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Helter Skelter: An American Myth

The Legend of Helter Skelter (Season 1, Episode 6)
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TV Episode | 62 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

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?
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Updated Aug 30, 2020

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Aug 30, 2020 (United States)
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59 cast members
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Ivor Davis
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Deborah Herman
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Sandi Gibbons
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Linda Deutsch
Self - AP Journalist Self - AP Journalist   See fewer
Jeff Guinn
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Catherine Share
Self - Former Family Member Self - Former Family Member   See fewer
Bill McBride
Self - Juror #3 Self - Juror #3   See fewer
Steve Oney
Self - Journalist, Author Self - Journalist, Author   See fewer
Stephen Kay
Self - Deputy District Attorney Self - Deputy District Attorney   See fewer
Bill Robles
Self - Courtroom Illustrator Self - Courtroom Illustrator   See fewer
Dianne Lake
Self - Former Family Member Self - Former Family Member   See fewer
Gary Brucato
Self - Clinical Psychologist (as Gary Brucato Ph.D.) Self - Clinical Psychologist (as Gary Brucato Ph.D.)   See fewer
David Dalton
Self - Photographer & Journalist Self - Photographer & Journalist   See fewer
Bobby Beausoleil
Self - Associate of Charles Mason / Mason Family (voice) Self - Associate of Charles Mason / Mason Family (voice)   See fewer
Stephanie Schram
Self - Former Family Member Self - Former Family Member   See fewer
Susan Atkins
Self - 'Sadie' (archive footage) Self - 'Sadie' (archive footage)   See fewer
The Beatles
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Vincent Bugliosi
Self - Deputy District Attorney (archive footage) Self - Deputy District Attorney (archive footage)   See fewer
John Chancellor
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Danny DeCarlo
Self - Member of Straight Satans (archive footage) Self - Member of Straight Satans (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Fitzgerald
Self - Patricia Krenwinkel's Attorney (archive footage) Self - Patricia Krenwinkel's Attorney (archive footage)   See fewer
Abigail Folger
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme
Self - 'Squeaky' (archive footage) (as Lynette Fromme) Self - 'Squeaky' (archive footage) (as Lynette Fromme)   See fewer
Voytek Frykowski
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Sandra Good
Self - 'Blue' (archive footage) Self - 'Blue' (archive footage)   See fewer
Virginia Graham
Self - Prosecution Witness (archive footage) Self - Prosecution Witness (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Grogan
Self - Former Family Member (archive footage) Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)   See fewer
Gary Hinman
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Leslie Van Houten
Self - 'Lulu' (archive footage) Self - 'Lulu' (archive footage)   See fewer
Barbara Hoyt
Self - Former Family Member (archive footage) Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)   See fewer
Ronald Hughes
Self - Leslie Van Houten's Attorney (archive footage) Self - Leslie Van Houten's Attorney (archive footage)   See fewer
Gregg Jakobson
Self - Music Producer (archive footage) Self - Music Producer (archive footage)   See fewer
Linda Kasabian
Self - Former Family Member (archive footage) Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)   See fewer
Maxwell Keith
Self - Leslie Van Houten's Attorney (archive footage) Self - Leslie Van Houten's Attorney (archive footage)   See fewer
Patricia Krenwinkel
Self - 'Katie' (archive footage) Self - 'Katie' (archive footage)   See fewer
Leno LaBianca
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Rosemary LaBianca
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Manson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Terry Melcher
Self - Music Producer (archive footage) Self - Music Producer (archive footage)   See fewer
Ruth Ann Moorehouse
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Steve Parent
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Brooks Poston
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Jay Sebring
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Aaron Stovitz
Self - Lead Prosecutor (archive footage) Self - Lead Prosecutor (archive footage)   See fewer
Sharon Tate
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Watkins
Self - Former Family Member (archive footage) Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles 'Tex' Watson
Self - Former Family Member (archive footage) (as Charles Watson) Self - Former Family Member (archive footage) (as Charles Watson)   See fewer
Yulia Argo
Reenactment Actor Reenactment Actor   See fewer
Tugce Ataoglu
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David Brinkley
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mary Brunner
Self - 'Mother Mary' (archive footage) Self - 'Mother Mary' (archive footage)   See fewer
Patrick Dooley
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Allison Haggard
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Alla Halyuk
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Eli Pearl
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Berton Phinney
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Celia Frances Rector
Reenactment Actor (as Celia Rector) Reenactment Actor (as Celia Rector)   See fewer
Shorty Shea
Self - Stuntman (archive footage) (as Donald 'Shorty' Shea) Self - Stuntman (archive footage) (as Donald 'Shorty' Shea)   See fewer
Casey Wohlgemuth
Reenactment Actor Reenactment Actor   See fewer
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