The enigma behind Charles Manson’s motives in the infamous cult murders is being revisited, as an FBI criminal profiler sheds light on how a “perfect storm” of elements may have led to the grisly crimes.

While numerous theories have been explored about Manson’s ability to persuade a group of young individuals to commit murder on his behalf, filmmaker Errol Morris is presenting a fresh viewpoint in his Netflix documentary “CHAOS: The Manson Murders,” which investigates the psyche of the notorious cult leader.

Drawing from the 2019 book “CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties” by Tom O’Neill and Dan Piepenbring, the documentary explores the notion that external influences might have played a role in Manson’s manipulation of his followers.

“There’s a whole part of my life that nobody knows about,” Manson can be heard saying. “I lived in Mexico for a while. I went to Acapulco, stole some cars.” 

Manson goes on to reveal more details about the supposed murders. 

“I just got involved in some stuff over my head, man,” he added. “Got involved in a couple of killings. I left my .357 Magnum in Mexico City, and I left some dead people on the beach.”

“I would never draw the line and say Charlie Manson could manipulate people to do his bidding, but he himself would never do it,” O’Toole said. “I would never draw that line. You can’t simply say that because Charlie hurting other people was part of his repertoire. So, whether he had somebody else do it or he did it himself is certainly something that has to be explored.” 

Fox News Digital’s Ashley Papa and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.