Hunting Charles Manson
Subtitle: the quest for justice in the days of helter skelter
By: Lis Wiehl with Caitlin Rother
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780718092085
Subjects: Mass murder investigation; Case studies; Murder; Murderers
Description: 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.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-304) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Charlie the guru; title: Indoctrination at Spahn Ranch; title: The Gary Hinman murder; title: Lotsapoppa; title: "Political piggy"; title: "Do whatever Tex says"; title: The sole survivor; title: The bloody aftermath; title: "How could anybody be so cruel?"; title: "Call the police!"; title: Drug burn or robbery gone wrong?; title: Raid at Spahn Ranch; title: "I felt I could conquer the world"; title: Doing hard time; title: The first family members; title: "Dennis Wilson: I live with 17 girls"; title: Searching for a new home; title: "Somebody dropped the ball"; title: Looking for Terry Melcher; title: The murder of Shorty Shea; title: Hiding out in Death valley; title: Connecting the dots; title: The dominoes begin to fall; title: Forced to cooperate; title: The first death sentence; title: "Mockery of justice"; title: The trial of the century; title: Ronald Hughes disappears; title: Folie à deux; title: Death penalty overturned; title: Manson comes up for parole; title: Alternative scenarios; title: The fight against parole; title: Jason Freeman: "Charles Manson III"; title: Manson's legacy; title: "I'm dying"; title: Epilogue.