his family still seem to occupy some dark corner of our imagination. but, said jeff guinn, it's time to strip away the mystery and stop burnish-ing the legend of charles manson. >> we can't stop what manson did, we can't stop his fame. if he's notorious, let him be notorious for what he is. this horrible, sociopath.
seemed ready to do anything he asked. like when he told them to have sex with men he wanted to win over. when he told them he was destined to be bigger than the beatles. >> manson philly intended to become a rock'n'roll star and didn't think it would be very hard. >> the summer of love was over. manson loaded his family, they now numbered about half a dozen, onto a school bus. took them to los angeles. he was still just a small time criminal with, adrienne. but not for long. >> a most unlikely pair. a beach boy and charles manson. coming up -- >> dennis was could convince he could make charlie a star. >> and's strange hold on his family. >> he dances, he sings, it looks beautiful, he looks happy -- and this draws a lot of people. >> when "dateline" continues. tinues rollerball design.
ranch, manson told another follow lower, nannette froome, nicknamed squeaky to keep the octogenarian over and he got to live there for free. ♪ ♪ and manson -- >> he dances, he sings. he looks beautiful. he looks happy. and he draws a lot of people just like people are drawn to little baby. >> they scrounge for food in dumpsters. >> it was fun. ha, ha, ha ha. stores used to throw away good stuff, good vegetables. you'd find all kind of good treasures out there. >> but the family didn't just live on scavenged vegetables. they stole cash and credit cards and cars. manson taught them a skill
sex with men he wanted to win them even. when he told them he was destined to be bigger than the beatles. >> manson fully intended to become a rock 'n' roll star and didn't think it was going to be very hard. >> the summer of love was over. manson loaded his family about a dozen on to a school bus to los angeles. he was a still a long-time criminal with a dream. but not for long. >> a most unlikely pair. a beachboy and charles manson. coming up -- >> dennis was convinced he could make charlie a star. >> and manson's strange hold on his family. >> he dances, he sings, he looks beautiful and he looks happy and he draws a lot of people. >> when "dateline" continues. with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe eczema, or atopic dermatitis, you feel like you're itching all the time.
the plan failed. bobby beausoleil stayed in jail and if that wasn't frustrating enough for manson, just six days after the labianca murders, more than 100 deputies descended on the family. >> they decide they're going to have a huge raid on spahn ranch. they're going to arrest everybody in it. >> but, the raid turned out to be good news for charlie manson. because it didn't have anything to do with murder. the warrant was for auto theft. totally unrelated. and even that charge didn't stick? manson uses this as a great example. see how powerful he is? they arrested all of us, but i used my power and they're letting us go. >> the "l.a. times" ran a small story about the car theft raid, along with an article about the tate murders and labianca murders.
the plan failed. bobby beausoleil stayed in jail and if that wasn't frustrated enough for manson, just six days after the labianca murders, more than 100 deputies descended on the family. >> they decide they're going to have a huge raid on spahn ranch. they're going to arrest everybody in it. >> but, the raid turned out to be good news for charlie manson. because it didn't have anything to do with murder. the warrant was for auto theft. totally unrelated. and even that charge dwn stick? manson uses this as a great example. see how powerful he is? they arrested all of us, but i used my power and they're letting us go. >> the "l.a. times" ran a small story about the car theft raid, along with an article about the tate murders and labianca murders. manson was on edge after he
every word he spoke, seemed ready to do anything he asked. like when he told them to have sex with men he wanted to win over. when he told them he was destined to be bigger than the beatles -- >> manson fully intended to become a rock 'n' roll star and didn't think it was going to be very hard.oc >> the summer of love was over. manson loaded his family about a dozen on to a school bus to los angeles. he was a still a long-time criminal with a dream. but not for long. >> a most unlikely pair. a beach boy and charles manson. coming up -- >> dennis was convinced he could make charlie a star. >> and manson's strange hold on his family. --wa >> he dances, he sings, he looks beautiful and he looks happy and he draws a lot of people. >> when "dateline" continues. feel the clarity of non-drowsy claritin
paid the bail had no idea how manson would return his favor. manson and the family moved to a defunct movie location spahn's ranch, manson told another follower, nanette fromme, nicknamed squeaky, to keep the octogenarian over and he got to live there for free. ♪ and manson -- >> he dances, he sings. he looks beautiful. he looks happy. and he draws a lot of people just like people are drawn to little babies. >> they scrounge for food in dumpsters said a former family member, barbara hoyt. >> it was fun. ha, ha, ha ha. stores used to throw away good stuff, good vegetables. you'd find all kind of good treasures out there. >> but the family didn't just live on scavenged vegetables. they stole cash and credit cards and cars. manson taught them a skill
out helter skelter. and who had money and cars? his music teacher friend. gary hinman. >> he's telling him it's time to join the family because this whole helter skelter was coming and that he needed to cash out all of his investments and go with the family and go out to the desert. >> gary told manson no. but the man who became used to getting what he wanted persisted. >> he said, gary, if you do not do this, i will not be responsible for the karma you will invoke upon yourself. >> karma, manson style. then he sent a friend of the family bobby bosolay and susan atkins and mary bruner to shake down gary. >> beausoliel shakes him down. didn't get any money.
after the labianca murders, more than 100 deputies descended on the family. >> they decide they're going to have a huge raid on spahn ranch. they're going to arrest everybody in it. >> but, the raid turned out to be good news for charlie manson. because it didn't have anything to do with murder. the warrant was for auto theft. totally unrelated. and even that charge dwn stick? manson uses this as a great example. see how powerful he is? they arrested all of us, but i used my power and they're letting us go. >> the "l.a. times" ran a small story about the car theft raid, along with an article about the tate murders and labianca murders. manson was on edge after he found a ranch hand was trying to get the family kicked out of spahn ranch. barbara hoyt remembers what happened next especially heard a scream. i bolted up.