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Helter Skelter: Part Seven of the Shocking Manson Murders

Helter Skelter: Part Seven of the Shocking Manson Murders

Summary

Part Seven: Murder in the Wind

Three female members of the Manson family attempt to testify that they committed the murder without the aid of Charles Manson, prompting Manson himself to speak, martyring himself as the leader of what he calls 'wayward men'.

Manson’s attorney, Ronald Hughes, fails to appear at court. Had he been killed by the Family?

Reviews

  • The fullest story of the Manson case anybody ever is likely to get.
    Wall Street Journal

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Vincent Bugliosi

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