From 1969: Cheer Up, Charlie

Not much else to be said about that.  

This shot was by photographer Mark Getty.

Coming Down Fast, But I'm Miles Above You

Forty years ago today, on August 8, 1969, Charles Manson sent Charles "Tex" Montgomery, Susan Denise Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Linda Kasabian out to commit what would become known as the most gruesome and savage murders in the annals of American crime.

This is what they did.

(A word of warning: this video is extremely graphic and features crime scene and autopsy photos of the victims.)

Sharon Tate's baby boy, fathered by her husband Roman Polanski, was taken from her womb and buried in his mother's arms.