Infamous cult leader Charles Manson said he committed multiple murders in Mexico in the 1960s in audio used in the upcoming Peacock documentary series “Making Manson.”
“See, there’s a whole part of my life that nobody knows about. I lived in Mexico for a while. I went to Acapulco, stole some cars. I just got involved in stuff over my head, man. Got involved in a couple of killings. I left my .357 Magnum in Mexico City, and I left some dead people on the beach,” Manson says in the clip, posted on YouTube by Peacock.
The audio was taken from a phone call Manson made from prison, according to the Los Angeles Times.
In 1969, Manson and members of the Manson Family cult became nationally infamous after committing the Tate-LaBianca murders in 1969, with the victims including pregnant actress Sharon Tate, wife of director Roman Polanski, Folgers coffee heiress Abigail Folger, celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring and four others.
Manson did not directly participate in the killings but ordered followers to carry them out and helped tie up two of the victims himself prior to their deaths. He was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, and remained in prison until his death in 2017.
The documentary series “Making Manson” is scheduled to premiere on Peacock Tuesday.
• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.
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