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2 years ago

Sharon Tate's sister speaks out for 1st time since Manson follower's release

Debra Tate has publicly pleaded for years to keep members of the Manson family cult behind bars.
2 years ago
VIDEO:  Sharon Tate's sister speaks out for 1st time since Manson follower's release
2 years ago

A look back at the Manson slayings after follower Leslie Van Houten's release

Van Houten, 73, was released from prison Tuesday, many years after California's parole board first recommended her release.
2 years ago
VIDEO:  A look back at the Manson slayings after follower Leslie Van Houten's release
2 years ago

Appeals court reinstates ex-Manson cult follower's parole

A California appeals court panel voted Tuesday to reinstate a grant of parole for Leslie Van Houten.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Appeals court reinstates ex-Manson cult follower's parole
6 years ago

The Manson murders, 50 years later

Charles Manson's followers brutally killed seven people in August 1969.
6 years ago
Charles Manson, leader of a cult linked to the Sharon Tate murders, is escorted from jail to the courtroom at Independence, Calif., Dec. 3, 1969.
6 years ago

Charles Manson follower denied parole for third time

Leslie Van Houten has served more than 40 years in prison for murder. The Charles Manson follower was denied parole for the third time.
6 years ago
Leslie Van Houten in a Los Angeles jail, March 29, 1971.
7 years ago

'I have not forgotten': Sharon Tate's sister reacts to Charles Manson's death

She wasn't relieved on Sunday when she heard Charles Manson had died.
7 years ago
8 years ago

In her new memoir, "Member of the Family," Dianne Lake, now 64, says she had sex with Manson as a teen and describes life inside his cult.
8 years ago
VIDEO:  Former Manson family member recalls falling for Charles Manson
8 years ago

The four friends went to a restaurant to get food before returning to Tate's home in Benedict Canyon, California.
8 years ago
VIDEO: Sharon Tate's last night with Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Jay Sebring: Part 5
8 years ago

Mother was 'screaming': Relatives of Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring recall learning of Manson family murders

Sharon Tate and Jay Sebring were killed by Charles Manson's followers in 1969.
8 years ago
Sharon Tate in 1967.
8 years ago

How a KABC News crew and a 10-year-old boy helped with the Charles Manson family murder investigation

It was an KABC News TV crew -- not police -- that found the killers' clothes.
8 years ago
KABC News reporter Al Wiman reports from the site where a TV news crew found clothing introduced as evidence at trial for the Sharon Tate murders.
8 years ago

Beach Boys' Mike Love recalls meeting Charles Manson through bandmate Dennis Wilson for the 1st time

"He said, 'You can't leave the group,'" recalled Mike Love.
8 years ago
It was 1968 when Beach Boys lead singer and co-founder Mike Love met Charles Manson, who he says was "the worst thing that could possibly happen" to the band.
8 years ago

Manson sent his followers to the house on Cielo drive and ordered them to kill everyone there.
8 years ago
VIDEO: What happened the night Sharon Tate was murdered by Charles Manson's followers: Part 6
8 years ago

Charles Manson incited the August 1969 murderous rampage that left seven people dead, including actress Sharon Tate.
8 years ago
VIDEO:  Charles Manson and the followers who killed for him
8 years ago

As followers joined Manson, they left San Francisco and drove to Los Angeles, where they settled at Spahn Ranch.
8 years ago
VIDEO: Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten on why they followed Charles Manson: Part 2
8 years ago

By the time Manson was 13, he was involved in auto theft and armed robbery and was sent to Boys Town.
8 years ago
VIDEO: Charles Manson's tumultuous childhood and time in prison: Part 1
8 years ago

"We were invited by Dennis to come to dinner to meet Charlie and the family," Mike Love recalled.
8 years ago
VIDEO: Beach Boys' Mike Love on meeting Charles Manson through Dennis Wilson: Part 3
8 years ago

Linda Kasabian was a star witness for the prosecution and the driver on both nights of the murders.
8 years ago
VIDEO: The murder trial against Charles Manson and his followers: Part 10
8 years ago

One of his followers, Susan Atkins, tried to impress a fellow inmate by admitting to her role in the murders.
8 years ago
VIDEO: Charles Manson and his followers are arrested for the Tate-LaBianca murders: Part 9
8 years ago

It was an KABC News TV crew that found the discarded clothes of the killers involved in the Tate murders.
8 years ago
VIDEO: KABC, 10-year-old boy help find key Manson murder evidence: Part 8
8 years ago

Following his orders to leave a message, the words "Helter Skelter" were written on the LaBiancas' refrigerator.
8 years ago
VIDEO: Manson orders followers to kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca: Part 7
8 years ago

Tate married Roman Polanski, one of Hollywood's top filmmakers, and the two were expecting a baby before her death.
8 years ago
VIDEO: How actress Sharon Tate rose to Hollywood fame: Part 4
8 years ago

Manson and some of his followers continue to serve life sentences in prison.
8 years ago
VIDEO: Where Charles Manson and his followers are today: Part 11
8 years ago

It was only after one of Manson's followers revealed details to a fellow inmate that police connect Manson to the Tate murders.
8 years ago
VIDEO: What was Charles Manson initially arrested for after the murders?
8 years ago

Evidence found in 1969 was used to help solve the murders of actress Sharon Tate and four others.
8 years ago
VIDEO: Charles Manson Murders: Who unexpectedly found key evidence?
8 years ago

The words "Helter Skelter" became a key aspect in Manson's trial.
8 years ago
VIDEO: Do you know why Charles Manson became fascinated with 'Helter Skelter'?
8 years ago

The Beach Boys recorded the song, "Never Learn Not to Love," a song originally written by Manson under a different title.
8 years ago
VIDEO: What is the name of the Charles Manson song performed by the Beach Boys?
8 years ago

Charles Manson was introduced to drummer Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys.
8 years ago
VIDEO: What rock star did Charles Manson befriend in the 1960s?
8 years ago

ABC News' Chris Connelly looks back at the chilling Charles Manson case.
8 years ago
VIDEO: Never-before-broadcast footage of Diane Sawyer interviewing Charles Manson
8 years ago

1969: A KABC News TV crew found the bloody clothes Charles Manson and his followers left on the side of a highway after the Tate murders.
8 years ago
VIDEO: ARCHIVAL VIDEO: How KABC News crew found Manson 'family' clothes after 1969 murders
8 years ago

Watch the two-hour documentary on the gruesome crime sprees committed by Charles Manson and his cult of devoted followers. "Truth and Lies: The Family Manson" - Inside the Eyes of Madness' airs Friday, March 17 at 9/8c
8 years ago
VIDEO: Truth and Lies: The Family Manson - Inside the Eyes of Madness - Fri, March 17 at 9/8c