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“Charlie was always preaching love. Charlie had no idea what love was. Charlie was so far from love it wasn’t even funny. Death is Charlie’s trip.”

Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi

January 25, 2021 by narfna 11 Comments

I’m a fan of true crime and thus used to a certain level of uncomfortableness in books and documentaries, and I have a pretty high tolerance for most things, but I was not prepared for this book. I think it’s because Vincent Bugliosi, who was the prosecutor who tried Manson and most of his followers, takes you through everything in unbelievable detail (a couple members of the Family had a separate trial for murders committed before the Tate-LaBianca crimes, and Bugliosi was only a witness […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: charles manson, curt gendry, narfna, non fiction, the true story of the manson murders, true crime, Vincent Bugliosi

narfna's CBR13 Review No:9 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: charles manson, curt gendry, narfna, non fiction, the true story of the manson murders, true crime, Vincent Bugliosi ·
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