Nobody Joins a Cult
EpisodeS1E359 min2020-08-09

Helter Skelter: An American Myth

Nobody Joins a Cult

Fresh out of prison aspiring musician Charles Manson has a remarkable capacity to convince young girls to give up their lives and join his growing family. We follow Manson and his new “family” to Los Angeles as he mingles with rock and roll royalty and almost lands a record deal. How did it go so wrong?

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Dianne Lake

Self - Former Family Member

Catherine Share

Self - Former Family Member

Ivor Davis

Self - Author, Journalist

Bobby Beausoleil

Self - Former Family Member (voice)

Dennis Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Gregg Jakobson

Self - Music Producer

Johnny Echols

Self - Lead Guitarist, Love

Jeff Guinn

Self - Author

Brooks Poston

Self - Former Family Member (voice) (archive sound)

Phil Kaufman

Self - Fellow Manson Inmate

David Felton

Self - Journalist

David Smith

Self - Haight Ashbury Clinic Founder

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Peter Coyote

Self - Actor, Diggers Early Core Member

Timothy Leary

Self (archive footage)

Domenic Priore

Self - Author

Allan Swerdloff

Self - Artist

Kimberlé Crenshaw

Self - Civil Rights Expert

Kwame Ture

Self (archive footage)

David Dalton

Self - Photographer & Journalist

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