Author's Note on Names xi
Prologue: Charlie at the Whisky 1(8)
Chapter One Nancy and Kathleen
9(14)
Chapter Two Moundsville and McMechen
23(10)
Chapter Three Kathleen and Charlie
33(14)
Chapter Four McMechen Again
47(10)
Chapter Five Prison
57(20)
Chapter Six Berkeley and the Haight
77(17)
Chapter Seven Charlie in the Summer of Love
94(19)
Chapter Eight L.A.
113(35)
Chapter Nine Charlie and Dennis
148(24)
Chapter Ten The Ranches
172(22)
Chapter Eleven The Bible and the Beatles
194(26)
Chapter Twelve Thwarted Dreams
220(21)
Chapter Thirteen Tate
241(19)
Chapter Fourteen LaBianca and Shea
260(25)
Chapter Fifteen Death Valley
285(23)
Chapter Sixteen Unraveling
308(25)
Chapter Seventeen Charlie Is Famous
333(24)
Chapter Eighteen The Trial
357(28)
Chapter Nineteen The Wrong Man in the Right Place at the Right Time
385(16)
Acknowledgments 401(2)
Appendix: Key People Afterwards 403(2)
Note on Sources 405(2)
Notes 407(44)
Bibliography 451(26)
Index 477