“The truth is I believe, and others believe, that if they had succeeded in this crazy idea of getting Bobby Beausoleil out of prison, I think Manson would’ve killed him because he was a liability,”

Joe Berlinger · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05

Berlinger speculates that Manson would have killed Beausoleil if the plan to free him had succeeded because Beausoleil was a liability.