“Now is the time for Helter skelter”...These prophetic words were uttered by Charles Manson on the 1st night of 2 nights of nightmarish murder and mayhem, in an attempt to fulfill his twisted race war called ‘Helter Skelter’. We examine what happened on the day leading up to, and the night when Sharon Tate, her 3 friends, and an innocent bystander were slaughtered in a senseless orgy of blood and horror.