About the Author

Nuel Emmons (1927-2002) first met Charles Manson briefly when he was imprisoned for auto theft in 1956, and again under similar circumstances in 1960. After that, Mr. Emmons began a career as a photojournalist, and he has contributed to a number of magazines both in the United States and Europe. In 1979, he contacted Manson and began the extensive interviews that resulted in this book.

Reviews

“A glimpse of part of the American experience that is rarely described from the inside . . . It compels both interest and horror.”—Washington Post

“Disturbingly hypnotic.”—Vogue