Helter Skelter: the true story of the Manson murders

Description:

37940 shelf. Thick volume. Gold-stamped black cloth spine w/ charcoal bds. No names, clean text. Wear to dust jacket, esp. at spine ends. With b/w photos. "first edition" on copyright, but slug on back cover, no price on dj flap. Index 502 p. Seller Inventory # 084539

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Synopsis:

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. 50 pages of black-and-white photographs

About the Author:

Vincent Bugliosi (1934―2015), was the prosecutor of Charles Manson and author of Helter Skelter, Outrage, and other #1 bestselling books.

Curt Gentry (1931-2014), an Edgar winner, was the author of J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets, Frame-Up: The Incredible Case of Tom Mooney and Warren Billings, and co-author of Helter Skelter with Vincent Bugliosi.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Helter Skelter: the true story of the Manson...
Publisher: Norton, New York
Publication Date: 1974
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: DJ by Edward P. Diehl
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: Book Club Edition.
Book Type: Book