Vincent Bugliosi Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in business administration and earned his law degree from UCLA in 1964
• Had only been working for the Los Angeles County district attorney's office for five years when he was assigned to build, and later become the chief prosecutor of, the case against Charles Manson and his followers
• Quote: "[on his legacy] "No matter what I do, I'll be forever known as the Manson prosecutor․""
• Quote: "The very name Manson has become a metaphor for evil ․․․ He has come to represent the dark and malignant side of humanity, and for whatever reason, there is a side of human nature that is fascinated with ultimate evil․"
• Best known as an attorney and author who prosecuted Charles Manson and his followers for the 1969 murder of actress Sharon Tate
• A best-selling true crime author, he published books like "Helter Skelter," "And the Sea Will Tell" and "Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F․ Kennedy․"
• Won a state tennis championship in Minnesota when he was 16 years old