Rick Spence

Sex was another frequent component in it. He had a real whammy over a lot of these people's minds. I'm not sure how. That still kind of puzzles me. He was a scrawny guy. And he wasn't physically intimidating. I mean, even a lot of women wouldn't be physically intimidated by him. But he nevertheless had this real psychological power.

And if you look around him, the male followers he had were fairly big guys. so he could get people to do what he wanted. And again, to me, the simplest explanation for this is that it began with the Hinman killing and probably on Manson's instigation, the others were copycat killings to throw off what was going on.

And if you look around him, the male followers he had were fairly big guys. so he could get people to do what he wanted. And again, to me, the simplest explanation for this is that it began with the Hinman killing and probably on Manson's instigation, the others were copycat killings to throw off what was going on.

And if you look around him, the male followers he had were fairly big guys. so he could get people to do what he wanted. And again, to me, the simplest explanation for this is that it began with the Hinman killing and probably on Manson's instigation, the others were copycat killings to throw off what was going on.

That would, if I was a cop, that's what I would focus on, because that seems to make the most sense.

That would, if I was a cop, that's what I would focus on, because that seems to make the most sense.

That would, if I was a cop, that's what I would focus on, because that seems to make the most sense.

Yes, the great focus on Charlie the Leader, the excessive devotion.

Yes, the great focus on Charlie the Leader, the excessive devotion.

Yes, the great focus on Charlie the Leader, the excessive devotion.

No, I think that Manson, again, was essentially a criminal. He had a sociopathic mindset, and he hit upon a pretty good deal.

No, I think that Manson, again, was essentially a criminal. He had a sociopathic mindset, and he hit upon a pretty good deal.

No, I think that Manson, again, was essentially a criminal. He had a sociopathic mindset, and he hit upon a pretty good deal.

They have some sort of what we like to call dysfunctional families. Yeah. A lot of the females in particular seem to have come from more or less middle-class families, but those are full of dysfunction. Their parents didn't love them. They were semi-runaways, and now they had this whole family. A lot of the younger women had children. You know, some of them by Manson, some of them by the others.

They have some sort of what we like to call dysfunctional families. Yeah. A lot of the females in particular seem to have come from more or less middle-class families, but those are full of dysfunction. Their parents didn't love them. They were semi-runaways, and now they had this whole family. A lot of the younger women had children. You know, some of them by Manson, some of them by the others.

They have some sort of what we like to call dysfunctional families. Yeah. A lot of the females in particular seem to have come from more or less middle-class families, but those are full of dysfunction. Their parents didn't love them. They were semi-runaways, and now they had this whole family. A lot of the younger women had children. You know, some of them by Manson, some of them by the others.

They sort of bonded together.

They sort of bonded together.

They sort of bonded together.

Well, California... But I'm from. So I remember this period vividly. Okay. So by the way, the Tate LaBianca killings occurred on my birthday, the year I graduated from high school. So I remember this. Happy birthday. A term which has been used for that, there's a writer by the name of Todd Wood who's coined, I wish I'd come up with this, killer-fornia.