# New Manson docuseries challenges race war theory

2026-08-13T03:13:16+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk

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Director Joe Berlinger's docuseries 'Conversations With A Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes' released on Netflix on August 12 challenges the long-held claim that Manson ordered the 1969 murders to start a race war. The Times of India reports that Berlinger uses never-before-seen footage and interviews with former Manson Family members to argue the killings were a drug deal gone wrong. The three-part series details Manson’s manipulation of his followers, who murdered seven people including pregnant actress Sharon Tate. Berlinger calls the crimes “a series of blunders by petty criminals.”

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- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/english/conversations-with-a-killer-the-charles-manson-tapes-all-about-the-new-docu-series-with-never-before-seen-footage-of-manson-and-his-family/articleshow/133195956.cms>

Tags: Charles Manson, Joe Berlinger, Netflix docuseries, race war theory, Sharon Tate, true crime
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