Sharon Tate was a rising actressâespecially known for her role in Valley of the Dolls (1967)âand the second wife of film director Roman Polanski. She was more than eight months pregnant in August 1969, when she (and four others) were murdered at her Los Angeles home by followers of Charles Manson. One of the most infamous crimes in U.S. history, the Tate murders continue to occupy a haunting and enduring place in American culture.
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