52: Charles Manson’s Hollywood, Part 9: August 8-10, 1969
Over the course of a single weekend, half a dozen hippies massacred seven people. This episode includes disturbing details about very violent crimes. To learn more about listener data and our privac...
21 Jul 201552min
51: Charles Manson’s Hollywood, Part 8: Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski
While trying to launch her own acting career, Sharon Tate fell in love with, and eventually married, Roman Polanski, the hotshot Polish filmmaker who had his first massive American hit in the summer o...
14 Jul 201534min
50: Charles Manson’s Hollywood, Part 7: Sharon Tate and Jay Sebring
In the first of two episodes about the Manson Family’s most famous victim, we’ll trace actress Sharon Tate’s early years, her romance with celebrity hairdresser Jay Sebring, and the on-set affair that...
7 Jul 201535min
49: Charles Manson’s Hollywood, Part 6: Kenneth Anger and Bobby Beausoleil
The first person to go to jail for a Charles Manson-associated murder was Bobby Beausoleil, a charismatic would-be rock star who had put in time as a muse to Kenneth Anger -- child actor-turned-occult...
30 Jun 201551min
48: Charles Manson’s Hollywood, Part 5: Doris Day and Terry Melcher
Charles Manson became convinced his best chance at rock stardom was impressing Terry Melcher, a record executive who had made stars out of The Byrds, who was also Doris Day's son and Candice Bergen's ...
23 Jun 201547min
47: Charles Manson’s Hollywood, Part 4: Spahn Ranch and the Beatles’ White Album
After wearing out his welcome at Dennis Wilson’s house, Manson moves his family to Spahn Ranch, a dilapidated Western movie set where the cult starts preparing for Helter Skelter, Manson's made-up apo...
16 Jun 201543min
46: Charles Manson’s Hollywood, Part 3: The Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson, and Charles Manson, Songwriter
In this episode we’ll talk about Charlie Manson’s arrival in Los Angeles, discuss Dennis Wilson’s life and the role he played in enabling Manson’s rock n’ roll delusions, and explain how The Beach Boy...
9 Jun 201550min
45: Charles Manson’s Hollywood, Part 2: How Manson Found His Family
Today we're tracing Charles Manson's life from his birth to a teenage con artist, through multiple stints in reform schools and prisons, and finally to San Francisco circa 1967, where Manson began to ...
2 Jun 201539min
