Record #: R2015-488   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 6/17/2015 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 6/17/2015
Title: Tribute to late Vincent Bugliosi
Sponsors: Burke, Edward M.
Attachments: 1. R2015-488.pdf

RESOLUTION

 

 

WHEREAS, Vincent Bugliosi has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 80; and

 

WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and

 

WHEREAS, A prominent member of the legal community and prolific author of true-crime books, Vincent Bugliosi was born in Hibbing, Minnesota; and

 

WHEREAS, The son of Italian immigrants, Vincent Bugliosi graduated from the University of Miami and UCLA Law School; and

 

WHEREAS, Vincent Bugliosi first won renown as the Los Angeles County prosecutor who successfully secured the convictions of Charles Manson and his followers; and

 

WHEREAS, Vincent Bugliosi was a member of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office when he was assigned to prosecute the brutal 1969 murders of actress Sharon Tate and seven others; and

 

WHEREAS, During his eight-year tenure as a prosecutor, Vincent Bugliosi never lost a murder trial and left the office in 1972 to open a private practice as a defense attorney; and

 

WHEREAS, Vincent Bugliosi won acquittals of all the defendants he agreed to represent and refused to represent anyone whom he did not believe was innocent; and

 

WHEREAS, Vincent Bugliosi later left the practice of law law and dedicated his career to writing; and

 

WHEREAS, In 1974 Vincent Bugliosi published the book Helter Skelter which recalled the investigation and prosecution of the Manson family and went on to author 11 more books, including And the Sea Will Tell, Outrage, Reclaiming History and Murder, and

 

WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of Vincent Bugliosi serve as an example to all; and

 

WHEREAS, Vincent Bugliosi was an individual of great integrity and accomplishment who will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by his many relatives, friends and admirers; and

 

 

WHEREAS, To his loving wife, Gail, and his two children, Vincent, Jr, and Wendy, Vincent Bugliosi imparts a legacy of faithfulness, service and dignity; now, therefore

 

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this seventeenth day of June, 2015, do hereby commemorate Vincent Bugliosi for his grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to his family; and

Alderman - 14th Ward

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Vincent Bugliosi.