James Alan Gardner is the author of the best-selling official biography of one of America's most legendary and controversial icons: Charles Manson. He is founder and president of the C.A.M.P. Foundation, which serves as a repository for information about cults and their leaders. He is author of such books as The World’s Most Dangerous Cult (Hachette Books, 1997), The Manson File (HarperCollins, 1999), The Manson Interview (Citadel Press, 2002), and The Manson File 2nd Edition (Citadel Press, 2005)
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He also writes for radio and television and has appeared on numerous radio and television programs including Oprah, Good Morning America, Dateline NBC, Geraldo Rivera Live, 20/20, and Inside Edition. He was interviewed for the PBS documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years (1997) and has been featured in media outlets including Time Magazine, Rolling Stone Magazine, USA Today Magazine, GQ Magazine, Star Magazine, Blender Magazine, Vanity Fair Magazine etc.