IF YOU LIVED HERE, YOU'D BE DEAD BY NOW! (Manson Family First Murder Site: Tate/Polanski Residence)

The complete footage - which is somewhat lengthy and of far better quality than this brief clip - is soon to follow.

Hamming it up poolside at Sharon & Roman's place in 1994. Behind me are the windows and door of the master bedroom.

This video chronicles my summer vacation, walk-through tour (incomplete footage) of the Sharon Tate-Roman Polanski "murder bungalow" filmed in 1994, prior to its demolition.

This footage was shot by my dear friend (and crime enthusiast/"murderabilia collector extraordinaire"), Nick Bougas, during our visit to 10050 Cielo Drive, in Los Angeles, mid-1994.

If you lived here, you'd be dead now!

The front lawn, where the remains of Abigail Folger and
Voytek Frykowski came to rest after the brutal murders on the evening of August 8, 1969.

At the time, the home was occupied by Trent (Nine Inch Nails) Reznor who (it is rumored) was unaware of the residence's dark past! (Much to the chagrin of Sharon Tate's sister, he ultimately removed the front door and kept it as a crime-collectible souvenir - which was actually our idea!)

All of you Nine Inch Nails fans will surely recognize this familiar bit of video-prop memorabilia, as seen in the front room in '94.

Andy (Underground Scream Prints) Gore, the third member of our touring trio, had befriended Reznor prior to our visit. Our shared enthusiasm was truly electrifying. It was a high that cannot be explained in words.

Another cheesy tourist shot (note subtle Hawaiian shirt) at the front door, where "PIG" was scrawled by "Tex" Watson in Sharon Tate's blood. Andy Gore expertly recaptured that grisly visage here on one of the t-shirts from his Manson Fashions Fall Line-up. (This is what they're wearing in Paris this year.)

"Later, on fleeing the premises, one of the killers left a bloody fingerprint on the gate-control mechanism. Still later, an LAPD officer pushed the button, creating a superimposure which eradicated the print." -- Helter Skelter by Vincent Buglosi [NOTE: I did not eradicate any important evidence]