Book Review: “Reclaiming History” by Vincent Bugliosi

Larry Benjamin
7 min readApr 25, 2021

Vincent Bugliosi, the famous Los Angeles District Attorney best known for his successful prosecution of the Manson Family, was inspired to research the John F. Kennedy assassination after participating in a mock trial presented on Showtime in 1986. The “trial” featured many of the original witnesses, with noted defense attorney Gerry Spence representing Oswald. Shocked at the prevalence of conspiracy theories and the number of people who rejected the evidence of Oswald’s lone guilt, Bugliosi spent the next 20 years researching and writing “Reclaiming History.”

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Larry Benjamin

Grew up in Los Angeles, BA in English Literature from UCLA, Peace Corps volunteer in Mali, West Africa, 30 year career in labor law enforcement