Playlists
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Cults are cohesive groups in which leaders influence and control the behaviors and beliefs of their followers. Watch these videos to learn how they operate.
Investigation Discovery Clips
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Welcome To the Sex Cult
Nothing Personal (01:43)
Frank speaks about the moment that he decided to join his uncle's Santeria cult.
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The Manipulator
Nothing Personal (02:29)
When a spiritual seeker starts a voodoo sex cult, it was just a matter of time before he convinced his followers to kill for him.
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The Grizzly Manson Murders
Crimes of the Century (03:01)
Shots in the night, blood on the walls, cries for mercy. Decades later, the sheer depravity of the Manson murders still has the power to horrify.
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The investigation into the Tate-Labianca murders seems to have run cold
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Manson's Control of His...
Crimes of the Century (03:20)
Killer messiah Charles Manson holds absolute sway over his clan of drug-crazed followers.
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What was Manson Like?
Crimes of the Century (03:07)
Charismatic, psychopathic, utterley depraved. Charles Manson is many things to many people. One thing is certain, though. Charlie loves to kill.
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Manson's Followers
Crimes of the Century (03:18)
In the words of Manson family member Paul Watkins: 'The people in the family, there's nothing left, they're all Charlie."
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Bugliosi's Case Against Manson
Crimes of the Century (03:18)
Veteran prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi has faced dozens of murderers. But the sheer evil of Charles Manson is something no one can prepare for.
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The Tate Murders
Deranged (02:11)
After word of the Tate murders spread across the nation, for the city of Los Angeles it becomes the end of life as they know it.
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LA is gripped with terror as the Manson trial unfolds.
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Was Manson Insane?
Crimes of the Century (03:06)
Nobody knows Charles Manson better than the prosecutor who put him away. Vincent Bugliosi's verdict? Charlie knew exactly what he was doing.
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A Bizarre Trial
Crimes of the Century (03:01)
As bizarre as the Manson murders are, the Manson trial is even stranger.