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)

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