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Author Wiehl, Lis W., author.

Title Hunting Charles Manson : the quest for justice in the days of helter skelter / Lis Wiehl with Caitlin Rother.

Publication Info. Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2018]

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  364.1523 WIEHL    DUE 10-29-21 Billed
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  364.15234 WIEHL    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  364.1523 WIEHL    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  364.152 WIE    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  364.1523 WIE    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  364.1523 WI    Check Shelf
Description xv, 319 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-304) and index.
Contents Prologue -- Charlie the guru -- Indoctrination at Spahn Ranch -- The Gary Hinman murder -- Lotsapoppa -- "Political piggy" -- "Do whatever Tex says" -- The sole survivor -- The bloody aftermath -- "How could anybody be so cruel?" -- "Call the police!" -- Drug burn or robbery gone wrong? -- Raid at Spahn Ranch -- "I felt I could conquer the world" -- Doing hard time -- The first family members -- "Dennis Wilson: I live with 17 girls" -- Searching for a new home -- "Somebody dropped the ball" -- Looking for Terry Melcher -- The murder of Shorty Shea -- Hiding out in Death valley -- Connecting the dots -- The dominoes begin to fall -- Forced to cooperate -- The first death sentence -- "Mockery of justice" -- The trial of the century -- Ronald Hughes disappears -- Folie à deux -- Death penalty overturned -- Manson comes up for parole -- Alternative scenarios -- The fight against parole -- Jason Freeman: "Charles Manson III" -- Manson's legacy -- "I'm dying" -- Epilogue.
Summary New York Times bestselling author and former federal prosecutor Lis Wiehl uses new research and first-hand interviews to tell the heart-pounding story of Charles Manson's horrific crimes, the painstaking investigation that followed, and the inspired prosecution that put him away.-- Publisher's description.
Subject Manson, Charles, 1934-2017.
Manson, Charles, 1934-2017. (OCoLC)fst00043816
Murderers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
Mass murder investigation -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
Murder -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Criminals & Outlaws.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Law Enforcement.
HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
TRUE CRIME -- Murder -- Mass Murder.
Mass murder investigation. (OCoLC)fst01011420
Murder. (OCoLC)fst01029781
Murderers. (OCoLC)fst01029821
California -- Los Angeles. (OCoLC)fst01204540
Genre/Form Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
True crime stories.
ISBN 9780718092085
0718092082
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