Part one of the movie first begins with prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi, who actually narrates throughout the movie, speaking of the actual events the audience is about to watch. He states, "It's one of the most bizarre chapters in the history of crime." The movie then proceeds to the early morning of August 9, 1969 in which several neighbors are outside of their homes and suddenly hear the sounds of shots and scrambled screams. Later that morning, the maid arrives at director Roman Polanski's home and notices something wrong with the guarded fence but enters anyway then suddenly comes out screaming and calls the police. Soon the home is surrounded by police and reporters. A policemen then comes out with a suspect, William Garrison, who is the caretaker, and takes him away. Mr. Polanski's business manager is on the scene and must accompany the detective to identify the bodies. He first spots a body in a white car parked in the driveway. He does not recognize the man. He then spots a body laying on the ground and he identifies him as screenwriter, Wojciech Frykowski. Laying in the grass, the body of Abigail Folger, of the Folger coffee family, is identified. Inside the house, the body of hair stylist, Jay Sebring is identified and the last body identified is actress Sharon Tate who was 8 1/2 months pregnant at the time. Each body bloodier than the last. It was not a pretty site for anyone.
Back at the police station, William Garrison is being interrogated. He is attached to a lie-detector test and asked questions about the murders. He identifies the body found in the white car as Steven Parent, an 18-year old student making a visit to the home. He denies having anything to do with the murders, but is very nervous about answering any questions. He tells the officer he is confused and states, "How come I wasn't murdered?" Two detectives than arrive at the police station asking questions about similarities of the July 25, 1969 murder of Gary Hinman who the police think was committed by Bobby Beausoleil, who is a member of the Charles Manson family.
The next night, August 10, 1969, the bodies of supermarket executive Leon LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary LaBianca are found murdered in their home. There are now two investigating teams working on the murders. The detectives start piecing the murders together with evidence of the same writing written in blood on the walls and the ways the murders were committed by the stabbings and shootings. One week after the killing, deputys of the sherriff's department plan a raid on the Spahn ranch, where the members of the Charles Manson family live. They first arrest all the members, including Charles, for auto theft but really do want to see if the "family" had anything to do with the murders.
To be continued......
Lizzy =)
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