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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Curt Gentry, Vincent Bugliosi
4.05 AVERAGE
1.5k reviews for:
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Curt Gentry, Vincent Bugliosi
4.05 AVERAGE
Granted, I haven’t read a ton of true crime books yet (listened to a lot of podcasts and watched a lot of docs though), but it’s hard to imagine anything topping this. There’s so much depth and detail covered, and it’s all wildly fascinating and terrifying. Also, shoutout to the legend Robert Foxworth for his narration on this audiobook. Mans was INTENSE
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Murder
Group think, cult followers, amoral ideas
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Murder
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism
It was very fascinating and horrifying at the same time because it delved into the mind of Manson and the motivation behind the killings.
Must read if you enjoy true crime stories! As someone who was born in 96 with a general idea of the case and Manson, but no idea the crazy details of this story-- this was blowing my mind and i feel like i got a crash course into 70s pop culture. The narrator makes sure to tell the stories of the victims when covering their murders. He then pops in and turns out he was the prosecutor on this case. It was interesting to follow along how (despite the police messing up as much as they could) all the evidence and information was connected back to the Manson girls but to Manson himself. The trial portion had me thinking I can go to law school now but thats my delulu
I could feel his evil in the pages. It was difficult to stomach.
I have always been fascinated by this tragedy. I knew a lot about it, however this book gave me so much more insight. It was disturbing at times, but I’m glad a soldiered through it. I have also recently become fascinated by Scientology, it it was crazy to learn that Manson has a connection. I think he learned his mind control tricks from his auditing. It mentions in the book that he was only learned in three things- and Scientology is one of them. Glad they all got locked up!
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Bugliosi is a fine writer and the book itself is incredibly thorough and fascinating. However, it's hard to ignore the fact that Bugliosi has a tendency to focus on women's looks in a way where it's clear that he doesn't understand that his judgements are reflective of a societal point of view that puts women down and was instrumental in how Manson was able to seduce those denigrated by society.