• MANSON: KILL FOR ME

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He's a cult leader, convict and a part of US popular culture - examine Charles Manson's infamous and shocking crimes in the UK premiere of Manson: Kill For Me on Sunday 3 April at 9pm.

Known by some as the deadliest man alive, 40 years ago Charles Manson was convicted of orchestrating some of the most horrific crimes of the 20th century when a group of his followers brutally killed actress Sharon Tate, her unborn baby and four of her friends. Supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife were also fatalities during a two-night killing spree in August 1969.

But what drove Manson to command such brutality from his followers? In this programme learn how a difficult childhood and rejection by his own mother gave rise to a series of offences that led to his numerous imprisonments beginning in 1952.

When he was released, the hippie community welcomed him with open arms, and he quickly gaine...

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