FRANK STRUTHERS, 14, (right), is shown being led from a neighbor’s home to an awaiting auto by his father after the boy discovered the bodies of his mother, Rosemary, and his stepfather, Leno LaBianca, in their Los Angeles home. LOS […]
Caretaker, 19, Is Freed in 5 Los Angeles Slayings
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11 – The police this afternoon released William E. Garretson after holding him for almost three days in their investigation of the slaying of Sharon Tate, the actress, and four other persons The 19-year-old youth walked out […]
Estate A Continent Away
LOS ANGELES, Aug 11 – Wilfred Elmer Parent sat in his living room in El Monte Sunday trying to figure out why his eldest son – a seemingly quiet, 18-year-old – had turned up dead at the scene of a […]
2 Ritual Slayings Follow Killing of 5
SAD JOURNEY – Roman Polanski, husband of slain actress Sharon Tate, is escorted to plane in London. He avoided newsmen on his arrival here. LOS ANGELES, Aug 11 – A Silverlake couple were found slain Sunday night under bizarre circumstances […]
Sharon’s Fame Like Storybook
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 – Sharon Tate found slain with four other persons Saturday, was a honey-blonde actress who rose to stardom in storybook fashion. The wife of producer Roman Polanski, she liked to refer to herself among friends as […]
Polanski Breaks Down, Cries When Told Of Murders
LONDON, Aug. 10 — Film director Roman Polanski “broke down and cried” when he heard about the macabre murders of his wife and four friends in Hollywood, close friends reported yesterday. Polanski, 35, has been here two months on movie […]
Actress Sharon Tate, Four Others Slain in ‘Ritualistic’ Killings
LEFT: Sharon Tate. TOP MIDDLE: Los Angeles animal control officers remove some of the dogs found at Sharon Tate’s BelAir home. TOP RIGHT(L-R): Jay Sebring & Abigail Folger. BOTTOM RIGHT: SCENE OF SLAYING — Police officer stands in front of […]
Several Suspects and Car Hunted in 5 Coast Killings
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 – The police were hunting tonight for several suspects in the murder of the actress Sharon Tate and four companions in an isolated hilltop home early yesterday. The police said the suspects’ names had been given […]
Polanski Was Informed At a Party in London
LOS ANGELES, Aug 10 – The film director Roman Polanski was informed at a cocktail party of the killing of his actress wife, Sharon Tate. Moments before, a friend said, the guest were discussing the death of a mutual friend. […]
Bright Starlet
LOS ANGELES, Aug 10 – At the age of 26, Sharon Tate was considered one of Hollywood’s most promising young starlets, even though her television and film appearances were not primarily in leading roles. A tall, slender woman with blond […]
‘RITUALISTIC SLAYINGS’: Sharon Tate, Four Others Murdered
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 — Film star Sharon Tate, another woman and three men were found slain Saturday, their bodies scattered around a Benedict Canyon estate in what police said resembled a ritualistic mass murder. The victims were shot, stabbed […]
Five Slain At Costly Home
LOS ANGELES, Aug 9 – Actress Sharon Tate, 26, who starred in television and film roles, was tentatively identified by police Saturday as one of five people slain at a Bel Air home. Her husband, Roman Polanski — who directed […]
Actress is Among 5 Slain at Home in Beverly Hills
LOS ANGELES, Aug 9 – Five persons, including the actress Sharon Tate, were found this morning brutally murdered in a home in a secluded area of Beverly Hills. The home, perched on a wooded hillside overlooking the city of Los […]
Obituary: Gary A. Hinman
Aug. 3 – A Fort Collins High School graduate died July 27 at Topanga, Calif. Gary Allen Hinman, 34, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hinman of 1311 South College Avenue, will be buried Tuesday following the funeral at […]
Deputy Finds Nude Hippies Asleep in Weeds
OXNARD, CA, Apr. 23 – Sheriff’s Sgt. Glenn Fisher thought he had come upon a major disaster early Monday. A bus lay in a ditch. Scattered nearby were several nude forms. As Fisher shined a flashlight at the figures sprawled […]
Actress Sharon Tate Married in London
LONDON, Jan. 21 — Only one small mischance marred an otherwise sparkling production Saturday of the wedding of American screen and stage actress Sharon Tate to Polish film director Roman Polanski: When the bride and groom came to cut the […]
Sexy Little Me
May 6, 1967 – Sharon Tate had finished her last scenes for The Vampire Killers (later to be called Your Teeth in My Neck), and had no film work for the moment. At 95 Eaton Mews West, London, she moved […]
Tintypes: Sharon Tate
HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 31 – Sharon Tate, in a mini skirt, flew to Hollywood a weekend or so ago, to test for the role of Jennifer North in “Valley of the Dolls.” She got the job! She is now before the […]
Reaching for Instant Stardom
Dec. 18 – It’s difficult to imagine Sharon Tate as having ever been shy. Wearing an abbreviated miniskirt, she seems to enjoy the commotion she causes wherever she goes. Sharon also affects thick, black, false eyelashes, brown eye shadow around […]
Build Glamor Around Best Points
HOLLYWOOD, Apr. 22 — “There are no set rules about glamor,” Sharon Tate replied to my opening question. “It is a personal thing, built around qualities you feel are your best. “When your idea about yourself changes, your approach to […]
