Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

What if everything we knew about the Manson cult murders was wrong? Who in Hollywood was friends with him, and what were they willing to do to hide their connections? And how did Charles Manson — an illiterate former convict — turn a group of peaceful hippies into ruthless killers? Journalist Tom O’Neill spent twenty years searching for answers to these questions. Over two grim nights in Los Angeles, Manson's young followers killed seven people, including actress Sharon Tate, the wife of renowned director Roman Polanski, who was eight months pregnant. Without mercy and seemingly without motive, Manson's 'Family' carried out every command of their leader — their crimes incited paranoia throughout the country, putting an end to the carefree sixties and the hippie era. Shocking revelations and suspicious coincidences that will make you see one of the most notorious cases in modern American history in a new light.