They Must Be Monsters: A Modern-Day Witch Hunt - The untold story of the McMartin Phenomenon: the longest, most expensive criminal case in U.It began on August 12, 1983, when a disturbed woman's bizarre accusation ignited hysteria across the small Southern California community of Manhattan Beach. Driven by over zealous investigators and a sensational news media, the legend of The McMartin Preschool became the "case of the century" the longest, most expensive criminal trial in United States history. Four years later, in the spring of 1988, in the midst of the ongoing frenzy, authors Matthew