IRB Intro #3: Helter Skelter- The True Story Of The Manson Murders

I've always been interested in murder. Well that's not totally true, my real interest peaks at the idea of the criminal mind. I love Law and Order, and I have even gone as far as watching actual trials for serial killers online for entertainment. Most interesting is picking apart a person and trying to answer the question that often the victims, police and even a handful of psychologist can't, why? For this reason, I chose Helter Skelter, by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry for my new IRB. This book covers Bugliosi's firsthand account of the Manson cases as a former prosecutor on Charles Manson's trial. Helter Skelter remains the number one best selling true crime book written for its vivid depiction of the true story behinding the chilling Manson family. In 1974, when this book was released, it flew off of store shelves as people were eager to get an inside look at the mastermind behind the series of brutal murders uncovered at the time. Bugliosi accurately describes the truth and detail behind the murders and the murderers in a way that Americans have not soon forgotten.