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Vincent Bugliosi ( /ˌbuːliˈoʊsi/; born August 18, 1934) is an American attorney and author, best known for prosecuting Charles Manson and other defendants accused of the Tate-LaBianca murders, and for defending Stephanie Stearns in the Sea Wind murders of 1974. His most recent books are Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (2007), The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder (2008), and Divinity of Doubt: The God Question (2011).
Bugliosi, who is of Italian ancestry, was born in Hibbing, Minnesota. Bugliosi is a graduate of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, which he attended on a tennis scholarship. In 1964, he received his law degree from UCLA, where he was president of his graduating class.
He is married with two children: Wendy and Vince Jr. He often refers to his wife, Gail, in his books, referencing her understanding and patience with him. He has also stated that he is an agnostic, although open to the ideas of deism.
As a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, he successfully prosecuted Charles Manson and several other members of his "family" for the 1969 murders of Sharon Tate and six others. He lost only one of the 106 felony cases he tried as a prosecutor, which included winning 21 out of 21 murder cases. He later wrote, jointly with Curt Gentry, a book about the Manson trial called Helter Skelter. The book went on to become the biggest selling true crime book in publishing history with over 7 million copies sold.
Actors: Susan Ruttan (actress), Clea DuVall (actress), Gwen McGee (actress), Mary Lynn Rajskub (actress), Robert Pine (actor), Kirk B.R. Woller (actor), Bruno Kirby (actor), Robert Costanzo (actor), Graham Beckel (actor), Robert Joy (actor), Rick Gomez (actor), Nick Jameson (actor), Chris Ellis (actor), Scott Vickrey (editor), Mark Snow (composer),
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller,Actors: Haim Saban (producer), Jules Stewart (miscellaneous crew), George S. Clinton (composer), Dean Norris (actor), Bundy Chanock (miscellaneous crew), Ralph B. Meyer (miscellaneous crew), Edgar J. Scherick (producer), Barry Shabaka Henley (actor), Richard Schiff (actor), Arliss Howard (actor), Ashley Judd (actress), Pruitt Taylor Vince (actor), Treat Williams (actor), Michael D. Ornstein (editor), Louis Giambalvo (actor),
Plot: This is a true crime story based on the book of the same title by prosecuting attorney, Vincent Bugliosi. (Bugliosi is the L.A. prosecutor that put Charles Manson away.) On December 11, 1966, a murder occurs in a small neighborhood of El Sereno, CA. In the middle of the night, Henry Stockton is shot three times in the head and twice in the chest and then his house is set on fire. The murderer left no clues, baffling the police, until a year later when a young pregnant woman is found bludgeoned to death in a Jaguar. Strangely, these two murders are related. As the mystery unfolds a horrific tale of greed, lust and ambition are revealed.
Keywords: based-on-novel, based-on-true-story, murderActors: Frank C. Turner (actor), Garwin Sanford (actor), Ken Camroux (actor), Richard Crenna (actor), Kevin McNulty (actor), Clyde Kusatsu (actor), Alvin Sanders (actor), Hart Bochner (actor), Paul Jarrett (actor), Gary Jones (actor), James Brolin (actor), John Kapelos (actor), Terence Kelly (actor), Bill Dow (actor), Susan Blakely (actress),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Read Morgan (actor), Richard Venture (actor), Ralph Montgomery (actor), Roy Jenson (actor), Alan Oppenheimer (actor), Steve Railsback (actor), Linden Chiles (actor), Bruce French (actor), Robert Ito (actor), David Clennon (actor), Jon Gries (actor), George DiCenzo (actor), Robert F. Hoy (actor), Lee Rich (producer), Eileen Dietz (actress),
Plot: Chilling story of the investigation and trial of Charles Manson, leader of a strange cult which under his direction and 'control' committed numerous murders.
Keywords: 1960s, 1970s, attorney, based-on-book, capital-punishment, charles-manson, commune, counter-culture, courtroom, cult