LOS ANGELES, June 7 (UPI) -- HBO said it is near a deal to turn former Los Angeles prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi's book on President Kennedy's assassination into a miniseries.
The 10-part program, among other things, would trace Lee Harvey Oswald's life until he was shot live on national television by Jack Ruby, Variety said Thursday.
HBO officials said the cable network is wrapping up an agreement to finance and air the miniseries. The network also will film a companion special with Bugliosi addressing the many conspiracy theories associated with Kennedy's assassination.
"I totally believed there was a conspiracy, but after you read the book, you are almost embarrassed that you ever believed it," said Gary Goetzman, whose Playtone production company is negotiating the deal with HBO.
Bugliosi -- who prosecuted Charles Manson in the Tate-LaBianca killings and recounted the slayings and legal proceedings in "Helter Skelter" -- said he was inspired to write "Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy" after prosecuting a mock trial of Oswald for a British TV special.
