Ep 171: Enter the Abyss (Manson Part 4)

We arrive at the central days in the story of the Manson Family. As Charles Manson feels the pressure grow, with multiple Family members arrested, the critical days begin.

In this episode we hear about the Tate and LaBianca murders and the events surrounding them, in the days and nights between August 8th and August 10th, 1969.

A media storm descended on the crime scene on Cielo Drive and Hollywood becomes gripped with fear as a panic took hold over these mysterious, brutal killings.

There is wild speculation in the days after the murders, with everything from ritualistic slayings to Hollywood superstars being speculated about as the true cause of the crimes.

And we hear how the early steps of the police investigation see detectives reject critical evidence and allow the Manson Family to slip through their fingers.

And we hear about an absolutely irrelevant piece of the story that Darren and Joe become instantly obsessed with.