Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
by Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry
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Author: Curt Gentry, Vincent BugliosiEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-12
ISBN: 0393322238
Number of pages: 689
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
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- ISBN13: 9780393322231
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Book Review: The One Flaw
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an exciting, compelling book, one of the most memorable non-fiction books ever written. Hats off in particular to co-author Curt Gentry, a truly stimulating writer.
However, I have one quibble: After Bugliosi determined that Manson's motive for the murders was to start a world-wide race war, from which he would emerge as emperor of the world (or something like that), how could he proceed to prosecute Manson as a sane man, and ask for the death penalty? The motive, it seems to me, proves Manson's insanity.
The answer, I suppose, is politics. How could he not ask for the death penalty in this ultra-high-profile case and remain in office?
Summary of Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
A national bestseller-7 million copies sold. Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial, Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the twentieth century: the cold-blooded Tate-LaBianca murders carried out by Charles Manson and four of his followers. What motivated Manson in his seemingly mindless selection of victims, and what was his hold over the young women who obeyed his orders? Here is the gripping story of this famous and haunting crime. 50 pages of b/w photographs.Both Helter Skelter and Vincent Bugliosi's subsequent Till Death Us Do Part won Edgar Allan Poe Awards for best true-crime book of the year. Bugliosi is also the author of Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O. J. Simpson Got Away with Murder (Norton, 1996) and other books. Curt Gentry, an Edgar winner, is the author of J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets (available in Norton paperback) and Frame-Up: The Incredible Case of Tom Mooney and Warren Billings.
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