In the summer of 1969, Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate were renting the house at 10050 Cielo Drive, in Los Angeles. Sharon was 8 months pregnant, and Roman was working in London, but returning to LA in a week or so for the birth of their baby. Folger and her boyfriend Frykowski were also staying in the house, until Roman’s return. A man named Rudolph Altobelli owned the joint.
Meanwhile, on the other side of town, the Charlie Manson and his clan were living at the Spahn Movie Ranch. Here’s what it looks