Patty Hearst & the Twinkie murders, a tale of two trials

Patty Hearst & the Twinkie murders, a tale of two trials
About this book
Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders is darkly satiric take on two of the most famous cases of our era: the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst and the shocking assassination of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and gay leader Harvey Milk. As a reporter for the Berkeley Barb, Paul Krassner was ringside at the spectacular California trials, and his hilarious deadpan style captures the nightmare reality behind the absurdities of the courtroom circus. Using his infamous satiric pen and investigative chops, Krassner gets to the truth behind the events: the role of the police and FBI, the real deal w.
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- OL Work ID
- OL20004400W
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Trials, litigationRadicalismInterviewsAssassinationPolitical persecutionIntelligence serviceInvestigative reportingSymbionese Liberation ArmySocial conditionsBiographyHistoryFiction, satireTrialsAnecdotesSocial life and customsNineteen seventiesLITERARY CRITICISMAmerican