Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders

2015•42m•2.0/10

Documentary

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2.0/10(1)

CNN revisits the vicious, horrific killings by Charles Manson's followers, 45 years later in their special documentary report - Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders.

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Production

CNN Documentary Unit

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Sara Sidner

Herself / Narrator

Mary Neiswender

Herself

Charles Manson

Charles Manson

Himself

Susan Atkins

Susan Atkins

Leslie Van Houten

Leslie Van Houten

Tex Watson

Tex Watson

Patricia Krenwinkel

Patricia Krenwinkel

Sharon Tate

Sharon Tate

Jay Sebring

Jay Sebring

Voytek Frykowski

Voytek Frykowski

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Linda Kasabian

Linda Kasabian

Sandra Good

Sandra Good

Abigail Folger

Steve Parent

Paul Tate

Doris Tate

Barbara Hoyt

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