Angela Lansbury once made a drastic move decades ago to keep Helter Skelter away from her home.
Following the death of the "Murder, She Wrote" actress, fans publicly mourned her passing and many shared run-ins and anecdotes of their experiences with the on-screen legend. One of the most interesting stories came from writer and photographer Christopher Moloney, who recalled Angela moving her family to Europe to keep her kids away from Charles Manson.
"Angela Lansbury told a story about her daughter falling under the spell of a Hollywood deadbeat," he tweeted. "He would pick the girl up from school and get her to steal money and food from her parents for him. Worried, Lansbury moved the entire family to Ireland. The guy was Charles Manson."
Back in 2014, the "Beauty and the Beast" star recalled moving for the sake of her children, particularly daughter Deidre, who was getting involved in drugs.
"It started with cannabis but moved on to heroin," she told the DailyMail.com. "There were factions up in the hills above Malibu that were dedicated to deadly pursuits. It pains me to say it but, at one stage, Deidre was in with a crowd led by Charles Manson."
Manson and his followers were arrested following the 1969 murders of several people, including actress Sharon Tate, Abigail Folger, heiress to the Folgers Coffee Company, and Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. Manson was given a life sentence and died in prison in 2017.
It's certainly feasible that Angela's move to Ireland saved her daughter from falling further under Manson's spell.
"She was one of many youngsters who knew him — and they were fascinated. He was an extraordinary character, charismatic in many ways, no question about it," the actress said of Manson.
Believing that Manson was dangerous, Angela recalled telling her husband Peter that they needed to get out of town… and quickly.
"So we upped sticks and moved the family to a house I found in County Cork. I was drawn to Ireland because it was the birthplace of my mother, and it was also somewhere my children wouldn't be exposed to any more bad influences," she said. "So I refused all work for a year and simply kept house. I bought Elizabeth David's books and learnt how to cook properly. It was a wonderful time in my life."