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Conviction August 9, 1969 Multiple Homicide

Sharon Tate & LaBianca Murders

Status Conviction
Type Multiple Homicide
Date August 9, 1969
Location Los Angeles, California
Victim Age Unknown
Gender Multiple

Actress Sharon Tate and four others were murdered at the Polanski home in Bel Air. The next night, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were killed. Charles Manson directed his followers Charles 'Tex' Watson, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel. All were convicted. The killings horrified America and ended the 1960s counterculture.

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