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​In Memory of Susan Denise Atkins-Whitehouse

Definition of fiction;
"Something feigned, invented, or imagined;
a made up story"

Definition of fictionalize;
"To make into fiction;
give a somewhat imaginative or fictional version of"
Dictionary.com

"To change (a true story) into fiction
by changing or adding details"
Merriam-Webster.com

The following is presented on screen
at the start of one of those movies -
(we have bolded key words)

"The following dramatization, although fictionalized,
is based on actual events.
Dialogue and certain events and characters
have been created or altered for dramatic purposes"

What follows is an excerpt from Editor's Note,
The Myth of Helter Skelter
(by Susan Atkins-Whitehouse)

"...The myth was becoming
more important than the truth.
And so this was a last resort.
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​ And I'm guessing the people
who fabricated the myth
​ for their own agenda or enrichment
will simply ignore this,
but at least it's here for anyone who actually wants 
to try to see what really happened..."

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