在这部查理说剧情/传记/犯罪片中,基于Karlene Faith 所著纪实文学《The Long Prison Journey of Leslie van Houten: Life Beyond The Cult》和Ed Sanders所著小说《The Family》，讲述在震惊世界的曼森谋杀案发生后，三位曼森家族的成员Leslie Van Houten, Patricia Krenwinkel和Susan Atkins被判终身监禁，研究生Faith被派去监狱对她们进行教导，三人将重新审视噩梦般的罪行。
Three young women were sentenced to death in the infamous Manson murder case, but when the death penalty was lifted, their sentence became life imprisonment. One young graduate student was sent in to teach them - and through her we witness their transformations as they face the reality of their horrific crimes.
