Episode 414: Manson murders, MKUltra, and the CIA

The First Degree by Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

Aug 5, 202665:23Society & Culture

This week on The First Degree, we're doing something a little different. Consider this episode your CHAOS crash course. Tom O'Neill's groundbreaking book CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixt...

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