CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties — How Stories Become History
How does an official explanation become accepted history—and what should happen when later evidence reveals that important pieces never fit cleanly?
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Using CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O’Neill with Dan Piepenbring as our lens, this investigation examines how prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, witnesses, journalists, institutional secrecy, and cultural repetition can shape public understanding of a historical event.
O’Neill’s reporting challenges elements of the…
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