![]() His life somehow both proves that the justice system is corrupt and shows how desperately we need such a justice system to keep guys like Charlie Manson off the street. The fact that he’s a psychopath adds a complication to his claims of martyrdom. The guy was born into the world without a chance to succeed and was so abused by the criminal justice system throughout his life that he was destined to die in prison. Through the longwinded, rambling, and often embarrassing interviews, Manson seems to be correct about some of his wild theories on the world and how he was framed. However, he’s also kind of like a broken clock that tells the right time twice a day. Far from it, he’s presented as a murderer, a brainwashing cult leader, and a deeply ill man who should stay behind bars. It’s not as if this documentary for tries a second to pretend that Charles Manson is a good guy. Intriguingly, it does seem like the courts cheated Charlie Manson, which is certainly a new wrinkle in this wacky and horrifying tale. The film is rather convincing in this regard, even catching one interviewee in a lie at one point. If James Buddy Day’s new Manson doc has any specific purpose, it’s to openly question the ‘Helter Skelter’ theory and the ways in which the prosecution manufactured evidence to get a conviction. It helped get him convicted and has since been questioned by everyone from nutball Manson supporters who believe he was framed to more thoughtful biographers who have no skin in that game. ![]() Co-written by attorney Vincent Bugliosi, the book presented the prosecutor’s case and hinged on the theory that Manson was trying to create a race war with his murders. That would of course be ‘Helter Skelter’. In the countless streams of Charlie Manson exposés and studies that have filled bookshelves, broadcast slots, and bandwidth for decades, one stands out as the most famous. It’s almost like he did it all to be famous, if he ever even understood what he was doing at all (a reasonable question). The gross monster was a pop icon, and it only makes sense that he’d get merchandised after death like everyone else.Ĭharles Manson was a despicable human being who also collaborated with the Beach Boys, lived like a rock star, led a cult, and carved a bloody path through the Hollywood Hills that still sends shivers through the community to this day. ![]() His death a few months ago is now followed by one last documentary, featuring the final recorded interviews he ever gave. For better or worse, the 20th Century was an age of celebrity serial killers and no one did it like Charles Manson. ![]()
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