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Austin Butler has gone from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to the lead in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic, so let’s get the previous roles explored.

Tate murders, the shocking and grisly murders, on the night of August 8–9, 1969, of actress Sharon Tate and four other people by followers of cult leader Charles Manson. Two more people were murdered on August 10. Learn more about the crimes, the discovery of the perpetrators, and the trial.

And manson the family moved from topanga canyon to a defunct western movie location called spahn ranch a few miles further out. men's and told another of his followers, lynette fromme who is nicknamed "squeaky", to keep the octogenarian octogenarian owner happy. so the family, in exchange for a futures got to live on the ranch for free. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and monsoon? >> he dances. he sings. he looks beautiful. he looks happy. this draws a lot of people. just like people are drawn to little babies. >> they scrounge for food and trash bins. but formal or family member, barbara hoyt -- >> it was fun...

>> the session fizzled. but the beach boys did play one of manson's songs on the the mike douglas show. but dennis we were the words and the title. >> oh, was charlie so angry that anybody would dare to change the lyrics or anything he said. it was like misquoting him. >> so, the beach boys were not the answer to manson's dreams. but there was one more chance. gregg jakobson new a man in los angeles who could snap his fingers and get manson a contract. his name was terry melcher. one of l.a.'s top music producers. and lean late spring of 1969, melcher agreed to come to spahn ranch to hear mans...

Skin. >> family members at spahn ranch our talking about what happened to bobby. he's in prison. what's going to happen? how can we break him out? >> they did hatch a plan. so horrible, that the name charlie manson would be famous, all right. not as a star. but as a symbol of evil. >> coming -- up helter skelter. a night of madness. and murder. >> sharon tate, quite naturally screaming. she's not she's begging for not for her life, but for her babies. >> susan susan atkins atkins says (bleep) i have no sympathy for you. >> when "dateline" continues. just think, he'll be driving for real soon.