here is a man who as far as the coverage was concerned appeared to be rather a glamorous figure. >> l.a. times the next morning, manson guilty, nixon declares. manson got ahold of the paper, stands up in front of the jury with a silly little smile on his face, and he shows the jury the headline. >> a tight ring of security surrounds the hall of justice today as the manson jury deliberates. meanwhile, members of the manson clan continue their vigil outside the hall of justice. they've been there since the start of the trial. >> if charlie were convicted of these charges, what happens to the rest of the members of the family? >> there's no if. charlie will get out. all of the people in jail will get out, and we'll all go to the desert together. >> the jury hearing the charges against charles manson and three girl members of his so-called family heard the verdict this afternoon.