Description
The Manson Women and Me
In the summer of 1969, Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel carried out horrific acts of butchery on the orders of the charismatic cult leader Charles Manson. But to anyone who knew them growing up, they were bright, promising girls, seemingly incapable of such an unfathomable crime. Award-winning journalist Nikki Meredith began visiting Van Houten and Krenwinkel in prison to discover how they had changed during their incarceration. The more Meredith got to know them, the more she was lured into a deeper dilemma: What compels "normal" people to do unspeakable things? The author's relationship with her subjects provides a chilling lens through which we gain insight into a particular kind of woman capable of a particular kind of brutality. Through their stories, Nikki Meredith takes readers on a dark journey into the very heart of evil.
Author: Nikki Meredith
Publisher: Citadel Press
Published: 02/26/2019
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780806538594
ISBN10: 0806538597
BISAC Categories:
- True Crime | Murder | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
In the summer of 1969, Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel carried out horrific acts of butchery on the orders of the charismatic cult leader Charles Manson. But to anyone who knew them growing up, they were bright, promising girls, seemingly incapable of such an unfathomable crime. Award-winning journalist Nikki Meredith began visiting Van Houten and Krenwinkel in prison to discover how they had changed during their incarceration. The more Meredith got to know them, the more she was lured into a deeper dilemma: What compels "normal" people to do unspeakable things? The author's relationship with her subjects provides a chilling lens through which we gain insight into a particular kind of woman capable of a particular kind of brutality. Through their stories, Nikki Meredith takes readers on a dark journey into the very heart of evil.
Author: Nikki Meredith
Publisher: Citadel Press
Published: 02/26/2019
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780806538594
ISBN10: 0806538597
BISAC Categories:
- True Crime | Murder | General
- Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
About the Author
Nikki Meredith is an award-winning journalist, a licensed clinical social worker, and a former probation officer. She has been a feature reporter for the San Francisco Examiner, the Marin Independent Journal, and the Pacific Sun. Her work has appeared in Parenting, Psychology Today, Health, USA Today, and Utne Reader. She lives near San Francisco. Visit her at www.nikkimeredith.com.