Discusses a series of murders in southern California in 1969 that were attributed to a group of hippies led by Charles Manson and relates the subsequent trial of Manson and three of his female followers.
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.
By analysing the trials, Davis ties up the loose ends of the story, debunks the myths and also reveals the shocking conspiracy hatched by Manson that almost certainly resulted in his three female co-defendants not receiving fair trials.
New York: Avon Books, 1993. Noguchi, Thomas T., M.D. Coroner. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1983. Nostra Italia. Vincenza American High School, 1961 Annual. Edited by Barbara Bruni and Jim Hicks. Vincenza, Italy: 196l.
Part Six: The Official Trial Begins The prosecution decides to pursue ‘vicarious liability’ via conspiracy, meaning that all who were involved in the conspiracy to commit murder can be charged.
This is a book that overturns our understanding of a pivotal time in American history.
The gripping story of the real Charles Manson as told by his long-time prison administrator, counselor, unofficial press agent, and confidant, Ed George. “Throughout my life, people have asked me about Manson. . . . “Does he have ...
This book takes the reader into the courtroom from the perspective of the jurors and into the mind of a madman.
"Provocative and entertaining…A powerful and damning diatribe on Simpson’s acquittal." —People Here is the account of the O. J. Simpson case that no one dared to write, that no one else could write.
Part Eight: 'I am what you have made of me.
The book recounts the sensational conspiracy/murder trial of Manson and his cult family, and examines the controversial personalities and social contexts behind one of America's most infamous crimes.