Sharon Tate and the Manson Murders

by Greg King

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569801576
• ISBN13: 9781569801574
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Barricade Books
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT

I can't say enough about Greg King's book. A true historian and fierce researcher, Greg sure did his homework. He interviewed many people including not only Sharon's family, friends and colleagues, but also Alice La Bianca (Leno's first wife), Janet Parent (Steve's sister), and others. It was a joy to finally read a book focusing on the victims and not the so-called "family." I loved King's way of dedicating the first half of the book to Sharon's life, stopping a few days short of her death, doing the next part about the origins of Manson's "family," and then bringing the two together to the horrible early morning hours of August 9, 1969.The part that kept me spellbound was the chapter entitled, "The Last Day." It reminded me of Thomas Sancton's and Scott Mac Leod's book, "Death of a Princess: The Investigation" (about Diana, Princess of Wales). Sancton and Mac Leod gave an almost minute by minute account of Diana's final hours in Paris on August 30, 1997 and King did basically the same with the goings on at Cielo Drive on August 8, 1969.King gives the spotlight to the people who have been swept under the rug for the past 34 years: the victims. He focuses primarily on Sharon but he does include little known or previously unknown facts about the "other victims." I say, "It's about time!"This is the definitive book about the victims. Vincent Bugliosi's "Helter Skelter" is THE account of the trial. The two books compliment each other very nicely.

Excellent!!!

When I started reading this book, I could NOT put it down. Everything you wanted to know about Sharon Tate is covered in this book, from her birth until her untimely death. King uncovers the questions we always had about Sharon, Roman, Sharons family and close friends & the night of the murders. Sharon will always be the essence of all beauty and good, and her personality and innocence is something I wish we had in todays society. Horray to Greg King!!

The death of a Sweet Human being....Sharon Tate

After reading this book, I felt that justice on Sharon Tate was finally made......No book out in the market EVER paid their right respects to Sharon. To the media , Sharon was nothing more then a mere body, found at 10050 Cielo Drive. To the media, Sharon was nothing more then one of Charles Manson's victims.To the media, Sharon was nothing more, then some pretty blonde, who done a few bad movies that have flopped. No one EVER looked at Sharon as a REAL human being. The media, after her death, did nothing more but mock her, and mock her death. "Oh did you hear....Sharon Tate was slashed by Manson's family.....(ha ha ha) ..." And when Sharon was not mocked by the media, her face appeared in the cover of many magzines in 1969. Not out of respect for her, but just to 'sell em' magazines!'. Here is a book that truly pays full respect to Sharon tate. She was a young aspiring actress, mother to be, sweet human being who lived her life to the fullest. Sharon had a true zest for life. Sadly it all ended much to soon. The story of Sharon Tate began as a fairy tale and ended in tragedy. Just after midnight on August 9th 1969 Tate and her houseguests, including Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger and Woyteck Frykowski as well as Steve Parent, who had just came by to visit the caretaker, were slaughtered by Charles Manson's Family- Susan Atkins, Tex Watson and Patricia Krenwinkel. Linda Kasabian was there, but she never committed any actual killings. She just drove the killers there. The killers, one man and three women, cut phone wires and climbed a fence before entering the compound and murdering everyone except the teenage caretaker, William Garrestson. Who was hiding in the guest house. Sharon tate was 8 months pregnant. She begged for her life, and the life of her child. What I don't understand is why there are actual Charles manson fans out there. This man did nothing but take the lives away from innocent people. Him and his human robots.I recommend this book. Great read on the whole subject. First book with a real biography on Sharon. Inside the book, there is a very graphic photo of Sharon and Jay, dead, at the crime scene. I think once you take a look at that photo of Sharon, lying dead in her living room floor, stabbed, soaked in her own blood, then you will actually know and feel what those monsters did to Sharon, and hope that they do indeed rot in prison. I truly hope they never see the light of day. Sharon will never see the light of day, so why should they?

GREAT READ!!

This is a wonderful, detailed book about Sharon that focuses on her life, her dreams, and her accomplishments..this book focuses on who she was and not necessarily who she became..Gregg King did an excellent job of interviewing friends, family members, school mates, co workers, etc. throughout all aspects of her life..it also informs about Jay, Gibby, Voytek, Steven and the La Biancas and gives a detailed account of what happened those two fateful nights..Mr. King allows you to see them as people, with hopes and dreams, and not just as victims..This is a wonderful book for anyone interested in Sharon..She was at a point in her life where she was expecting her first child, working on a troubled marriage and her career falling into place, when she was robbed of everything. This book helps readers understand the pain and anguish the families went through and the good that came from such a horrendous act.

Excellent, detailed biography of 60s starlet

No doubt about it. And it's a shame to admit this, but Sharon Tate may have never achieved her rank in the annals of historical infamy if it wasn't for the band of brutal murderers who slain the poor goddess and her friends on the hot summer night of August 9, 1969. Many historians claim the 1960s - the highly praised, if most tumultuous decade - ended that night when a very pregnant Tate was killed in her home. However, very little about the life of Sharon Tate has been paid attention to, and here, for the first time, is a biography of the beautiful starlet taken before she could shine.Well-written and extremely well researched, Greg King offers us much in-depth information into the life (both pre- and post-murders) of the gorgeous model/actress. For all you who think you know all there is to know about Sharon Tate, think again. Most of the time, books such as "Helter Skelter" focus primarily on the murders, the trial, and the life of the insane Manson "family." And so, because there hasn't been too much written about Tate's life, this is both a refreshing and pleasurable account.And, while it does give a detailed account of the horrendous killing, there is much to be discovered about this beauty. "Sharon Tate and the Manson Murders" is sure to become one of, if not THE, hottest reads of the summer.