Sharon Tate was murdered by followers of Charles Manson. On the night of August 8, 1969, Tate, who was eight months pregnant, was at her rented home in Los Angeles. With her were Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski, and Abigail Folger; Tate’s husband, director Roman Polanski, was out of town. On the direction of Manson, Susan Atkins, Linda Kasabian, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Charles (“Tex”) Watson broke into the home and murdered everyone there. In addition, Steven Parent, who had been visiting the estate’s caretaker, was killed. Atkins and Watson both attacked Tate, but it is unclear who inflicted the fatal wounds.
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