I read Helter Skelter many many years ago and the murder of the LaBiancas was deeply disturbing to me. I had naively maintained that if one was wise and careful, one might avoid horrible things happening. I could point to various factors that seemed to invite danger: offending a volatile person, drinking, walking alone at night, meeting strangers alone, wearing provocative clothing, fame, etc. that explained to me why someone might fall victim to murder. The murder of the LaBiancas stripped me of that fantasy since I could see nothing they did which invited their fate.
reading Helter Skelter years ago is what prompted me to buy my first gun....especially the first chapter. 5 people, including 3 adult males, unarmed, slaughtered. If just one of them was armed. Still one of the worst crimes ever...horrible.
Vincent Bugliosi was, IMHO, a terrific prosecutor and a brilliant legal writer up through the end of the O.J. case. Sadly, he seemed to go off the deep end in his latter years. A sad end to a notable career.
I was a 19 y/o kid from Ohio when I moved to Hollywood...and a few weeks later Manson & his groupies did their evil deeds.
What an introduction to Hollywood.
>> I could see nothing they did which invited their fate.
Not having a loaded handgun with extra loaded magazines close at hand?