SHARON TATE Charles Manson Murders Slays 1969 Newspa (07/07/2009)...

Home > Worthopedia – Price Guide > Fraternal, Political, Organizations >

SHARON TATE Charles Manson Murders Slays 1969 Newspaper

Terms and Conditions for using our site

SHARON TATE Charles Manson Murders Slays 1969 Newspaper

Sold For:

or Sign In to see what it's worth.

Sold Date: 07/07/2009
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Fraternal, Political, Organizations

SHARON TATE Charles Manson Murders Slays 1969 Newspaper is a complete, genuine historic old newspaper with the following title, date and description: SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts MA August 10, 1969 * Sharon Tate murder (1st report) * Charles Manson murders This 78 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: * Actress, Heiress, 3 Men Killed in 'Ritual Slaying' with subheads: "Curtain Falls On Star" and "Houseboy, 19, Charges in Los Angeles" with photos of Tate with Roman Polanski and Abigail Folger. Text continues onto page 2 with other related photos. (see) Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: On August 8, 1969, Tate was two weeks from giving birth. She entertained two friends, actresses Joanna Pettet and Barbara Lewis, for lunch at her home, confiding in them her disappointment at Polanski's delay in returning from London. In the afternoon Polanski phoned her. Her younger sister Debra also called to ask if she and their sister Patti could spend the night with Tate. Tired, Tate refused. In the evening she went to her favorite restaurant El Coyote with Sebring, Frykowski and Folger, returning about 10:30 p.m. During the night they were murdered by members of Charles Manson's "Family" and their bodies discovered the following morning by Tate's housekeeper, Winifred Chapman. Police arrived at the scene to find the body of a young man, later identified as Steven Parent, shot to death in his car, which was in the driveway. Inside the house, the bodies of Tate and Sebring were found in the living room; a long rope tied around each of their necks connected them. On the front lawn lay the bodies of Frykowski and Folger. All of the victims, except Parent, had been stabbed numerous times. The coroner's report for Tate noted that she had been stabbed sixteen times, and that "five of the wounds were in and of themselves fatal". Police took the only survivor at the address, the caretaker William Garretson, for questioning. Garretson lived in the guest house which was located on the property, but a short distance from the house, and not immediately visible. As the first suspect, he was questioned and submitted to a polygraph test. He said that Parent had visited him at approximately 11:30 p.m. and left after a few minutes. Garretson said he had no involvement in the murders and did not know anything that could help the investigation. Police accepted his explanation and he was allowed to leave. Polanski had been informed of the murders and returned to Los Angeles w police, unable to determine a motive, questioned him about his wife and friends. The funerals for the five victims were held on Wednesday, August 13. Sharon Tate was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, with her son, Paul Richard Polanski (named posthumously for Polanski's and Tate's fathers), in her arms. The funerals of Tate and Sebring were separated by several hours to allow mourners to attend both. Life magazine devoted a lengthy article to the murders and featured photographs of the crime scenes. Polanski was interviewed for the article and allowed himself to be photographed in the living room w Tate and Sebring had died, Tate's dried blood clearly visible on the floor in front of him. Widely criticized for his actions, he argued that he wanted to know who was responsible and was willing to shock the magazine's readers in the hope that someone would come forward with information. Curiosity about the victims led to the re-release of Tate's films, achieving greater popularity than they had in their initial runs. Some newspapers began to speculate on the motives for the murders. Some of the published photographs of Tate were allegedly taken at a Satanic ritual, but were later proven to have been production photographs from Eye of the Devil. Friends spoke out against the portrayal of Tate by some elements of the media. Mia Farrow said she was as "sweet and pure a human being as I have ever known", while Patty Duke remembered h...