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CHAOS is the True Crime story that you never knew you were looking for. From the opening line “Vincent Bugliosi was on another tirade” to the very last line “”Exactly,” I said”, I was beyond hooked. Focusing on the Tate-LaBianca murders as a jumping off point for his research, O’Neill covers 20 years of reporting that is at times an uncovering of hidden or ignored evidence and at times as pulpy a conspiracy theory.
Starting with the discovery that Bugliosi may have created the theory of Helter Skelter to create a reason for incomprehensible violence and evil, Terry Melcher’s (Doris Day’s son) relationship with the Manson Family, and The hedonistic lifestyle of the Hollywood elite in the 1960’s, all the way through to the CIA’s use of LSD for mind control, the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic, and the Kennedy Assassination, O’Neill weaves an engaged story that had me turning all 503 pages in less than 24 hours. This book is based on evidence, with the human aspect of O’Neill’s self-proclaimed obsession with all aspects of the Manson Family. I could not stop reading this in part due to my fascination with contemporary history, and in part to see what the next idea that O’Neill explores would be.
If you are looking for an easy, engaging read, that will titillate, cause your skin to crawl, and also make you feel like you are uncovering these mysteries with O’Neill, pick up CHAOS – it is an awesome summer read.
Also – it is just in time for the 50th Anniversary of the Tate-LaBianca murders in Aug 9-10, which makes the information all the more intriguing.
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Kali J Desautels 
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