Charles Manson: Conversations with a Killer: Manson's Life Behind Bars

Charles Manson: Conversations with a Killer: Manson's Life Behind Bars

by Edward George, Dary Matera
Charles Manson: Conversations with a Killer: Manson's Life Behind Bars

Charles Manson: Conversations with a Killer: Manson's Life Behind Bars

by Edward George, Dary Matera

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Overview

This is the gripping story of the real Charles Manson as told by his long-time prison administrator, counselor, unofficial "press agent," and confidant, Ed George.
 
“Throughout my life, people have asked me about Manson. . . .
‘Does he have hypnotic powers?’ ‘Does he have a diabolical charisma?’ . . .
‘Is he crazy?’ My response is that for some people, the answer to all of the above is yes—except for the last question.” —EDWARD GEORGE
 
Charles Manson was perhaps the most infamous criminal of the twentieth century. Convicted for orchestrating the shocking Tate-LaBianca murders in 1969, and for two other killings, there has been much written about him. But not many people knew him as well as Edward George, who over years of conversations with Manson as his prison administrator, counselor, unofficial “press agent,” and confidant, gained deep insight into Manson’s mind-set. In this updated edition of George’s riveting account, he illuminates the many sides of Manson: charismatic cult leader, master manipulator, calculated “showman,” sly trickster, and more. George and his coauthor, Dary Matera, begin by detailing the troubling events of Manson’s youth, the historic 1969 murders, and the subsequent trial that ended an era. They then pull back the curtain on the intense reality of Manson’s turbulent life behind bars and the events that have transpired since the initial publication of this book in 1999, including Manson’s death in 2017.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781454940869
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Publication date: 04/07/2020
Series: Conversations with a Killer , #2
Pages: 384
Sales rank: 652,563
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Edward George worked for the California Department of Corrections as a counselor and ward supervisor for nearly 20 years. He oversaw Charlie Manson’s detention at both San Quentin and the California Medical Facility. Dary Matera is the author of 14 books, including Are You Lonesome Tonight? and John Dillinger: America’s First Celebrity Criminal.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Note vi

Introduction vii

1 The Troll with the Burning Eyes 1

2 Squeaky's Got a Gun 25

3 "I'll Show You the Way" 37

4 A Riotous New Domain for the Hippy King 59

5 "Step Right Up and See the Monster" 77

6 Yogis, Fake News, and Media Vultures 96

7 "Let Those Bastards Starve!" 111

8 I Coulda been a Rock Star 126

9 A Shocking Reunion at "Disneyland North" 147

10 "Show Your Fangs and Rattle Your Tail!" 172

11 Squeaky's Got a Pen 197

12 A Reign of Voodoo Curses 219

13 Frankenstein on the Main Line 241

14 "She's Coming To Get You" 268

Epilogue 294

Acknowledgments 302

Appendix I The Testimony of Charles Manson, 1970 304

Appendix II Charles Manson Parole Hearing Statement, 1986 315

Appendix III Charles Manson Parole Hearing, 1992 320

Sources 358

Index 363

Picture Credits 371

About the Authors 372

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