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Manson's Prosecutor Looks Back

...But he'd rather be prosecuting George Bush

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(Newser) – Vincent Bugliosi is sick of talking about Charles Manson. He’d rather discuss his new book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder. But as the man who prosecuted Manson and co-wrote Helter Skelter, that’s what people ask him about to this day. “They’re so interested,” he says near the 40th anniversary of the murders. “The durability of this case is just incredible.”

Why is that? “The murders were probably the most bizarre in American crime,” he theorizes. “The very name ‘Manson’ has become a metaphor for evil.” He’s disappointed Manson wasn’t executed—“That would have been the correct sentence”—but defends his support of cancer-sufferer Susan Atkins’ parole request. “The mercy she was asking for is so minuscule. She’s about to die. It’s not like we’re going to see her at Disneyland.”

Vincent Bugliosi speaks at a news conference in Burlington, Vt., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008.
Vincent Bugliosi speaks at a news conference in Burlington, Vt., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008.   (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
Vincent Bugliosi, left, speaks at a news conference in Burlington, Vt., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008.
Vincent Bugliosi, left, speaks at a news conference in Burlington, Vt., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008.   (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
The cover of the best-selling
The cover of the best-selling "Helter Skelter."
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I don't like to see anyone get away with murder. O.J. Simpson got away with two, and I wrote the book Outrage. If I can get that angry over one or two murders, you can imagine the way I feel about Bush.
- Vincent Bugliosi

He's got this image, almost a glamorous outlaw type ... but (kids) really don't know who he is. They don't know how evil he is. I think if they really knew who Manson was, they would not be wearing those shirts. - Vincent Bugliosi, Manson prosecutor

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Reader60610265
Aug 8, 09 12:48 PM CDT
As far as the manson gang is concerned, they all should have been executed, but I want to know more about the book Bugliosi is writing. Reply
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Reader64481089
Aug 8, 09 12:53 PM CDT
"The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder..............." Nuff Said Reply
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Jayster999
Aug 8, 09 1:37 PM CDT
This country has been in a state of war ever since WWII, so every standing president has been complicit in the death of innocents--including Obummer. The only way to do away with this interventionist warmongering would be to dismantle the military-industrial complex that Ike warned us about. That my friends will never happen--too much money, graft and power for the big boys to relinquish. Reply
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JaneMP
Aug 8, 09 2:34 PM CDT
Heaven help me! I agree with Jayster!
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kokuaguy
Aug 8, 09 2:13 PM CDT
His best book was "The Betrayal of America: How the Supreme Court Undermined the Constitution and Chose Our President" which came out very quickly after the 2000 election. He was much discussed and sought after until after 9/11 when the topic become politically incorrect to even discuss and taboo for the most part. His thesis was that the five justices who voted to put Bush in the White House could and should be impeached. Reply
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