On January 25, 1971, a Los Angeles Superior Court jury finds Charles Manson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Leslie Van Houten guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy in the Tate–LaBianca killings. The verdict follows more than seven months of testimony and nearly 43 hours of deliberation by a seven-man, five-woman jury. As the clerk reads the 27 counts in a heavily guarded courtroom at the Hall of Justice, Manson sits stoically before shouting, “How come I’ve not been allowed to put