Fifty years after the Sharon Tate/LaBianca murders, a new and terrifying investigation into the modern rebirth of Charles Manson’s killer family
Perhaps the most notorious American murderer of the twentieth century, Charles Manson’s legacy extends far beyond his horrific crimes. As the wild-eyed, swastika-tattooed, nightmarishly charismatic leader of the Manson Family, he was convicted of the brutal killings of nine people in 1971—including the Tate–LaBianca murders of seven in Los Angeles over two hot August nights in 1969.
He spent the rest of his life in prison, and for the next fifty years preached his twisted philosophies from jail, attracting a whole new batch of freaks to his way of thinking.
In The Last Charles Manson Tapes, authors Dylan Howard and Andy Tillett examine the Manson legacy. With brand new interviews with those closest to him, including Manson’s heirs, friends and followers, experts and historians, and hours of exclusive transcripts of Manson’s own manic preachings from his prison cell, you’ll get to view a side of this serial killer few have ever seen.
Manson’s passing in 2017 has sparked into action a new generation of killer disciples, obsessed with the evil slaying spree he ordered and determined to carry on his “Helter Skelter” vision of an apocalyptic war. With the author’s on-the-ground investigation, learn how the man once described as “the most dangerous man in America” may yet live up to that name.
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“If you don’t know what evil is and you don’t know what bad is, you’re gonna fall victim to it. That’s why I got flesh and blood. Blood dripping off my jaw.”
— Charles Manson
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— Jeffrey Toobin, New York Times bestselling author, praise for the author“Dylan Howard is the rare combination of cutting-edge journalist, true crime commentator, and relentless investigator.”
— Dr. Phil McGraw, praise for the author“The king of Hollywood scoops, his work straddles the work of celebrity voyeurism and keen journalism.”
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Dylan Howard is an investigative reporter with unprecedented access to the facts, one of the most feared journalists in Hollywood. In 2011, he was named Entertainment Journalist of the Year at the National Entertainment Journalism Awards, where the judges labelled him the “go-to guy for authoritative showbiz news and analysis on cable and over-the air television.” He has cracked open scandals around the careers of Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, and Paula Dean and others. His articles have been published in dozens of tabloid magazines each week, including Us Weekly, the National Enquirer, Star, In Touch, Life & Style, RadarOnline.com, and more. He has been described by the New Yorker magazine’s Jeffrey Toobin as “a tabloid prodigy” and by AdWeek as “the king of Hollywood scoops,” He exposed the Tiger Woods sex scandal and also broke the story of the A-list high-stakes poker scam that was later made into the Oscar-nominated film Molly’s Game.
Andy Tillett is a writer who has chased scoops around the globe and broken exclusive stories for numerous magazines and newspapers. He spent five years penetrating his way into Charles Manson’s dangerous inner circle to learn the twisted mindset of America’s most notorious murderer, much uncovered for the first time. Tillett is from and currently resides in Derbyshire, UK.
Adenrele Ojo is an actress, dancer, and audiobook narrator, winner of over a dozen Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for best narration in 2018. She made her on-screen debut in My Little Girl, starring Jennifer Lopez, and has since starred in several other films. She has also performed extensively with the Philadelphia Dance Company. As the daughter of John E. Allen, Jr., founder and artistic director of Freedom Theatre, the oldest African American theater in Pennsylvania, is no stranger to the stage. In 2010 she performed in the Fountain Theatre’s production of The Ballad of Emmett Till, which won the 2010 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Ensemble. Other plays include August Wilson’s Jitney and Freedom Theatre’s own Black Nativity, where she played Mary.
Cassandra Campbell has won multiple Audie Awards, Earphones Awards, and the prestigious Odyssey Award for narration. She was been named a “Best Voice” by AudioFile magazine and in 2018 was inducted in Audible’s inaugural Narrator Hall of Fame.
Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than five thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than nine hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices in 2012.