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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Curt Gentry, Vincent Bugliosi
4.05 AVERAGE
1.51k reviews for:
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Curt Gentry, Vincent Bugliosi
4.05 AVERAGE
Very well written, but extremely hard to read in some parts. When Sadie/Sarah described the murders to her cellmate, I felt physically ill. Not for the faint of heart, but very well done.
I couldn't finish this book. Wow it was dry and boring. It includes everything related to the crimes, very detailed, but it makes the police officers sound incompetent.
Trigger Warning: Gore, Violence, Murder
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In Helter Skelter, we follow prosecuting Attorney Vincent Bugliosi as he gives insight on one of the most grueling and horrid crimes. What appears to be one of the most haunting crimes, you get to read about the mindless behavior of Charles Manson and the women who followed his orders. What hold did he have on them? Why did they obey him? How were the victims selected? This chilling novel will leave you completely mind blown.
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If I haven’t made it clear, I am a crime junkie through and through. When it comes to serial killers I have this unhealthy obsession on trying to figure out what made them do it. Everyday we have the option to choose the right thing or the wrong thing. So I am always curious to know what event occurs that makes them decide….”this is it. Today is the day I become a murderer.” Expect more crime books in the future.
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Random fact: I watched an interview where Charles Mansion said that he hates Ted Bundy. Proceeded to call him a “poop butt.”
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In Helter Skelter, we follow prosecuting Attorney Vincent Bugliosi as he gives insight on one of the most grueling and horrid crimes. What appears to be one of the most haunting crimes, you get to read about the mindless behavior of Charles Manson and the women who followed his orders. What hold did he have on them? Why did they obey him? How were the victims selected? This chilling novel will leave you completely mind blown.
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If I haven’t made it clear, I am a crime junkie through and through. When it comes to serial killers I have this unhealthy obsession on trying to figure out what made them do it. Everyday we have the option to choose the right thing or the wrong thing. So I am always curious to know what event occurs that makes them decide….”this is it. Today is the day I become a murderer.” Expect more crime books in the future.
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Random fact: I watched an interview where Charles Mansion said that he hates Ted Bundy. Proceeded to call him a “poop butt.”
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*AUDIOBOOK* WHEWWWWW 27 long hours spent but clearly it was well written because I listened to all of them. I liked this a lot, though if it was written today it would be flagged as problematic I think for its focus on the murderers and not the victim. In addition, I think it lacks the proper exploration of perspective on group think and how Charlie prayed on his cult members intentionally to find people that he could exploit for crime. My last qualm was that the author couldn’t help but pat himself and his prosecution skills at every opportunity. But hey! It was the biggest public trial up to that point. It’s a good book and a nice alternative to true crime podcasts. I don’t know if I would’ve made it through in visual format.
The book is interesting, however would have appreciated a bit more about the police investigation itself and its methodology.
Another aspect that could have been expanded was the prison system for Manson, and its failure in his rehabilitation.
Another aspect that could have been expanded was the prison system for Manson, and its failure in his rehabilitation.
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