By Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry
A nationwide bestseller—over 7 million copies bought. "[A] social record of infrequent importance."—The New Republic
Prosecuting legal professional within the Manson trial, Vincent Bugliosi held a special insider's place in a single of the main baffling and scary circumstances of the 20 th century: the cold-blooded Tate-LaBianca murders conducted by way of Charles Manson and 4 of his fans. What encouraged Manson in his possible senseless number of sufferers, and what used to be his carry over the younger ladies who obeyed his orders? this is the gripping tale of this recognized and haunting crime.
either Helter Skelter and Vincent Bugliosi's next Till dying Us Do Part received Edgar Allan Poe Awards for top true-crime ebook of the 12 months. 50 pages of black-and-white images
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The McQuaigs’ residence was one of the better tended, its yard neat with typical north Florida vegetation that included orange trees and semitropical plants. Inside, the house was very obviously family-oriented. The living-room furnishings were worn and comfortable. Photographs of the McQuaigs’ six children, fifteen grandchildren, and fifteen great-grandchildren smiled at visitors from the every available surface. A dining table, capable of seating a large family group, occupied the area between living room and kitchen.
This was no surprise as the two had periodically stayed in touch since Thompson retired from his St. Augustine insurance business to return to his hometown, near Asheville, North Carolina. But the holiday season was always a busy time in law enforcement—lots of traffic accidents, domestic fights, DUIs by those who had celebrated too heartily—so the card, along with other mail, lay unopened until after New Year’s. On the January day that Sheriff Perry finally slit open the envelope, he had no idea that it would contain the key to the savage killings that had plagued local law enforcement for nearly a decade.
Eugene Wells, an employee of the Anastasia Mosquito Control District, was collecting water samples from the borrow ponds on Fish Island and identifying potential mosquito-breeding areas. As he was turning around by one of the ponds, he noticed something floating in the water, stopped his truck, and got out to check further. His first thought was that it was a department store mannequin that had been discarded. Returning to his truck, he put on a pair of water boots and stepped into the edge of the pond to get a better look.