How many murders was Charles Manson convicted of ordering?

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Charles Manson was convicted of ordering the murders of nine people in total.1

In his 1970–1971 trial, he was found guilty of ordering the killings of seven individuals: Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski, Abigail Folger, Steven Parent, Rosemary LaBianca, and Leno LaBianca. Later in 1971, he was convicted in a separate trial for his role in ordering the murders of two additional victims, Gary Hinman and Donald ("Shorty") Shea.12

While Manson later claimed in prison interviews to have committed other murders prior to 1969, these assertions were never verified by authorities.1