Imprisonment
On April 18, 1970, a Superior Court jury in Los Angeles found Beausoleil, aged 22, guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced him to death. His sentence was commuted to life imprisonment when the California Supreme Court ruled the then-prevailing death penalty statutes unconstitutional in 1972. He is currently serving his sentence in Oregon State Penitentiary.
Beausoleil's 2010 parole bid was denied, with the next scheduled hearing in 2015.
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