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In unrelated circumstances, Beausoleil became caught up in events that led to the murder of another friend and associate of Manson and his communal following, some of whom were involved in the murder. When he speaks of the crime at all, Beausoleil describes it as a tragedy that arose out of desperate paranoia and a series of bumbling misjudgements. Beausoleil was arrested for the crime and sitting in jail when Manson and members of his commune committed the infamous murders the group would become known for, greatly exacerbating the conditions of Beausoleil’s confinement over the subsequent decades.

According to the Los Angeles prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi in his book ''Helter Skelter'', Gary Hinman was killed over money and property that Manson believed Hinman owed to the Family. At Beausoleil's second trial, prosecutors said it had been rumored that Hinman had received a $20,000 inheritance. According to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, the slaying became the first in a series of murders committed by the "Family" that set in motion the "Helter Skelter" scenario that Manson envisioned and preached would happen in the near future in America. Accompanying Beausoleil that night were [[Susan Atkins]] and [[Mary Brunner]]. Brunner was granted legal immunity as the key witness for Beausoleil's prosecution. Atkins subsequently became involved in the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders and other crimes perpetrated by Manson and his family

Following his criminal conviction in 1970, Beausoleil was sent to state prison at San Quentin, first to death row for two years, then to the general prison population when his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment with eligibility for parole after 7 years. His first several years of incarceration were tumultuous, marked by altercations with members of prison gangs. He has described having an awakening that pulled him off the self-destructive path he had been on. At that crossroads in his life he foreswore violence and vowed to dedicate himself to life-affirming creative pursuits in the hope that they would honor the man whose life he had taken.

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 In unrelated circumstances, Beausoleil became caught up in events that led to the murder of another friend and associate of Manson and his communal following, some of whom were involved in the murder. When he speaks of the crime at all, Beausoleil describes it as a tragedy that arose out of desperate paranoia and a series of bumbling misjudgements. Beausoleil was arrested for the crime and sitting in jail when Manson and members of his commune committed the infamous murders the group would become known for, greatly exacerbating the conditions of Beausoleil’s confinement over the subsequent decades.
+According to the Los Angeles prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi in his book ''Helter Skelter'', Gary Hinman was killed over money and property that Manson believed Hinman owed to the Family. At Beausoleil's second trial, prosecutors said it had been rumored that Hinman had received a $20,000 inheritance. According to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, the slaying became the first in a series of murders committed by the "Family" that set in motion the "Helter Skelter" scenario that Manson envisioned and preached would happen in the near future in America. Accompanying Beausoleil that night were [[Susan Atkins]] and [[Mary Brunner]]. Brunner was granted legal immunity as the key witness for Beausoleil's prosecution. Atkins subsequently became involved in the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders and other crimes perpetrated by Manson and his family
 Following his criminal conviction in 1970, Beausoleil was sent to state prison at San Quentin, first to death row for two years, then to the general prison population when his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment with eligibility for parole after 7 years. His first several years of incarceration were tumultuous, marked by altercations with members of prison gangs. He has described having an awakening that pulled him off the self-destructive path he had been on. At that crossroads in his life he foreswore violence and vowed to dedicate himself to life-affirming creative pursuits in the hope that they would honor the man whose life he had taken.