Charles Manson's 'Helter Skelter' motive a myth? New tapes reveal what may have sparked Sharon Tate murders

Filmmaker Joe Berlinger presents an alternative theory in a Netflix docuseries regarding the 1969 murders of Sharon Tate and others, arguing the killings were motivated by a failed drug transaction rather than Manson's stated "Helter Skelter" race war ideology. Manson had previously claimed the murders were intended to incite racial conflict. The docuseries examines tape recordings and evidence to support the drug deal theory. Berlinger's interpretation differs from the prosecution's case at trial, which centered on Manson's apocalyptic ideology as the motive for the murders.

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