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1 year 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.
1 year ago
VIDEO:  Sharon Tate's sister speaks out for 1st time since Manson follower's release
1 year 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.
1 year ago
VIDEO:  A look back at the Manson slayings after follower Leslie Van Houten's release
1 year 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.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Appeals court reinstates ex-Manson cult follower's parole
5 years ago

The Manson murders, 50 years later

Charles Manson's followers brutally killed seven people in August 1969.
5 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.
5 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.
5 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
7 years ago

VIDEO:  Former Manson family member recalls falling for Charles Manson
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

VIDEO: What happened the night Sharon Tate was murdered by Charles Manson's followers: Part 6
8 years ago

VIDEO:  Charles Manson and the followers who killed for him
8 years ago

VIDEO: Charles Manson's tumultuous childhood and time in prison: Part 1
8 years ago

VIDEO: Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten on why they followed Charles Manson: Part 2
8 years ago

VIDEO: Beach Boys' Mike Love on meeting Charles Manson through Dennis Wilson: Part 3
8 years ago

VIDEO: The murder trial against Charles Manson and his followers: Part 10
8 years ago

VIDEO: Charles Manson and his followers are arrested for the Tate-LaBianca murders: Part 9
8 years ago

VIDEO: KABC, 10-year-old boy help find key Manson murder evidence: Part 8
8 years ago

VIDEO: Manson orders followers to kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca: Part 7
8 years ago

VIDEO: How actress Sharon Tate rose to Hollywood fame: Part 4
8 years ago

VIDEO: Where Charles Manson and his followers are today: Part 11
8 years ago

VIDEO: What was Charles Manson initially arrested for after the murders?
8 years ago

VIDEO: Charles Manson Murders: Who unexpectedly found key evidence?
8 years ago

VIDEO: Do you know why Charles Manson became fascinated with 'Helter Skelter'?
8 years ago

VIDEO: What is the name of the Charles Manson song performed by the Beach Boys?
8 years ago

VIDEO: What rock star did Charles Manson befriend in the 1960s?
8 years ago

VIDEO: Never-before-broadcast footage of Diane Sawyer interviewing Charles Manson
8 years ago

VIDEO: ARCHIVAL VIDEO: How KABC News crew found Manson 'family' clothes after 1969 murders
8 years ago

VIDEO: Truth and Lies: The Family Manson - Inside the Eyes of Madness - Fri, March 17 at 9/8c