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Manson had instructed his followers to ' leave a sign. She was stabbed 16 times, either by Atkins or Watson (their testimonies changed many times over the years regarding this detail). Tate pleaded with Susan Atkins to be taken back as a hostage in the hopes that they would spare the life of her unborn child. In the house at the time were Tate, her friend Jay Sebring, Polanski's friend Wojciech Frykowski, and Frykowski's girlfriend, Abigail Folger - the heiress to the Folger coffee brand.Īll four were brutally murdered, either by being shot or stabbed. The Manson followers entered the property, killing 18 year old student Steven Parent, who had been there to visit the property's caretaker. While Polanski was in London working on a film, Tate was living in the house and awaiting the birth of her son. He was responsible for producing The Byrds' first two albums, and had allegedly promised to meet with Manson to listen to some of his songs but never appeared.īy the time he sent his followers to Cielo Drive, the home was the residence of actress Sharon Tate and her husband, Polanski. Wilson even paid for Manson's studio time and introduced him to Terry Melcher, a record producer and son of Doris Day.

Manson wrote songs for the band, which they recorded but dramatically changed and didn't credit him for it, which angered Manson. For a while, the family was close to Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys, even living in his house for a while. Universal Pictures producer Gary Stromberg considered making a film about Jesus living in modern day America and thought Manson would be an interesting case study for that. While in Hollywood, Manson proved alluring to many Hollywood figures.

He frequently claimed that he himself was Christ and/or Satan, and before long, he had dozens of eager followers ready to go to Los Angeles with him, where he hoped to break through as a musician. He built up a following while living in San Francisco, preaching a mixture of self-help advice, hippie ideals, Scientology, racist abuse, and Beatles lyrics.

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Charles Manson was a small time crook with a series of petty crimes and jail time to his name when he moved to California.

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