CHAOS: The Manson Murders

You Can’t Make This Up

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🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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In 1969, Los Angeles was on edge after a bloody killing spree in the Hollywood Hills - one of the victims, a pregnant movie star. The killers all said they committed their crimes at the direction of their leader, Charles Manson. While the Manson Family murders still fascinate today, one question remains unanswered: how was the mastermind able to convince his followers to kill at his direction? Was his charismatic hold that strong? Or did Manson’s powers of persuasion get a boost from the government? In CHAOS: The Manson Murders, Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris explores the connections between the infamous cult leader and the CIA’s MK-Ultra mind control experiments. Were the slayings truly motivated by Manson’s Helter Skelter plans for a race war? Or had Manson unwittingly become part of the government’s secret research into brainwashing? In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, host Rebecca Lavoie interviews director Errol Morris. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched CHAOS: The Manson Murders yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on. Dig deeper into all of your favorite Netflix documentaries and films at Tudum.com. There you can find out more about CHAOS: The Manson Murders and its connection to Tom O’Neill’s book. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Levoy, and this is You Can't Make This Up.
0:15.1	You Can't Make This Up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your favorite Netflix documentaries and films.
0:27.2	On today's episode, we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary film, Chaos, the Manson murders.
0:27.8	It's one of the scariest true stories out there, about an eight and a half month pregnant,
0:34.0	beautiful woman getting stabbed to death while she pleads for the life of her baby.
0:40.9	Today we're talking to filmmaker Errol Morris. In 1969, Los Angeles was on edge after a
0:47.4	bloody killing spree in the Hollywood Hills, one of the victims, a pregnant movie star. The killers
0:53.0	all said they committed their crimes at the
0:54.8	direction of their leader, Charles Manson. While the Manson family murders still fascinate today,
1:00.5	one question remains unanswered. How was the mastermind able to convince his followers to
1:05.4	kill at his direction? Was his charismatic hold that strong? Or did Manson's powers of persuasion get a boost from the government?
1:13.0	In chaos, the Manson murders Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris explores the connections between the infamous cult leader and the CIA's M.K. Ultra Mind Control experiments.
1:23.4	Were the slayings truly motivated by Manson's helter-skelter plans for a race war?
1:28.4	Or had Manson unwillingly become part of the government's secret research into brainwashing?
1:33.7	How could I control your mind?
1:36.0	Can I make a robot out of you?
1:38.2	And you control mine and make a robot out of me?
1:52.0	Yeah. me. And I'm joined now by director Errol Morris.
1:54.6	Thank you so much for joining me on You Can't Make This Up.
1:57.3	Happy to be here.
1:58.8	So we're going to talk about chaos in just a moment, but I can't talk to you and not ask you a question.
2:04.1	Another question.
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