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TV series

Helter Skelter: An American Myth

2020 · Ended

Overview

The untold story behind cult leader Charles Manson and his followers' heinous crimes as told through interviews with former members, archival footage, and newly-unearthed images.

Cast

59

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Dianne LakeSelf - Former Family Member

Catherine ShareSelf - Former Family Member

Ivor DavisSelf - Author, Journalist

Jeff GuinnSelf - Author

Bobby BeausoleilSelf - Former Family Member (voice)

Gregg JakobsonSelf - Music Producer

Brooks PostonSelf - Former Family Member (voice) (archive sound)

Stephanie SchramSelf - Former Family Member

David DaltonSelf - Photographer & Journalist

Sharon TateSelf (archive footage)

Danny DeCarloSelf - Straight Satans (archive footage)

Linda KasabianSelf - Former Family Member (archive footage)

Full cast · 59

Susan AtkinsSelf - Former Family Member (voice) (archive sound), Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)

Roman PolanskiSelf - Widower of Sharon Tate (archive footage)

Dennis WilsonSelf (archive footage)

Johnny EcholsSelf - Lead Guitarist, Love

Phil KaufmanSelf - Fellow Manson Inmate

David FeltonSelf - Journalist

Jay SebringSelf (archive footage)

Al WimanSelf - KABC Reporter

Barbara HoytSelf - Former Family Member (archive footage), Self - Former Family Member (voice) (archive sound)

Sandi GibbonsSelf - Journalist

Terry MelcherSelf - Music Producer (voice) (archive sound), Self - Music Producer (archive footage)

Tex WatsonSelf - Former Family Member (voice) (archive sound), Self - Former Family Member (archive footage)

Virginia GrahamSelf - Prosecution Witness

Lynette FrommeSelf - Former Family Member (archive footage)

Patricia KrenwinkelSelf - Former Family Member (archive footage)

Steve OneySelf - Journalist, Author, Self - Journalist

Linda DeutschSelf - AP Journalist

Bill McBrideSelf - Juror #3

Vincent BugliosiSelf - Deputy District Attorney (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)

Michael CaineSelf (archive footage)

Kay Hinman MartleySelf - Cousin of Gary Hinman (voice)

John CatlettSelf - Benwood-McMechen, WV Resident

Virginia BrautiganSelf - Benwood-McMechen, WV Resident

George SidiropolisSelf - Benwood-McMechen, WV Resident

David SmithSelf - Haight Ashbury Clinic Founder

Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage)

Peter CoyoteSelf - Actor, Diggers Early Core Member

Timothy LearySelf (archive footage)

Domenic PrioreSelf - Author

Allan SwerdloffSelf - Artist

Kimberlé CrenshawSelf - Civil Rights Expert

Kwame TureSelf (archive footage)

Leslie Van HoutenSelf - Former Family Member (voice) (archive sound)

David WilliamsSelf - Author

Bernard CroweSelf (archive footage)

Leno LaBiancaSelf (archive footage)

Louise LaBiancaSelf - Daughter of Leno LaBianca (voice)

Voytek FrykowskiSelf (archive footage)

Abigail FolgerSelf (archive footage)

Paul CrockettSelf (voice) (archive sound)

Deborah HermanSelf - Author

Sandra GoodSelf - Former Family Member (archive footage)

Bill RoblesSelf - Courtroom Illustrator

Gary BrucatoSelf - Clinical Psychologist, Author

Stephen KaySelf - Deputy District Attorney

TMDB ID: 105147 ↗
First aired: 2020-07-26
Last aired: 2020-08-30
Status: Ended
Genres: Documentary, Crime
Creators: Unknown
Countries: US
Languages: English

Ratings

TMDB audience6.7/1011 votes

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Age ratings

—Not rated in Switzerland (CH)

—Not rated in Spain (ES)

—Not rated in France (FR)

TV-MAUnited States of America (US)

This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.

—Not rated in United Kingdom (GB)

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TV-MAUnited States of America (US)

This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.

Seasons

Miniseries6 episodes

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