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Posted Sep 30th 2009 8:41AM by TMZ Staff
Debra Tate -- the sister of Roman Polanski's second wife Sharon Tate -- doesn't want the director hauled back to the U.S. to be prosecuted.
Tate went on the "Today" show this morning, claiming Polanski wouldn't get a fair trial stateside for the rape of a then-13-year-old-girl back in 1977 -- because our "system is broken" -- and the matter would be better served in France ... whatever that means -- France can't prosecute him.
Tate added there's a difference between "rape and
rape" -- and this was "a consensual matter."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: arrest, debra tate, DebraTate, matt lauer, MattLauer, rape, roman polanski, RomanPolanski, sharon tate, SharonTate, today
Posted May 8th 2009 2:19PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained a photo of Charles Manson's Death Valley hideout after a mysterious fire gutted the infamous building earlier this week.
The fire completely gutted the inside of the structure known as Barker Ranch -- officials are unclear if it was set intentionally. An investigation is under way.
Back in '69, Manson and his gang of murderers retreated to the cabin after slaughtering Sharon Tate and seven others. Manson was arrested at the cabin -- and the structure has since become a tourist attraction.
Officials tell us they're already getting offers from groups who want to rebuild it.
Filed under: Natural Disasters
Tags: Barker Ranch, BarkerRanch, Charles Manson, CharlesManson, Death Valley, DeathValley, fire, mansion, murder, murderer, sharon tate
Posted Aug 9th 2008 11:35AM by TMZ Staff
Get out your Ouija boards -- we got a séance going on!
Last night, on the 39th anniversary of the notorious Manson murders, a group of level-headed people gathered just doors from the place Charlie Manson's followers paid a visit back in '69. Their mission -- to contact the spirits of Sharon Tate and the four others who were slaughtered.
Those inside the séance claim a figurine fell from a shelf, and when they all went to the basement everyone's back started to ache. Sadly, our cameras caught none of that -- but we did witness lights flickering.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Tags: Charles Manson, CharlesManson, Sharon Tate, SharonTate
Posted Jul 14th 2008 2:36PM by TMZ Staff
Manson Family member Susan Atkins should not become a free woman, at least if the L.A. County D.A. has his way.
Atkins, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer and may have only six months to live, has applied for Compassionate Release Consideration.
D.A. Steve Cooley says not good enough, noting that Atkins was front and center for the Sharon Tate murders back in '69. Atkins personally stabbed Tate, tasted her blood and used it to write "PIG" on the front door.
Cooley claims Atkins "has failed to demonstrate genuine remorse and lacks insight and understanding of the gravity of her crimes."
Atkins received the death penalty but it was commuted to life after the California death penalty was ruled unconstitutional.
The Board of Prison Terms hearing is tomorrow in Sacramento.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: Charles Manson, CharlesManson, Heltor Skeltor, HeltorSkeltor, Sharon Tate, SharonTate, Susan Atkins, SusanAtkins
