) November 3, 2009 -- Forty years on, the Manson case still resonates. In the last year, in addition to the 40th anniversary, the press has reflected on stories about the release of Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme from prison, and the death of convicted Manson family member Susan Atkins. In addition, Roman Polanski, whose house was attacked in the brutal 1969 slayings, has come back into the news with the attempts to extradite him to America.
"Manson is still big," says Vincent Bugliosi, the lead prosecutor in the trial which put Manson and four others behind bars. After four decades, Bugliosi is still in demand as a speaker to talk about something which seems like a distant memory.
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