Patty Hearst & the Twinkie murders, a tale of two trials
Subtitle: plus "Why was Michelle Shocked shell-shocked?" : and "Reflections of a Realist," outspoken interview
By: Paul Krassner
Series: PM Press outspoken authors series -- 14; PM Press outspoken authors series -- 14.
Publisher: PM Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781629630380
Subjects: Trials, litigation; Radicalism; Interviews; Assassination; Political persecution; Intelligence service; Investigative reporting; Symbionese Liberation Army; Social conditions; Biography; History
Description: Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders is darkly satiric take on two of the most famous cases of our era: the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst and the shocking assassination of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and gay leader Harvey Milk. As a reporter for the Berkeley Barb, Paul Krassner was ringside at the spectacular California trials, and his hilarious deadpan style captures the nightmare reality behind the absurdities of the courtroom circus. Using his infamous satiric pen and investigative chops, Krassner gets to the truth behind the events: the role of the police and FBI, the real deal w.
Notes: Includes material previously published in the Berkeley barb, San Francisco Bay guardian, and other publications.
Table of contents: title: The trial of Patty Hearst; title: The case of the Twinkie murders; title: "Reflections of a Realist" : Paul Krassner interviewed by Terry Bisson; title: Why was Michelle Shocked shell-shocked?