Netflix has released the documentary Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes, a three-part docu-series featuring previously unreleased prison calls, archival footage, and firsthand accounts. The series revisits one of America’s most notorious criminals.
In a 2019 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Brunner described his upbringing as largely normal despite his father’s notoriety. Brunner has also questioned aspects of the prosecution’s narrative surrounding the 1969 murders. Those views differ from the legal findings that resulted in Manson’s conviction. I mean, do we believe in brainwashed zombies out killing people? Arguelles’ daughter, Sophia Maddox, documented the family’s discovery in Hulu’s My Grandfather Charles Manson. The documentary explores how the revelation affected multiple generations and examines questions surrounding inherited trauma and identity.
He said he never developed a relationship with Manson, although the cult leader once sent him a postcard encouraging him to write. He said, “I think the public has been fed some untruths, and this whole thing has been glorified and glammified and blown out of proportion. Maddox has said the project focused on understanding her family’s history rather than revisiting the crimes themselves.
