Jeff Melnick

The line that always gets quoted is that Charlie tells one of the women of the family to do something witchy. And so there's clearly this aspect to the first night of crime, especially, that's about leaving evidence that will freak out observers, that will just undo people.

The line that always gets quoted is that Charlie tells one of the women of the family to do something witchy. And so there's clearly this aspect to the first night of crime, especially, that's about leaving evidence that will freak out observers, that will just undo people.

The line that always gets quoted is that Charlie tells one of the women of the family to do something witchy. And so there's clearly this aspect to the first night of crime, especially, that's about leaving evidence that will freak out observers, that will just undo people.

Yeah. So, you know, the members of the family come in, you know, and folks love to quote, you know, the the lines that particularly Tex Watson said, which is always I'm always a little suspicious of because the only person people who could have reported that are members of the family themselves because everyone else dies.

Yeah. So, you know, the members of the family come in, you know, and folks love to quote, you know, the the lines that particularly Tex Watson said, which is always I'm always a little suspicious of because the only person people who could have reported that are members of the family themselves because everyone else dies.

Yeah. So, you know, the members of the family come in, you know, and folks love to quote, you know, the the lines that particularly Tex Watson said, which is always I'm always a little suspicious of because the only person people who could have reported that are members of the family themselves because everyone else dies.

And so this is clearly part of a mythology they want to promote that, you know. they walk in, you know, Sharon Tate says, what, who are you? What are you doing here? And, you know, Texas, I'm the devil. I'm here to do the devil's work, you know? And it's like, it's like, you didn't need to wait for Quentin Tarantino all those years later.

And so this is clearly part of a mythology they want to promote that, you know. they walk in, you know, Sharon Tate says, what, who are you? What are you doing here? And, you know, Texas, I'm the devil. I'm here to do the devil's work, you know? And it's like, it's like, you didn't need to wait for Quentin Tarantino all those years later.

And so this is clearly part of a mythology they want to promote that, you know. they walk in, you know, Sharon Tate says, what, who are you? What are you doing here? And, you know, Texas, I'm the devil. I'm here to do the devil's work, you know? And it's like, it's like, you didn't need to wait for Quentin Tarantino all those years later.

It was like already a film script, you know, how much Charlie scripted it. We don't know, but like, there's clearly this effort to make a performance and it's this horrifying, tragic, terrible performance. Like they kill this ready to deliver a baby woman. And then her, Her compatriots, the young guy lived back in the carriage house, had a friend who was coming to visit. They kill in the driveway.

It was like already a film script, you know, how much Charlie scripted it. We don't know, but like, there's clearly this effort to make a performance and it's this horrifying, tragic, terrible performance. Like they kill this ready to deliver a baby woman. And then her, Her compatriots, the young guy lived back in the carriage house, had a friend who was coming to visit. They kill in the driveway.

It was like already a film script, you know, how much Charlie scripted it. We don't know, but like, there's clearly this effort to make a performance and it's this horrifying, tragic, terrible performance. Like they kill this ready to deliver a baby woman. And then her, Her compatriots, the young guy lived back in the carriage house, had a friend who was coming to visit. They kill in the driveway.

You also hang them from the ceiling. I mean, it's really bizarre. No, it's hard. I mean, this is horror movie stuff. One of the things I thought about a lot when I was doing the research is how much the murders actually... influenced actual horror movies of the 1970s. Yeah. You know, home invasion movies and cutting out babies.

You also hang them from the ceiling. I mean, it's really bizarre. No, it's hard. I mean, this is horror movie stuff. One of the things I thought about a lot when I was doing the research is how much the murders actually... influenced actual horror movies of the 1970s. Yeah. You know, home invasion movies and cutting out babies.

You also hang them from the ceiling. I mean, it's really bizarre. No, it's hard. I mean, this is horror movie stuff. One of the things I thought about a lot when I was doing the research is how much the murders actually... influenced actual horror movies of the 1970s. Yeah. You know, home invasion movies and cutting out babies.

You know, I mean, you know, it's just they're writing a script and it's a horrifying script and they do this terrible thing. They kill all these people and head back to the ranch.

You know, I mean, you know, it's just they're writing a script and it's a horrifying script and they do this terrible thing. They kill all these people and head back to the ranch.

You know, I mean, you know, it's just they're writing a script and it's a horrifying script and they do this terrible thing. They kill all these people and head back to the ranch.

I mean, the race war, it's wild that Bugliosi sold, you know, this idea of, you know, that this marginal hippie cult was going to start a race war because two things. First of all, the United States is actively at war in Vietnam, you know, war against Asian people. Like you can call that a race war.

I mean, the race war, it's wild that Bugliosi sold, you know, this idea of, you know, that this marginal hippie cult was going to start a race war because two things. First of all, the United States is actively at war in Vietnam, you know, war against Asian people. Like you can call that a race war.