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.The story behind the Manson killings explains how Charles Manson was able to make his "family" murder for him, chronicles the investigation and court trial that brought him to justice, and provides a new afterword that looks at where the killers are today. Reprint.
Винсент Буглиози , Курт Джентри
Биографии и Мемуары18+Vincent Bugliosi
Prosecutor of the Tate-Labianca Trials
with Curt Gentry
HELTER SKELTER
To Gail and Blanche
ILLUSTRATIONS
Map of Death Valley and vicinity
Entrance to Tate residence
Scale diagram of Tate residence
Steven Earl Parent
Driveway leading to Tate residence
Abigail Folger and Voytek Frykowski
Walkway in front of Tate residence
Lettering on front door of Tate residence
Living room of Tate residence
Jay Sebring
Loft over living room of Tate residence
Knife found in chair of Tate living room
Folger-Frykowski bedroom at Tate residence
Sharon Tate’s bedroom
Door leading to swimming pool at Tate residence
Guest house behind Tate residence
Aerial view of LaBianca residence
Lettering on walls of LaBianca residence
Living room of LaBianca residence
Bedroom of LaBianca residence
Leno LaBianca
Rosemary LaBianca
Lettering on wall of Hinman residence
Gary Hinman
Donald “Shorty” Shea
John Philip Haught, aka Zero
Ronald Hughes
Manson at time of Spahn raid, August 1969
Manson at time of Barker raid, October 1969
Charles “Tex” Watson
Leslie Van Houten
Patricia Krenwinkel, aka Katie
Robert “Bobby” Beausoleil
Mary Theresa Brunner
Steven Grogan, aka Clem
Bruce McGregor Davis
Lynette Fromme, aka Squeaky
Sandra Good, aka Sandy
Nancy Pitman, aka Brenda McCann
Catherine Gillies
Ruth Ann Moorehouse, aka Ouisch
Catherine Share, aka Gypsy
George Spahn with Gypsy
Danny DeCarlo, Charles Manson, Robert Reinhard, and Juan Flynn at time of Spahn raid
Raid on Spahn Ranch
Submachine gun seized during Spahn raid
Straight Satans’ sword in special scabbard on Manson’s dune buggy
Terrain leading to Barker Ranch
Barker Ranch
Manson girls arrested during Barker raid
Cabinet under bathroom sink at Barker Ranch
Manuscript of song lyric by Manson seized during Barker raid
Fingerprints found at Tate residence
Clothing discarded by Tate killers
Gun used by Watson in Tate killings
Gun flyer sent out by LAPD
“Helter Skelter” door found at Spahn Ranch
Ronnie Howard
Linda Kasabian
Juan Flynn during interview with Bugliosi
Paul Crockett, Paul Watkins, and Brooks Poston
Kitty Lutesinger
Al Springer
Danny DeCarlo
Dianne Lake, aka Snake
Barbara Hoyt
Stephanie Schram
Charles Manson