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Podcast: History Homos
Episode: Ep. 243 - Charles Manson and The Family
Description:
This week Scott, Patrick and Jared try to give a decent summation of the infamous 1969 murder spree accredited to the enigmatic Charles Manson and his followers known as "The Family." Manson survived a traumatic childhood before spending the majority of his life in correctional institutions and ended up in the care of Roger Smith, a federal parole agent also in charge of the CIA MK-Ultra affiliated Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic alongside esteemed colleague Louis Jolyan West. In the ensuing 2 years Manson's career of crime and depravity would become the stuff of legend...