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Jeff Guinn

Jeff Guinn is an award-winning former investigative journalist and the bestselling author of numerous books, including Go Down Together: The True Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde; The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral—And How It Changed the West; Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson; and The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple.

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A smiling Charles Manson during a break in the Tate murder trial after an outburst from his co-defendants. The trouble started after Leslie Van Houten said she wanted to fire her new lawyer, then slapped a bailiff and told the judge, "I'd strike you if I could" before being ejected from the courtroom. (Credit: George Brich/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

A lot of it had to do with that well-honed 'Crazy Charlie' act.