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Actress Sharon Tate and several guests are murdered by members of the Manson Family in her home at 10050 Cielo Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles, California, USA. Charles Manson, who orchestrated these and other killings, will be sentenced to death in 1971 but his sentence will be reduced to life in prison a year later. Manson's crimes will form the subject matter for many songs including Revolution Blues by Neil Young, Charlie Manson Blues by The Flaming Lips, Bloodbath In Paradise by Ozzy Osbourne, ATWA by System Of A Down, and Sadie by Alkaline Trio.
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Barry McGuire (protest singer) : I remember we woke up one morning at Denny's house and John Phillips (of The Mamas And The Papas) called. He said, 'You guys okay?' We said, 'Yeah, what's wrong, what's going on?' He said, 'Well, everybody's dead over at Sharon's house, at Terry Melcher's place.'
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