Helter Skelter: An American Myth
Th-Fr 21:00 · Rerun Mo, Th-Su

Over 50 years later, Helter Skelter features new interviews and archival material to provide the most comprehensive retelling yet of the Manson Family's crimes, seeking to upend assumptions about this layered, complex story.

  • Country of originUnited States
  • Year when published2020
Episodes
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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