Manson believed he was to release an album of his own music with subtle messages embedded, that would begin the war between races. With summer approaching and his album nowhere near industry standard, he decided he must take matters into his own hands. On August 8th, 1969 he ordered a handful of his loyal followers to stage a gruesome murder, hoping the police would find Black citizens guilty of committing the crime. He chose 10050 Cielo Drive, the former home of music producer Terry Melcher, (who had dismissed Manson's music) and was owned at the time by Roman Polanski and his wife, Sharon Tate. The next night, the group chose the home of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, on the same agenda. 

The story of these murders has been told countless times, but what was life in The Manson Family really like? There are six women who were most instrumental to Manson's following. These women are Mary Brunner, Lynnette Fromme, Patricia Krenwinkel, Susan Atkins, Leslie Van Houten, and Linda Kasabian. This is the story of their relationships with each other, the lives they left behind, and their ever-growing dependence on the man they saw as God.