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• catalog abstract ""At the age of twenty-one, Leslie Van Houten was sentenced to death, along with Charles Manson and several of his other disciples, for the infamous murder rampage spanning two nights in August 1969. Leslie, who was present at the Rosemary and Leno LaBianca murders, cheerfully accepted her sentence, wishing only that she had better served Manson in carrying out his apocalyptic vision of "Helter Skelter." When the United States temporarily suspended its death penalty, her sentence for murder conspiracy was converted to life in prison. Today, at the age of fifty-one, after three trials and with no parole in sight, Leslie has become a remarkable survivor of a living nightmare." "This work presents the first in-depth look at how this "girl-next-door" became one of Manson's "girls." Karlene Faith draws on her thirty-year friendship with Leslie, whom she met while teaching in prison. To everyone who encountered Leslie - including prison staff and television journalists - she was not the demon typically portrayed by the media, but rather a gentle, generous spirit who mourned her victims. But why didn't this intelligent young woman see the evil in the "messiah" who had sexually exploited her, preached a racist ideology, and ordered her to murder?" "Faith pieces together the puzzle, starting with Leslie's spiritual quest within the sixties' counterculture and her immediate attraction to Manson. We see how he created a cult of true believers, brainwashing his followers into obeying his every command."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b12061735.
• catalog created "2001.".
• catalog date "2001".
• catalog date "2001.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
• catalog description ""At the age of twenty-one, Leslie Van Houten was sentenced to death, along with Charles Manson and several of his other disciples, for the infamous murder rampage spanning two nights in August 1969. Leslie, who was present at the Rosemary and Leno LaBianca murders, cheerfully accepted her sentence, wishing only that she had better served Manson in carrying out his apocalyptic vision of "Helter Skelter." When the United States temporarily suspended its death penalty, her sentence for murder conspiracy was converted to life in prison. Today, at the age of fifty-one, after three trials and with no parole in sight, Leslie has become a remarkable survivor of a living nightmare." "This work presents the first in-depth look at how this "girl-next-door" became one of Manson's "girls." Karlene Faith draws on her thirty-year friendship with Leslie, whom she met while teaching in prison. To everyone who encountered Leslie - including prison staff and television journalists - she was not the demon typically portrayed by the media, but rather a gentle, generous spirit who mourned her victims. But why didn't this intelligent young woman see the evil in the "messiah" who had sexually exploited her, preached a racist ideology, and ordered her to murder?" "Faith pieces together the puzzle, starting with Leslie's spiritual quest within the sixties' counterculture and her immediate attraction to Manson. We see how he created a cult of true believers, brainwashing his followers into obeying his every command."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Introduction -- pt. 1. The journey -- [ch.] 1. Getting acquainted -- [ch.] 2. Life before the crime -- [ch.] 3. The crime and first trial -- [ch.] 4. Reminiscences and transitions -- [ch.] 5. A new trial -- [ch.] 6. Temporary freedom and a third trial -- [ch.] 7. Doing time -- g [ch.] 8. Reflections -- pt. 2. Leslie's letters -- [ch.] 9. Marking time -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-201) and index.".
• catalog extent "xxi, 216 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Long prison journey of Leslie Van Houten.".
• catalog identifier "1555534813 (cloth : alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Long prison journey of Leslie Van Houten.".
• catalog issued "2001".
• catalog issued "2001.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Boston : Northeastern University Press,".
• catalog relation "Long prison journey of Leslie Van Houten.".
• catalog spatial "California".
• catalog subject "364.15/23/092 B 21".
• catalog subject "Ex-cultists California Biography.".
• catalog subject "HV9468 .F35 2001".
• catalog subject "HV9468.V35 F35 2001".
• catalog subject "Manson, Charles, 1934-".
• catalog subject "Van Houten, Leslie, 1949-".
• catalog subject "Women murderers California Biography.".
• catalog subject "Women prisoners California Biography.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Introduction -- pt. 1. The journey -- [ch.] 1. Getting acquainted -- [ch.] 2. Life before the crime -- [ch.] 3. The crime and first trial -- [ch.] 4. Reminiscences and transitions -- [ch.] 5. A new trial -- [ch.] 6. Temporary freedom and a third trial -- [ch.] 7. Doing time -- g [ch.] 8. Reflections -- pt. 2. Leslie's letters -- [ch.] 9. Marking time -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index.".
• catalog title "The long prison journey of Leslie Van Houten : life beyond the cult / by Karlene Faith.".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "text".