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Witness History, Witness History, The Man Who Prosecuted Charles Manson

Witness History

Witness History

The Man Who Prosecuted Charles Manson


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Charles Manson's followers murdered nine people on his orders. But how to prove his guilt when he wasn't on the scene at the time of the killings? Vincent Bugliosi was the young prosecutor who succeeded in bringing him to trial. Mr Bugliosi spoke to Chloe Hadjimatheou for Witness - the former prosecutor died in 2015.

Photo: Charles Manson in 2009. Credit: Getty Images.

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