Rudolph Altobelli ( 1929-2011 ) , a music and film industry talent manager , bought the house for $ 86,000 in the early 1960s ( ) and often rented it out . Residents included Cary Grant and Dyan Cannon ( it was their honeymoon nest in 1965 ) , Henry Fonda , George Chakiris , Mark Lindsay , Paul Revere & the Raiders , Samantha Eggar , and Olivia Hussey . Charles Manson visited the house in late 1968 , when it was occupied ( from May 1966 to Jan. 1969 ) by couple Terry Melcher ( the son of actress Doris Day ) and Candice Bergen with roommate/talent-manager Roger Hart . The couple split in early 1969 , with Melcher relocating to Malibu . In February 1969 , Roman Polanski and his wife Sharon Tate began renting the home from Altobelli . On August 8/9 , 1969 , the home became the scene of the murders of Tate , Wojciech Frykowski , Abigail Folger , Jay Sebring , and Steven Parent at the hands of the Manson " Family " . William Garretson , Altobelli 's caretaker and an acquaintance of Parent , lived in the guest house behind the main house and was unaware of the murders until the next morning , when he was taken into custody by police officers who had arrived at the scene . He was later cleared of all charges
Wojciech Frykowski
Tate murders
10050 Cielo Drive