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The long prison journey of Leslie Van Houten : life beyond the cult / Karlene Faith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Faith, Karlene.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Van Houten, Leslie, 1949-.
- Van Houten, Leslie.
- Manson, Charles, 1934-2017.
- Manson, Charles.
- Women prisoners--California--Biography.
- Women prisoners.
- Women murderers--California--Biography.
- Women murderers.
- Ex-cultists--California--Biography.
- Ex-cultists.
- California.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 216 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Northeastern University Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- Faith presents an in-depth look at how Leslie Van Houten, the "girl next door", became one of the Charles Manson "girls". Now in prison for her part in the LaBianca murders, Leslie is now out of Manson's grasp. Her long prison journey is a riveting feminist and spiritual story of recovering one's self. Illustrations.
- Contents:
- Part 1 The Journey
- 1 Getting Acquainted 3
- 2 Life Before the Crime 27
- 3 The Crime and First Trial 39
- 4 Reminiscences and Transitions 57
- 5 A New Trial 97
- 6 Temporary Freedom and a Third Trial 119
- 7 Doing Time 135
- 8 Reflections 155
- Part 2 Leslie's Letters
- 9 Marking Time 167.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1555534813
- OCLC:
- 46394174
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