“Leave Some Dead People on the Beach”: Manson Police Look at Unknown Murders in Unearthed Recordings

Charles Manson was behind a series of murders that terrorized Southern California in the late 1960s, but the murders he masterminded with his famous “family” may not be the only executions he helped carry out.

Manson appears to have committed several murders in early 1960s Mexico in newly shared audio recordings of the convicted cult leader speaking from prison.

“There’s a whole part of my life that no one knows about,” Manson says in a recorded phone conversation. “I lived in Mexico for a while. I went to Acapulco and stole some cars. I just got involved in things that were way over my head, man. I was involved in a few murders. I left my .357 Magnum in Mexico City, and I left some dead people on the beach.”

The murderous mea culpa was shared in a trailer for the upcoming Peacock docuseries “Making Manson.” The triptych combines decades of audio recordings of Manson in prison to paint a picture of his life before and after the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders carried out by his devotees.

Manson was convicted along with three of his followers in 1971. More than forty years later he died in prison. The new series – which debuts on November 19 – will feature interviews with people who knew Manson inside and outside of prison, including former cellmates and members of his cult.