Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties

by Tom O'Neill

Sure enough, I reached his ex-wife, Ellen Josefson (née Nylund), by phone in Sweden. Josefson didn’t beat around the bush. “He was working for the CIA,” she said. “That is why I am worried to talk to you.” Was she sure about that? “Yes, I am sure.”