Author | Vincent Bugliosi with Curt Gentry |
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Language | English |
Subject | Charles Manson and the "Manson Family" |
Genre | True crime |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Publication date | 1974 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 502 pp |
ISBN | 9780393087000 |
OCLC | 15164618 |
Helter Skelter: The True Story of The Manson Murders is a 1974 book by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry. Bugliosi had served as the prosecutor in the 1970 trial of Charles Manson. The book presents his firsthand account of the cases of Manson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and other members of the self-described Manson Family. It is the best-selling true crime book in history.[1]