Obituaries
Sep. 11, 2020
Irving A. Kanarek, 1920-2020
Charles Manson lawyer's career soared, then crumbled.
Irving A. Kanarek, the cantankerous criminal defense attorney known for defending Charles Manson, died on Sept 2. He was 100.
His life was at times chaotic, and was certainly storied, as his courtroom battles were chronicled in two famous crime books.
Kanarek lost a defense industry job when he was falsely accused of being a communist, was criticized by opposing attorneys of being a difficult obst...
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