Helter Skelter (book) 2011. Helter Skelter (book) Helter Skelter (1974) is a 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. The book recounts and assesses the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of Charles Manson and his followers for the notorious 1969 murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, actress Sharon Tate, and several others. The book takes its title from the
Live at San Quentin (Charles Manson album) the Allmusic website commented "the authenticity of Charles Manson "Live at San Quentin" places it with other historic prison recordings, even as it occupies a micro-genre all its own". Stephen Kaplan, distributor of "" in the 1980s, wrote "Kids buy it thinking they are going to get devil-worship music. But when they get home and find they have an album of mediocre folk songs, a lot of them are disappointed". Live at San Quentin (Charles Manson album) Live at San Quentin is a bootleg album by American folk musician and convicted murder-conspirator Charles Manson, and was released on Grey Matter