Manson Family Member Leslie Van Houten Released from Prison

While Polanski was not home at the time of the murders, his pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, was. The four cult members invaded the home and killed Tate as well as coffee fortune heiress Abigail Folger, Jay Sebring, Stephen Parent, and Voytek Frykowsk.

Despite not being present for the attack, Van Houten was an active player in Manson’s sick games. The night after the savage Tate murders, Van Houten, Manson, and Steve Grogan joined the four members for the next planned attack.