(AP Photo)ĬHINO, CA - Leslie Van Houten sat before the California panel that would soon recommend her parole as a slight woman with shoulder-length gray hair, a wrinkled face and glasses, a far cry to from the rebellious teen she was when she joined the cult of Charles Manson more than 40 years ago and helped kill a wealthy grocer and his wife.Īt a five-hour hearing she described in detail how she descended from an idyllic childhood into psychedelic drug use and eventually found Manson, whom she described as a "Christ-like man that had all the answers" for a young woman whose parents' divorce had left her feeling abandoned and angry. © 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc.Charles Manson is escorted to his arraignment on conspiracy-murder charges in conneciton with the Sharon Tate murder case, 1969, Los Angeles, Calif. I found out that was quite the ladies’ man, to say the least.” “Don and Sharon were, I guess, what you would assume normal for the roommate of your girlfriend and future wife,” Cabrejas said of her stepfather. The snaps showed Hagen with lots of women, including Tate. She was 26 years old when she was stabbed. The “Valley of the Dolls” icon was married to director Roman Polanski at the time of her death in 1969. ![]() ![]() Donald Hagen/Ashley Miller Cabrejas / SWNS Donald Hagen/Ashley Miller Cabre Tate posing on the lawn of her roommate’s husband, Donald Hagen, in May 1964 in Manhattan Beach, California. Donald Hagen/Ashley Miller Cabrejas / SWNS Sharon Tate was married to director Roman Polanski at the time of her death and she was eight months pregnant. Donald Hagen/Ashley Miller Cabrejas / SWNS Tate died when she was 26 in 1969 after she was stabbed by members of the Manson family. Sharon Tate starred in the 1967 film “Valley of the Dolls.” Donald Hagen/Ashley Miller Cabrejas / SWNS She sported a bright green bikini for her impromptu photoshoot. She added that the photos were “totally a casual thing, from before she was even famous.” Tate was just starting to build her career at the time and was going to a plethora of auditions. “They had been sitting in our garage for years until I came across them cleaning his stuff,” the West Los Angeles native told SWNS. Donald Hagen/Ashley Miller Cabrejas / SWNSĬabrejas, 46, had been searching for camera equipment to photograph a solar eclipse when she came across the pics. New photos have been unearthed of actress Sharon Tate, who was killed by Charles Manson and his followers. Laurie was besties with Tate as they were both aspiring actresses and models hailing from Tacoma, Washington. ![]() Tate had been pals with Hagen’s first wife, Laurie, whom he married in 1964. ![]() He was married to the silver screen star’s roommate. The photos were discovered in 2017 by Ashley Miller Cabrejas, who is the stepdaughter of Donald Hagen, according to South West News Service. Tate was murdered by members of the Charles Manson family just five years later when she was eight months pregnant. The candids showed the then-21-year-old looking happy and model-esque. Never-before-seen photos of murdered blond bombshell Sharon Tate have been found in a California garage.Ī series of snapshots of the late actress posing on a towel and rocking a green bikini while lounging under the sun was taken by her roommate’s husband on his front lawn in Manhattan Beach, California, in May 1964. Manson Family member Linda Kasabian dead at 73Ĭharles Manson reportedly sent Sharon Tate’s little sister a coded message before he died in prison Nephew of Manson victim slams Leslie Van Houten’s release Door to home where Sharon Tate was murdered by Charles Manson followers up for auction
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