The body of actress Sharon Tate is taken from her Benedict Canyon estate where she was murdered the night of Aug. 9, 1969 in Los Angeles. (Associated Press)
The five victims slain the night of Aug. 9, 1969 at the Benedict Canyon Estate of Roman Polanski. From left, Voityck Frykowski, Sharon Tate, Stephen Parent, Jay Sebring, and Abigail Folger. The next night, it happened again. Rosemary and Leno LaBianca, a wealthy couple who lived across town, were stabbed to death in their home. (Associated Press)
Charles Manson is led back to his cell after court appearance in 1970. (Bill Murphy / Los Angeles Times)
Four young female members of the Charles Manson “family” kneel outside the Los Angeles Hall of Justice on March 29, 1971, with their heads shaved. The women kept a vigil at the building throughout the long trial in which Manson and three others were convicted of murdering actress Sharon Tate and six others. (Wally Fong / Associated Press)
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Charles Manson is escorted to court for preliminary hearing in 1969. (Bill Murphy / Los Angeles Times)
Charles Manson receives the news that he was denied parole in 1997, for the ninth time in March, 1997. (Eric Risberg / Associated Press)
Charles Mansion in the high security area of the Corcoran State Prison in 1998. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)
