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How did Sharon Tate die?

Sharon Tate, who was more than eight months pregnant, was murdered by followers of Charles Manson in August 1969. She suffered 16 stab wounds, including fatal injuries to her heart and lungs; she was also hanged with a rope while still alive, resulting in ligature marks on her neck and face. Jay Sebring had been tied to the opposite end of the rope. According to Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the coroner, Tate’s official cause of death was massive hemorrhage from the stab wounds.