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Side-By-Side Comparison Of Charles Manson In Mindhunter Scene And Real Life Interview

Side-By-Side Comparison Of Charles Manson In Mindhunter Scene And Real Life Interview

The Netflix series has been praised for how accurate the serial killers are portrayed.

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

There are plenty of reasons to love Netflix's Mindhunter, which explores some of the biggest and whackiest serial killers of the 20th century.

But it's their attention to detail in the recreation and embodiment of these criminals that has people amazed.

Viewers who watched the first season praised the actor who played Ed Kemper, however the second installation is getting commendation for the man that portrayed Charles Manson.

Check out this side-by-side comparison between the Mindhunter scene where FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) interview the infamous cult leader and the first interview Manson did after being locked up.

The interview Manson did with 60 Minutes Australia was an incredible look at the man who was convicted of first-degree murder for the deaths of Gary Hinman and Donald Shea. He was also accused of ordering the brutal and savage murders of nine others.

The TV interview showed his reluctance to sit down and his sometimes wild expressions of his ideologies.

While this wasn't a shot-by-shot, line-by-line remake in Mindhunter, the showrunners carefully reimagined what it would be like if he was interviewed by FBI agents.

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It's clear they drew inspiration from this TV chat for the series and the actor who played Manson, Damon Herriman, absolutely nailed it.

Interestingly, Herriman also played Manson for Taratino's recently released Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.

Now, if you're looking for a like-for-like recreation, then have a look at the first season's go at Edmund Kemper.

Real-life interviews were circulated on social media shortly after the show debuted on Netflix and it showed actor Cameron Britton's attention to detail. Take a look for yourself...

Born in 1948, Kemper abducted and murdered several women in the 1970s, not to mention his own mother and grandparents.

His victims were typically young female hitchhikers, who he would lure into his vehicle before driving them to secluded areas to kill them. He then took the corpses back to his home to be decapitated and dismembered.

He also admitted to regularly engaging in necrophilic acts and once claimed to have feasted on the flesh of one of his victims, although this grisly confession was later retracted.

Following trial in 1973, and having been earlier diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, he requested the death penalty.

However, capital punishment was temporarily suspended in California at the time following a ruling that previous death penalty laws were unconstitutional, and he instead received eight life sentences.

Featured Image Credit: Channel 9

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