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...sure, these shows are more objectionable in the mass than individually. Sawyer's interview with the Manson women, despite a couple of squishy moments ("The homecoming princess who sang in the church choir -- remember her?"), was relatively restrained and undeniably compelling. Stone Phillips was less circumspect with Dahmer ("Was it the killing that excited you, or is it what happened after the killing?") but didn't pander needlessly...
...human psychology. We watch to be reassured these people are monsters, not at all like you and me. And to face the fear that in some basic ways they are exactly like you and me. Krenwinkel and Van Houten today could be mistaken for high-school English teachers. Even Manson had a rare moment of recognizable ) humanity. Shown a videotape of Krenwinkel, whom he had not seen in nearly 25 years, he turned from the screen and offered one sincere, poignant response. "She got old on me," he said...
America's romance with real-life mass murder is going mainstream. Two years ago, serial-killer trading cards sparked national outrage. Now Jeffrey Dahmer and Charles Manson co-star with Diane Sawyer and Jane Pauley. Even eggheads have got the bug, thanks to a serial-killer cover on the New York Review of Books. Hey, there's gold in them thar psychos...
...Charles Manson has earned some $600 in royalties from a line of caps, surfer pants and T shirts adorned with his image and such studiously ironic slogans as support family values and charlie don't surf. Sales took off after Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose began wearing the T shirts in concert and covered a Manson song on a recent album...
...Manson the Typeface...