Charles Manson and the Manson Family

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Bibliography

The Crime Library particularly recommends two books on Manson. Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi is a very thorough examination of the Manson case and trial by the prosecutor. John Gilmore's The Garbage People: A Trip to Helter Skelter and Beyond with Charlie Manson and the Family provides good insight into the personalities of Manson and the various Family members, as well as their life together.

Bugliosi, Vincent, with Curt Gentry, Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders. Bantam Books, 1995.

Emmons, Nuel and Charles Manson, Manson in His Own Words. Grove Press, 1986.

Endleman, Robert, Jonestown and the Manson Family: Race, Sexuality, and Collective Madness. Psyche Press, 1993.

George, Edward and Dary Matera, Taming the Beast: Charles Manson's Life behind Bars. St. Martins Press, 1998.

Gilmore, John, and Rod Kenner, The Garbage People: The Trip to Helter-Skelter and Beyond with Charlie Manson and the Family. Amok Books, 1995.

Murphy, Bob, Desert Shadows: A True Story of the Charles Manson Family in Death Valley. Sagebrush Press, 1993.

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1. Murder!
2. The Crime Scene
3. The Slaughtered - Sharon Tate
4. Abigail & Her Lover
5. Jay Sebring
6. More Victims
7. Suspicion
8. Reward
9. Susan Atkins
10. Confession
11. The Plan
12. More Confessions
13. Charlie
14. Sold for a Pitcher of Beer
15. Institutional Politician
16. The Manipulator
17. Charlie's Followers
18. Helter Skelter
19. Prosecution
20. Evidence
21. Motive
22. The Trial
23. Verdict
24. Afterward
25. Charlie in Prison
26. Leslie Van Houten
27. Where Are They Now?
28. Bibliography