Five people were murdered at the Benedict Canyon home where Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate lived : Tate ( who was eight months pregnant ) , Steven Parent , Jay Sebring , Wojciech Frykowski , and Abigail Folger . Polanski , Tate 's husband , was in Europe finishing work on a film project . Forensic evidence indicated that the murders were brutal . Just prior to leaving the residence , Atkins wrote " PIG " on the front door in Sharon Tate 's blood
Wojciech Frykowski
Tate murders
Susan Atkins