MONKEY ON A STICK
MURDER, MADNESS, AND THE HARE KRISHNAS
John Hubner and Lindsey Gruson
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Copyright © 1988 by John Hubner and Lindsey Gruson

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The accounts of the Chuck St. Denis murder
in the chapter entitled "The Planting Party" and the
Steve Bryant murder in the chapter entitled "Monkey on a Stick"
appeared in the authors' article,
"Dial Om for Murder," Rolling Stone, April 9, 1987.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hubner, John.

Monkey on a stick: murder, madness, and the Hare Krishnas.
Bibliography: p. Includes index.
I. International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
I. Gruson, Lindsey. II. Title.
BL1285.842.H83 1988 294.5'512 88-21277
ISBN 0-15-162086-5

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MONKEY ON A STICK

MURDER, MADNESS, AND THE HARE KRISHNAS

John Hubner and Lindsey Gruson

HBJ

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers

San Diego - New York - London