Early in the morning of August 9, 1969, members of Charles
Manson’s cult killed five people in movie director Roman
Polanski’s Beverly Hills, California, home, including
Polanski’s pregnant wife, actor Sharon Tate.
Less than two days later, the group killed again, murdering
supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary
in their home.
The savage crimes shocked the nation and turned Charles
Manson into a criminal icon.
Roman Polanski
Manson has been the subject of numerous movies and books,
including the best-seller Helter Skelter (the title is a reference
to a Beatles’ song of the same name, through which Manson
believed the group was sending secret messages to start a
race war). Manson died in prison in 2017 at age 83.
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