
Truth and Lies: The Family Manson
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Truth and Lies: The Family Manson
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ABC retells the dark, disturbing story of Manson — and his twisted cult of devoted followers he instructed to carry out a series of grisly homicides in 1969. In this two-hour documentary.
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2017-03-17
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