And I'm Sam. Today we are covering one of the most notorious chapters in American criminal history — the Manson Family murders of nineteen sixty-nine. Seven people murdered across two nights in Los Angeles. A cult built on manipulation, drugs, and apocalyptic fantasy. A trial that shook the nation. And a collection of killers some of whom still sit in California prisons today. This case is fifty-five years old and it still matters — because it tells us exactly what happens when a charismatic predator finds the right moment in history and the right people to destroy.

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