Sharon Tate was murdered by followers of Charles Manson on Aug. 9, 1969 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Sharon Tate was expecting her first child with Roman Polanski when she was murdered on Aug. 9, 1969 ...

The convicted child rapist blamed Sharon Tate's 1969 murder for turning the public against him. What is it that keeps people ...

It came in December 1969, when she was just 17. Days earlier, the now-notorious mugshot of Manson – wild hair framing his cold black eyes – had shocked the world, identifying him as the cult leader ...

Sharon Tate was an actress living in Los Angeles in 1969. She was known in her day for being a Golden Globe nominee, and the wife of film director Roman Polanski, but is now known for being the victim ...

The Manson murders closed out one era for the US, and heralded the arrival of another. No more guaranteed innocence or safety. No more children playing on the streets late at night. From then on a ...

LOS ANGELES -- Fifty years ago this week, Charles Manson orchestrated the slaughter of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six other people over two nights in Los Angeles. The Manson family, as the cult ...

Sharon Tate was on the cusp of becoming both a mother and a Hollywood superstar. Married to renowned film director Roman Polanski, she was nine months pregnant and her career was taking off. After ...

On this day - August 9, 1969 - Followers led by Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's ...

Debra Tate, the sister of the Manson Family's most high-profile victim, actress Sharon Tate, broke her silence upon hearing that the man behind her sibling's murder had died at 83 after being ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. Charles Manson, accused leader of a hippie cult charged with the ...

Sharon Tate was at the height of her career when her murder rocked Hollywood 56 years ago. The blonde starlet, whose most famous role was as Jennifer in Valley of the Dolls, was 8 ½ months pregnant ...