Helter Skelter - by Vincent Bugliosi & Curt Gentry (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The #1 bestselling true crime book ever, this revised edition tells what really happened in the murders carried out by the Manson family. Taking a look at the man, the method and the madness, the book now features a new Afterword. of photos.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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.</p><p>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. <em>Helter Skelter</em> is not merely a spellbinding murder case and courtroom drama but also, in the words of <em>The New Republic</em>, a social document of rare importance.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[A] social document of rare importance.-- "The New Republic"<br><br>One of the best crime stories ever written.-- "Chicago Sun-Times"<br>
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