Charles Manson

by Andy Koopmans

Charles Manson turned to crime in his adolescence and spent his early life in and out of prison. Then, for his role in the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders, Charles Manson became among the best-known criminals and an iconic villain. Decades later, from behind bars, he remains a compelling figure to many.

96 pages, Hardcover

First published May 27, 2005

About the author

Andy is the author of sixteen non-fiction titles, including histories of the Leopold & Loeb trial, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Blues, and biographies of figures including Bruce Lee, Charles Manson, Pol Pot, and Nelson Mandela. He is also the editor of a volume of essays, Examining Pop Culture: Crime and Criminals.

Andy is also a fiction writer, essayist, and poet with publications in journals and anthologies including Black Scat Noir, Black Scat Review, Sunshine Noir II, Fiction International, Central Park, The Southern Anthology, Collage & Bricolage, The Journal of Experimental Fiction, Conceptions Southwest, Heaven Bone, and others. He is the author of two fiction collections: Narrative Cult Visions (1997 MFA thesis) and The Veronicas of Our Own Perversions (2024).

Reviews

[Angela Mihm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Factual information about a difficult subject.