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The original was posted on /r/highstrangeness by /u/Bluest_waters on 2026-05-29 22:19:42+00:00.

Apparently Danny Trejo was in jail with Charlie Manson when Manson was just a petty criminal before he had committed the horrible crimes he eventually would. They discovered that Charlie was a really good hypnotist and he could make them believe they were high on marijuana and or heroin.

In fact he was so good at hypnotizing people, that Danny said the hypnotic heroin trip was just as good as the real thing! It would even 'cause their eyes to turn red just like they did when they were smoking pot For real. For me this is the strangest part. Like how can you consciously turn your eyes red?

and they were very sad to see Charlie Manson get transferred because they're free drug ride ended. I think this gives good insight into how Charlie was able to manipulate people into doing the things they did. Clearly he was skilled at hypnotism and manipulating people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkyDTmSzEfM