Manson was initially sentenced to die for his crimes but the sentence was commuted to life in prison after California courts abolished the death penalty.

曼森一开始被判了死刑，但是由于加州法院已经废除了死刑，所以改判成无期徒刑。

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In mid-October, the court sentenced Okazaki Kazuaki, 38, to die for killing an anti-Aum lawyer, his wife and their infant son, as well as a fellow cult member.

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Both were tried for war crimes and initially sentenced to die by hanging until their commutations in 1948.

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The two Berga commanders -- Erwin Metz and his superior, Hauptmann Ludwig Merz -- were tried for war crimes and initially sentenced to die by hanging.

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