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. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-15-2008; Not Just For Adults; I suggested to my 14-year old son, who wanted to read a non-fiction crime/courtroom book that he try "Helter Skelter" by Vincent Bugliosi. He not only read the entire 400 page book, he was mesmerized and wrote the following review for...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-02-2008; Real Life Horror Story; This book is not for everyone. It is extremely scary and disturbing. At the same time, it is a fascinating look at the police work and prosecution that brought the murderous Manson Family to justice. The book is hard to put down; the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-29-2008; Best Book Bar None on Manson and his Followers; Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry paint a riveting portrait of the Manson murders and the Manson "family". Being the lead and, later, sole prosecutorof the Manson gang for those vicious murders puts Bugliosi in the ideal position to tell...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-28-2008; Heltewr Skelter; I bet Vincent never thought people would one day have home computers and be able to read the police reports and see the blood evidence because once you do that, you quickly find the book is complete B.S. The crimes could have never taken...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-15-2008; Not Just For Adults; I suggested to my 14-year old son, who wanted to read a non-fiction crime/courtroom book that he try "Helter Skelter" by Vincent Bugliosi. He not only read the entire 400 page book, he was mesmerized and wrote the following review for...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-28-2008; Heltewr Skelter; I bet Vincent never thought people would one day have home computers and be able to read the police reports and see the blood evidence because once you do that, you quickly find the book is complete B.S. The crimes could have never taken...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-13-2006; Gratuitous slasher porn; In this decade of fear, the drama of the Manson family murders is making a comeback. Unfortunately, it's still the same self-aggrandizing slasher-porn that it was in 1974. In amongst pages upon pages of case minutiae (this overlong...; read full review | report as inappropriate