‘Charles Manson gathered followers, served drugs all under watch…': Witness exposes MKUltra secrets

Did Charles Manson build his cult under the CIA's watch? A dramatic congressional hearing reignited debate after investigative journalist Tom O'Neill testified about alleged links between Charles Manson, the CIA's MKUltra program, LSD experiments, and decades-old government secrecy. While no declassified document has proven Manson was part of MKUltra, the hearing has renewed questions over intelligence operations, missing records, and one of America's most controversial true crime mysteries. Watch the explosive testimony as lawmakers and witnesses revisit claims surrounding MKUltra, mind-control experiments, Charles Manson, CIA records, and the demand for greater transparency over Cold War-era intelligence activities. This video explores the hearing, the allegations, and what is confirmed versus what remains disputed.