Today in History: Actress Sharon Tate found murdered

46 years ago today, the Manson Murders rocked the Hollywood Hills. On August 9, 1969, actress Sharon Tate was found murdered in her California home, along with 4 others.

Tate, an up and coming film sensation and wife of Roman Polanski, was eight-and-a-half months pregnant at the time of the murder.

Tate and her friends were brutally murdered at Tate and Polanski's rented home on Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, California. Among the other victims were coffee heiress Abigail Folger and celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring.

Charles Manson and his group of "followers" apparently chose the couple's rented home because of a delusional vendetta Manson had against the home's previous owner.

Tate's sister, Debra, spoke to People Magazine on the 45th anniversary of her sister's death, about her distain for Manson and his followers:

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Manson and his accomplices were convicted of the murders and sentenced to life in prison.

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