Famed Manson Family Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi Dies at 80

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Source: Los Angeles Times

Famed Manson family prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi dies at 80

By TIMES STAFF Charles Manson

Vincent Bugliosi, the Los Angeles County deputy district attorney who gained worldwide fame for his successful prosecutions of Charles Manson and his followers for the brutal 1969 murders of actress Sharon Tate and six others, has died. He was 80.

Bugliosi also become a best-selling true crime writer, co-authoring the compelling account “Helter Skelter” about the Manson murders and the sensational trial that followed, as well as other literary works.

But he was always aware of his primary legacy.

Charles Manson and other members of his so-called family were convicted of killing actress Sharon Tate and six other people during a bloody rampage in the Los Angeles area during two August nights in 1969. Prosecutors said Manson and his followers were trying to incite a race war that he believed was prophesized in the Beatles' song "Helter Skelter."

“No matter what I do, I’ll be forever known as the Manson prosecutor,” he told once told The Times.

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