Bibliograph

Hunting Charles Manson, the quest for justice in the days of helter skelter, Lis Wiehl with Caitlin Rother

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Hunting Charles Manson, the quest for justice in the days of helter skelter, Lis Wiehl with Caitlin Rother

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hunting Charles Manson

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1016947385

Responsibility statement

Lis Wiehl with Caitlin Rother

Sub title

the quest for justice in the days of helter skelter

Summary

New York Times bestselling author and former federal prosecutor Lis Wiehl uses new research and first-hand interviews to tell the heart-pounding story of Charles Manson's horrific crimes, the painstaking investigation that followed, and the inspired prosecution that put him away.--, Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Charlie the guru -- Indoctrination at Spahn Ranch -- The Gary Hinman murder -- Losapoppa -- "Political piggy" -- "Do whatever Tex says" -- The sole survivor -- The bloddy aftermath -- "How could anybody be so cruel?" -- "Call the police!" -- Drug burn or robbery gone wrong? -- Raid at Spahn Ranch -- "I felt I could conquer the world" -- Doing hard time -- The first family members -- "Dennis Wilson: I live with 17 girls" -- Searching for a new home -- "Somebody dropped the ball" -- Looking for Terry Melcher -- The murder of Shorty Shea -- Hiding out in Death valley -- Connecting the dots -- The dominoes begin to fall -- Forced to cooperate -- The first death sentence -- "Mockery of justice" -- The trial of the century -- Ronald Hughes disappears -- Folie à deux -- Death penalty overturned -- Manson comes up for parole -- Alternative scenarios -- The fight against parole -- Jason Freeman: "Charles Manson III" -- Manson's legacy -- "I'm dying" -- Epilogue

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