Helter Skelter: An American Myth

The story of Charles Manson has become legend, but what’s fact and fiction? Helter Skelter dives into the untold story of the most sensational murder spree of the 20th century.

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.

Fresh out of prison, Manson convinces young girls to join his growing family. Follow Manson’s family to Los Angeles as he mingles with rock royalty. How did it go so wrong?

Struggling to keep his cult together, Helter Skelter reveals how, through programming, drugs, and abuse, Manson ultimately convinces his followers to kill.

With Los Angeles paralyzed by fear as the police fumble the investigation, Helter Skelter reveals how a desperate Manson unexpectedly helps brings his reign of terror to an end.

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?