Manson is forever associated with "Helter Skelter", the term he took from the Beatles song of that name and construed as a race-based conflict that the crimes were intended to precipitate.
Yup, and as I recall from Bugliosi's book and news articles of the time, Manson foresaw himself emerging from the conflict in some sort of leadership role.
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