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Sharon Tate and Others Murdered by the Manson Family

10050 Cielo Drive, Los Angeles, CA
1969-09-09
In 1969 it was occupied by director Roman Polanski and his then wife, actress Sharon Tate. It became infamous following the murders of Sharon Tate, Wojciech Frykowski, Abigail Folger, Jay Sebring and Steven Parent there at the hands of the Charles Manson "Family" on August 9, 1969 (caretaker William Garretson, living in the guest cottage behind the main house, was the only survivor).
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