Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

by Bugliosi, Vincent
ISBN: 9780393322231
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In the summer of 1969, in Los Angeles, a series of brutal, seemingly random murders captured headlines across America. A famous actress (and her unborn child), an heiress to a coffee fortune, a supermarket owner and his wife were among the seven victims. A thin trail of circumstances eventually tied the Tate-LeBianca murders to Charles Manson, a would-be pop singer of small talent living in the desert with his "family" of devoted young women and men. What was his hold over them? And what was the motivation behind such savagery? In the public imagination, over time, the case assumed the proportions of myth. The murders marked the end of the sixties and became an immediate symbol of the dark underside of that era.

Vincent Bugliosi was the prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial, and this book is his enthralling account of how he built his case from what a defense attorney dismissed as only "two fingerprints and Vince Bugliosi." The meticulous detective work with which the story begins, the prosecutor's view of a complex murder trial, the reconstruction of the philosophy Manson inculcated in his fervent followers...these elements make for a true crime classic. Helter Skelter is not merely a spellbinding murder case and courtroom drama but also, in the words of The New Republic, a "social document of rare importance."

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Bugliosi, Vincent
  • ISBN: 9780393322231
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.20 x 1.40
  • Number Of Pages: 736
  • Publication Year: 2001

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  • Murder without lifting a finger

    Mollie H. - 3 years 8 months ago

    Helter Skelter is the written record of Vincent Bugliosi's investigation of the Sharon Tate/ Rosemary LaBianca murders. The book starts off slow, setting the scene up from the perspective of the lawyer himself before drawing you into one of the most fascinating murder cases of all time. Charles Manson was drawn into the spotlight as one of the most prolific serial killers of all time, supposedly committing more crimes than detectives know about, even today. This is truly one of the most gruesome series of murders in the history of true crime and the book does a wonderful job of sucking you in and never letting you go.

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  • A True Crime Classic

    Cole R. - 5 years 6 months ago

    A milestone of the genre, probably second only to In Cold Blood in terms of true crime significance. I remember coming across this book as a very young person in my mother's library and was captivated by it. It was something of a coming of age experience, as it was the first time I remember being confronted so thoroughly with the evil that lurks in the hearts of men (and Manson girls). I still return to it occasionally and am immediately swept up in the "trial of the century" atmosphere and I still keenly feel it closing the door forever on the Sixties as we knew them. Harrowing and fascinating.

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