Hunting Charles Manson by Lis Wiehl with Caitlin Rother

One thing for sure is the fact that Charles Manson, even when he is dead, has fascinated people for years. Where Helter Skelter focused on the crimes of Charles Manson and his Family, HUNTING CHARLES MANSON focused on the investigation and background of Charles Manson. It amazes me how much bungling happened and law enforcement was still able to finally make arrests. Not sharing information with other agencies, ignoring parole violations, walking through blood at the crime scene, handling evidence with bare hands. It was one giant mess after another with the whole investigation! Another thing that amazes me is how this thug still manages to draw people to his defense and to his person. It boggles my brain! This was an interesting read, but did get a bit preachy at the end. Summing up how history can repeat itself and the author's views of what causes societal break-downs, while I may have agreed with some of those thoughts, I didn't think it was consistent with the premise of the book which read like a non-fiction, factual telling of events and ended with author opinion.