Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
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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175 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 05, 2007 Type: User Review |
THE CLASSIC OF CRIME INVESTIGATION
Mr. Bugliosi wrote the book on crime investigation in L.A. Reads better than a novel. Explores the life of Charles Mansion from his pre-Family days up to the brutal crimes, and the sick minds behind them. Some of the best non-fiction you'll ever...
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 08, 2007 Type: User Review |
Forgot how disturbing this was...
I remember the coverage of these awful events when they happened, but had forgotten or wasn't aware of a lot of the details and/or false reporting by the media. This book is enthralling for many reasons- it's amazing what people will do while...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 04, 2007 Type: User Review |
One of my Two Favorite Books
There's a reason why, except for the occasional idiot who admires Charles Manson, this book is almost unanimously reviewed with five stars. It's that good. It's essentially a literary episode of "Dragnet", with the subject of the investigation...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 07, 2007 Type: User Review |
Hide it in your freezer creepy...
WOW! This book is awesome! I love Vincent B. It's not an easy read because there's a lot of technical stuff in there, but it's definitely worth it. I had to leave the book at work a couple of times because I was so creeped out!
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 22, 2006 Type: User Review |
he who owns the past owns the future-big brother
this book is quite possibly the biggest load of bs ive ever read in my life!well maybe not there was that one about hayzues.anyway,this is the guy who put away charlie manson's story of the events surrounding the killings supposedly carried out by...
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 3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 30, 2006 Type: User Review |
This Story Will Scare the Hell Out of You
"Helter Skelter" gives you fair warning when opening its cover. It tells you that you are about to have the hell scared out of you. And it's not kidding.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 04, 2006 Type: User Review |
Told by the man who put Manson away!
Vincent Bugliosi makes no apology for wanting the Manson women to remain in prison for the rest of their lives. But I have seen that these women who were young once, made the mistake of following a madman. While they will probably remain in prison...
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 03, 2006 Type: User Review |
Informative Book
This was a very informative (and at times, scary) book on the Manson murders. It is written by the prosecutor of the case, Vincent Bugliosi. I had only very limited knowledge of the case so reading this book really gave me some futher insight....
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 10, 2006 Type: User Review |
Nothing New
I knew the story of this mentally ill man. This book captured his ability to control others. There was nothing new in the book that I did not know. I did enjoy it though.
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 13, 2006 Type: User Review |
Real, Intriguing, Frightening, but a Winner
Vincent Bugliosi does a wonderful job of describing in detail, the essence behind Manson's theory of "Helter Skelter" and the murders that this theory spawned. Once I started, I could not put this book down, even though the material sent a chill...
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5.00/5 |
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