Candice Bergen could have been the real target of Charles Manson and his crazed disciples on the night that Sharon Tate was brutally murdered! Tex Watson and other Manson Family disciples viciously slaughtered Sharon and six other innocent victims on Aug. 9, 1969 — in a house where Candice had been living just months before! The rising star was living with record producer Terry Melcher, who had turned down Manson’s requests to help him get a recording contract…
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In his memoir "Good Vibrations," Beach Boy singer
Mike Love wrote that “Manson was also in the car one day when Dennis dropped Terry off at his rented home at 10050 Cielo Drive.” Love added that
Doris Day had even asked her son Terry to leave the residence after he complained about visits from Manson.
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According to Manson Family member
Susan Atkins, the cult leader had sent his killers to the Cielo Drive address "to instill fear" into Melcher because he felt Terry had broken a promise to record his music. Terry and Candice had both begged people not to tell Manson they had a new address.
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There were also striking physical similarities between Candice and Sharon, who was married to director
Roman Polanski. Both actresses were blonde and blue-eyed. At 26 years old, Sharon was only two years older than Candice.
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"The Manson Family was mad at Terry because he didn't want to record Charlie's music," says Steven Kay, who assisted in prosecuting the case. "In a way, they were sending a message to him that,'There for the grace of God, go you.' Terry got the message, and went underground."
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Candice got the message, too. She broke up with her boyfriend and fled to Mexico to do a film. A year and a half later, prosecutors arranged for both Terry and Candice to testify about their Manson connection.
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By then, Terry had hired 24-hour security for himself, and required sedatives to take the stand. Candice reportedly said to Terry: “It could have been me,” to which Melcher replied: “It could have been us.”
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In his memoir "Good Vibrations," Beach Boy singer
Mike Love wrote that “Manson was also in the car one day when Dennis dropped Terry off at his rented home at 10050 Cielo Drive.” Love added that
Doris Day had even asked her son Terry to leave the residence after he complained about visits from Manson.
[GRAPHIC PHOTOS FOLLOW...]Photo credit: Getty Images
According to Manson Family member
Susan Atkins, the cult leader had sent his killers to the Cielo Drive address "to instill fear" into Melcher because he felt Terry had broken a promise to record his music. Terry and Candice had both begged people not to tell Manson they had a new address.
There were also striking physical similarities between Candice and Sharon, who was married to director
Roman Polanski. Both actresses were blonde and blue-eyed. At 26 years old, Sharon was only two years older than Candice.
Photo credit: Getty Images
"The Manson Family was mad at Terry because he didn't want to record Charlie's music," says Steven Kay, who assisted in prosecuting the case. "In a way, they were sending a message to him that,'There for the grace of God, go you.' Terry got the message, and went underground."
Candice got the message, too. She broke up with her boyfriend and fled to Mexico to do a film. A year and a half later, prosecutors arranged for both Terry and Candice to testify about their Manson connection.
Photo credit: Getty Images
By then, Terry had hired 24-hour security for himself, and required sedatives to take the stand. Candice reportedly said to Terry: “It could have been me,” to which Melcher replied: “It could have been us.”
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