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Woman learns Charles Manson was her grandfather after DNA test

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A woman who discovered her grandfather was notorious cult leader Charles Manson has turned the discovery into a documentary.

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  1. The Guardian

    ‘I come from a murderer’: the woman who found out Charles Manson was her grandfather (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Difficult new Hulu documentary follows a 26-year-old woman’s startling discovery that she’s related to the notorious, murderous cult leader Sophia Maddox spent her life hearing from her father about how he had never met his father.

  2. Time

    The True Story Behind a DNA Test, a Family Reckoning, and My Grandfather Charles Manson (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    At 22, Sophia Maddox learned that Charles Manson was her grandfather. So she made a documentary about reckoning with the shocking revelation.

  3. New York Post

    ‘My Grandfather Charles Manson’ Documentary on Hulu: Who is Sophia Maddox? (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    This isn't your normal true crime documentary.

  4. MyStateline

    Woman learns Charles Manson was her grandfather after DNA test (opens MyStateline)

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    MyStateline's feed description

    A woman who discovered her grandfather was notorious cult leader Charles Manson has turned the discovery into a documentary.

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