Geraldo on Manson: He ‘Stunk of Evil’ And ‘All I Can Say to Charlie Is Go to Hell’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT HEMMER 10 ░░░░░░░░ The infamous cult leader ░░░░░░░░ Manson is dead at ░░░░░░░░ 83 serving nine life ░░░░░░░░ for orchestrating eight murders ░░░░░░░░ the summer of 1969 ░░░░░░░░ Rivera sitting down with ░░░░░░░░ mad man in a ░░░░░░░░ and revealing interview behind ░░░░░░░░ in San Quinten clip ░░░░░░░░ RIVERA Why did those ░░░░░░░░ murder for you MANSON ░░░░░░░░ didn t murder for ░░░░░░░░ RIVERA You told them ░░░░░░░░ MANSON No no no ░░░░░░░░ Come back that s ░░░░░░░░ reality RIVERA What is ░░░░░░░░ No Reality is they ░░░░░░░░ what they did and ░░░░░░░░ responsible for their own ░░░░░░░░ I m responsible for ░░░░░░░░ actions You think I ░░░░░░░░ still be here if ░░░░░░░░ was guilty of anything ░░░░░░░░ me in the eye ░░░░░░░░ me straightaway in the ░░░░░░░░ Do I look like ░░░░░░░░ m guilty about anything ░░░░░░░░ You look more guilty ░░░░░░░░ anyone I looked at ░░░░░░░░ my life MANSON The ░░░░░░░░ are trying to make ░░░░░░░░ you are doing is ░░░░░░░░ a legend creating a ░░░░░░░░ you are creating whatever ░░░░░░░░ are judging yourselves with ░░░░░░░░ the word Manson That ░░░░░░░░ not me at all ░░░░░░░░ You aren t a ░░░░░░░░ Charlie You are a ░░░░░░░░ clip ends HEMMER Here ░░░░░░░░ the cover for The ░░░░░░░░ York Post with the ░░░░░░░░ EVIL DEAD going on ░░░░░░░░ read Make room Satan ░░░░░░░░ Manson finally going to ░░░░░░░░ end quote The man ░░░░░░░░ conducted an interview with ░░░░░░░░ now And Geraldo good ░░░░░░░░ to you So long ░░░░░░░░ You are sitting there ░░░░░░░░ are talking to him ░░░░░░░░ stare right between the ░░░░░░░░ you see the swastika ░░░░░░░░ on his forehead And ░░░░░░░░ do you remember from ░░░░░░░░ day RIVERA You know ░░░░░░░░ it s almost although ░░░░░░░░ s 30 years ago ░░░░░░░░ s almost as if ░░░░░░░░ were last week I ░░░░░░░░ it so vividly They ░░░░░░░░ him into the room ░░░░░░░░ and he had those ░░░░░░░░ beady eyes The swastika ░░░░░░░░ his eyebrows He just ░░░░░░░░ he stunk of evil ░░░░░░░░ every way and you ░░░░░░░░ all I can say ░░░░░░░░ Charlie is go to ░░░░░░░░ Bill HEMMER Wow Why ░░░░░░░░ he agree to talk ░░░░░░░░ you RIVERA That s ░░░░░░░░ great question I don ░░░░░░░░ know I think he ░░░░░░░░ very whimsical kind of ░░░░░░░░ There are plenty of ░░░░░░░░ who have over the ░░░░░░░░ wanted to interview him ░░░░░░░░ have Tom Snyder Diane ░░░░░░░░ and Charlie rose I ░░░░░░░░ he wanted to see ░░░░░░░░ he could get over ░░░░░░░░ me and stare me ░░░░░░░░ and bully me That ░░░░░░░░ a era when I ░░░░░░░░ having the fist fights ░░░░░░░░ the neo nazis I ░░░░░░░░ in a perverse way ░░░░░░░░ to bring there is ░░░░░░░░ doubt this guy had ░░░░░░░░ charisma about him a ░░░░░░░░ like Adolph hitler with ░░░░░░░░ for human life He ░░░░░░░░ me he wanted to ░░░░░░░░ 50 million people to ░░░░░░░░ save the environment He ░░░░░░░░ was in every regard ░░░░░░░░ embodiment of Satan of ░░░░░░░░ devil The person who ░░░░░░░░ seduce his cult his ░░░░░░░░ Upper middle class well ░░░░░░░░ mostly young ladies to ░░░░░░░░ these barbaric crimes I ░░░░░░░░ with a lot of ░░░░░░░░ discussion about the charisma ░░░░░░░░ the fact that he ░░░░░░░░ so in many ways ░░░░░░░░ popular The most popular ░░░░░░░░ shirt in the world ░░░░░░░░ a time bigger than ░░░░░░░░ a celebrity for all ░░░░░░░░ wrong reasons But I ░░░░░░░░ that when we lose ░░░░░░░░ of it is the ░░░░░░░░ people he butchered Sharon ░░░░░░░░ 8 1 2 months ░░░░░░░░ when they cut her ░░░░░░░░ and hung her upside ░░░░░░░░ killing the unborn child ░░░░░░░░ with the famous lovely ░░░░░░░░ and so many others ░░░░░░░░ people People who were ░░░░░░░░ nothing wrong totally innocent ░░░░░░░░ grabbed by chance by ░░░░░░░░ killer gang you know ░░░░░░░░ survived perversely so long ░░░░░░░░ to 83 after being ░░░░░░░░ to die in 1971 ░░░░░░░░ hate to sound uncharitable ░░░░░░░░ good riddance to bad ░░░░░░░░ HEMMER When you learn ░░░░░░░░ this it s haunting ░░░░░░░░ this day and how ░░░░░░░░ Americans were haunted by ░░░░░░░░ across the country and ░░░░░░░░ He was sentenced to ░░░░░░░░ California had the death ░░░░░░░░ If anyone should get ░░░░░░░░ why didn t it ░░░░░░░░ here RIVERA Well in ░░░░░░░░ he was sentenced in ░░░░░░░░ 1971 the death penalty ░░░░░░░░ convicted in 1972 the ░░░░░░░░ penalty was declared unconstitutional ░░░░░░░░ it was constituted at ░░░░░░░░ time The California Supreme ░░░░░░░░ ruled that everybody in ░░░░░░░░ on death row including ░░░░░░░░ and his entire family ░░░░░░░░ now have their sentences ░░░░░░░░ from the ultimate punishment ░░░░░░░░ to life imprisonment Bizarrely ░░░░░░░░ were eligible for parole ░░░░░░░░ 12 times went before ░░░░░░░░ parole board and argued ░░░░░░░░ he should be released ░░░░░░░░ was in some way ░░░░░░░░ One of his family ░░░░░░░░ one died One of ░░░░░░░░ family members has recently ░░░░░░░░ granted parole but it ░░░░░░░░ in the desk of ░░░░░░░░ Jerry Brown who has ░░░░░░░░ to decide whether or ░░░░░░░░ to release her But ░░░░░░░░ you think about what ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned how it ░░░░░░░░ everyone bill from California ░░░░░░░░ beyond This is what ░░░░░░░░ these murders of these ░░░░░░░░ innocent prominent people this ░░░░░░░░ what led to the ░░░░░░░░ home security industry in ░░░░░░░░ It helped divide the ░░░░░░░░ side of Los Angeles ░░░░░░░░ the east side of ░░░░░░░░ Angeles It led to ░░░░░░░░ those signs on everybody ░░░░░░░░ lawn this house protected ░░░░░░░░ so and so security ░░░░░░░░ All the cameras and ░░░░░░░░ which were up until ░░░░░░░░ time usually in businesses ░░░░░░░░ banks and so forth ░░░░░░░░ the home security industry ░░░░░░░░ so important because of ░░░░░░░░ diabolical mass murdering dog ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for sharing ░░░░░░░░ story however disgusting it ░░░░░░░░ be all these years ░░░░░░░░ Thank you.”