because later, terry melcher politely, but firmly rejected charlie manson. charlie was really crushed. keith morrison: he would not be a rock 'n' roll star. he would not be rich and famous. he was a failure, which to manson meant, said his parole officer roger smith-- charlie was in serious danger of losing the family. he did something that politicians are masterful at, and that is he creates this horrible thing out there. there's going to be a race war. [sirens] keith morrison: it was a time of racial strife in america, especially in la. and manson blended that information somehow with the book of revelation to prophesy armageddon, a world-ending race war. he called it helter skelter, after one of the songs on the beatles' "white album." his followers believed it. but did he? roger smith isn't so sure. roger smith: i think it was basically used to keep them focused and maybe even divert attention from the fact that he was not doing well, in terms of realizing his dream. keith morrison: time to move, he told his family. gather money, cars. get to the desert t

wasn't charlie manson picked up in inyo county? he was.s fleeing from law enforcement ended up in death valley. well, i don't think they had any idea they knew where they were going at this point. jeff drives the bmw off into the desert and almost immediately becomes stuck. they bailed out of the car. and they grabbed three rifles and three handguns. was he armed for armageddon or what? mr. barrus seemed to be very fond of firearms. keith morrison: though it was springtime, it was hot. and with law enforcement not far behind, jeffrey, lloyd, and his girlfriend lugged their arsenal for miles across the desert and then dug a makeshift bunker. but they could not hide from the unforgiving death valley sun. they had lots of firearms, but they had no water. keith morrison: as the standoff went on, some of the cops said they could hear moaning coming from the parched holdouts in the bunker. and they couldn't help but hear the gunfire. and then chp had a helicopter about 11:30 that morning, ended up being shot down by jeff. he fired a rifle and wa