In 1976 , Leslie Van Houten was granted a new trial on the grounds that she was denied proper legal representation after Hughes disappeared before the closing arguments . Van Houten 's retrial in 1977 ended in a hung jury . She was released from jail after posting $ 200,000 bond and retried in 1978 . In her third trial , Van Houten was convicted of the first degree murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca and conspiracy in connection with the Tate murders . She was sentenced to life in prison
Tate murders
Tate murders
Ronald Hughes