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==Charles Manson==

[[Charles Manson]] heard this song, and others from the White Album, and interpreted them as a warning of an approaching [[race war]]. He saw the Beatles as the Four Angels of the [[Apocalypse]] mentioned in the [[New Testament]] book of [[Revelation]] and believed their songs were telling him and his followers to prepare themselves ("Look out, cos here she comes!"). Manson referred to this future war as "Helter Skelter." The words "HealterHelter Skelter" [sic] were also written in blood at the scene of one of the murders committed by the [[Manson Family]].

Because of this connection, [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] assistant [[District Attorney]] [[Vincent Bugliosi]], who led the prosecution of Manson and the other killers, named his best-selling book about the murders ''[[Helter Skelter (book)|Helter Skelter]].'' Bugliosi's book was the basis for two [[Helter Skelter (movie)|films]] of the same title.