A real chronicle of one of the most controversial trials of the 20th century—the case of a group murder committed by Charles Manson’s “Family,” whose victims included actress Sharon Tate and her friends. The book contains shocking details of the crime, a religious and mystical context, a psychological portrait of the “California butcher,” and a documentary account of one of the longest-running legal proceedings in history. The tragedy that unfolded in late-1960s Hollywood has not lost its edge to this day: it has no statute of limitations, the names of the participants are still on everyone’s lips, and the key figures over time have become cult icons.