Tate–LaBianca murders
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The Tate–LaBianca murders were a series of murders perpetrated by members of the Manson Family during August 9–10, 1969, in Los Angeles, California, United States, under the direction of Tex Watson and Charles Manson. The perpetrators killed five people on the night of August 8–9: pregnant actress Sharon Tate and her companions Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, and Wojciech Frykowski, along with Steven Parent. The following evening, the Family also murdered supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, at their home in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles.[1][2][3]
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Location | Tate murders: 10050 Cielo Drive Los Angeles, California, U.S. LaBianca murders: 3301 Waverly Drive Los Angeles, California |
Date | Tate murders: August 9, 1969 (1969-08-09) LaBianca murders August 10, 1969 (1969-08-10) |
Attack type | Mass Stabbing, shooting |
Weapons | 22 caliber Hi-Standard "Buntline Special" revolver, clasp-type Buck knives, fork |
Deaths | 7 |
Victims | Abigail Folger Wojciech Frykowski Steven Parent Jay Sebring Sharon Tate Paul Richard Polanski (neonatal) Leno LaBianca Rosemary LaBianca |
Perpetrators | Tex Watson Patricia Krenwinkel Leslie Van Houten Charles Manson Susan Atkins Clem Grogan Linda Kasabian |
Motive | inconclusive |
On the night of August 8–9, four members of the Manson Family – Watson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Linda Kasabian – drove from Spahn Ranch to 10050 Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, the home of Sharon Tate and her husband, film director Roman Polanski. The group murdered Tate (who was 8½ months pregnant), and guests Jay Sebring, a celebrity hairdresser; Abigail Folger, San Francisco native and heiress to Folgers Coffee;[4] her boyfriend Wojciech Frykowski, an aspiring screenwriter; and Steven Parent, an 18-year-old visiting the guest house caretaker. Roman Polanski was not home as he was working on a film in Europe. Manson was a cult leader and aspiring musician who had tried to get a contract with record producer Terry Melcher, who had previously rented the house.
The following night, those four people, in addition to Manson, Leslie Van Houten and Steve "Clem" Grogan, committed two more murders. Manson had allegedly said he would "show them how to do it".[5]: 176–184, 258–269 [6] Linda Kasabian drove the group to 3301 Waverly Drive. [5]: 22–25, 42–48 Manson left with Atkins, Grogan, and Kasabian in the car and told the others to hitchhike back to the ranch. Watson, Krenwinkel, and Van Houten killed the couple in the early morning hours of August 10.