Dossier
Charles Manson
Coverage of Charles Manson in the Nexus archive.
- Woman learns Charles Manson was her grandfather after DNA test
Sophia Maddox discovered through a DNA test that Charles Manson, the notorious cult leader, is her grandfather. She documented her emotional journey grappling with this familial connection.
- Manson murders allegedly tied to CIA mind control experiments: congressional testimony
House Republicans held a hearing to investigate alleged links between the CIA's MKUltra program and Charles Manson's cult, citing newly discovered agency records. Testimony included claims about CIA chemist Sidney Gottlieb's correspondence with psychiatrist Dr. Louis West on LSD experiments and Manson's possible exposure to such research in 1967.