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Overview
A national bestseller—over 7 million copies sold. "[A] social document of rare importance."—The New Republic
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.
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.
Taking a look at the man, the method and the madness, this revised audiobook reveals what really happened in the murders carried out by the Manson family. Abridged. 5 CDs.
Synopsis
The #1 bestselling crime book of all time has been revised with a new afterword by Vincent Bugliosi. In August of 1969, the nation was shocked to learn of the brutal murders of actress Sharon Tate and six other innocent victims-all shot, stabbed, and bludgeoned to death in a two-day rampage of terror. The murderers were young men and women from middle-class families, followers of the now-notorious serial killer Charles Manson. How did Manson convince his "family" to kill? What actually happened that fatal night at Sharon Tate's Hollywood home? Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi takes readers behind the scenes of the longest trial in American history-and inside the mind of one of America's most compelling criminals.
New Republic
[A] social document of rare importance.