Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes
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8/12/2026Runtime
3 eps, 172 minsGenres
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Tracing Charles Manson's rise as a cult leader, the 1969 murders, and his trial, using unreleased prison recordings, interviews, and archival footage.
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A chilling historical excavation that lets Manson's own voice dominate the narrative of his rise and horrific crimes. The documentary constructs a psychological portrait of charisma weaponized, drawing you into the machinery of manipulation that built a killing cult.
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Charles Manson
Self - Killer / Cult Leader (archive footage)
Jerry De Rosa
Self - Los Angeles P.D. (Ret.)
Robert Burbridge
Self - Los Angeles P.D. (Ret.)
Sharon Tate
Self - Victim (archive footage)
Roman Polanski
Self - Victim (archive footage)
Linda Deutsch
Self - Journalist
Jay Sebring
Self - Victim (archive footage)
Abigail Folger
Self - Victim (archive footage)
Ivor Davis
Self - Journalist
Al Wiman
Self - Television Reporter
Leno LaBianca
Self - Victim (archive footage)
Rosemary LaBianca
Self - Victim (archive footage)
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