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Charles Manson murder house finally sells for $1.9M

June 16, 2021 | 3:20pm | Updated June 16, 2021 | 4:49pm

The home where Charles Manson’s followers brutally murdered the LaBiancas five decades ago has found a buyer.

After nearly eight months on the market, the home was forced to sell at a discounted price, at $1,875,000. 

Zak Bagans, a paranormal investigator and actor, purchased the home in 2019 for $1.89 million. He first attempted to sell it a year later for $2.2 million.

The new owner of the home is someone who wishes to keep a low profile, according to TMZ.

Bagans revealed that he had hoped to shoot a project at the home but he abandoned that idea, out of respect to the LaBianca family, he said. 

A police officer blocks the driveway while other officers search in front of the house where a middle-aged couple was stabbed to death, late, August 10. There were striking similarities between the double murder of Leon La Bianca, 44, and his wife Rosemary, 38, and the mass murders of actress Sharon Tate and four other persons the day before, and police eventually connected the killings to the "Manson Family".
A police officer at the scene of the crime on Aug. 11, 1969
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The driving path up to the home.
The driving path up to the home
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pool
The pool
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The property spans 1,655 square-feet.
The property spans 1,655 square feet.
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A patio.
A patio
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The kitchen.
The kitchen
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The breakfast room.
The breakfast room
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A living room.
The living room
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One of two bedrooms.
One of two bathrooms
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Made up of two bedrooms and two bathrooms and spanning a modest 1,655 square feet, the 1920s abode is in LA’s Los Feliz neighborhood. 

The gated single-story home was last renovated in March 2019, four months before it sold to Bagans. 

Features of the home include front views of the Silver Lake hills and Downtown, and back views of Griffith Park, Glendale and the San Gabriel Mountains.

One of two bedrooms with a terrace.
One of two bedrooms, this one with a terrace
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The sun room.
The sun room
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The property is situated on a .71 acre lot.
The property is situated on a 0.71-acre lot.
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Another view of the living room.
Another view of the living room
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A fountain overlooks the San Gabriel Mountains.
A fountain overlooks the San Gabriel Mountains.
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One of two bathrooms.
One of two bathrooms
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An expansive closet and dressing room.
An expansive closet and dressing room
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Other features include an expansive living room with a gas fireplace and Italian tile floors, which open to a formal dining room. A covered patio overlooks the pool, which is surrounded by lush greenery, including mature fruit trees for optimal privacy.

Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
Leno and Rosemary LaBianca
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Deputy District Attorneys Aaron Stovitz (left) and Vince Bugliosi display an aerial photograph of the home of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
Deputy District Attorneys Aaron Stovitz (right) and Vince Bugliosi display an aerial photograph of the home of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.
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On Aug. 10, 1969, Manson’s followers brutally stabbed Leno and Rosemary LaBianca to death.

Two nights prior, the group murdered an 8½ months pregnant Sharon Tate, whom the Manson family stabbed more than 16 times. Her friends Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski and Abigail Folger were also murdered that night in the home, at the time being rented by Tate and her husband, director Roman Polanski. 

Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten laugh after receiving the death sentence for their part in the Tate-LaBianca murders, which they committed at the order of Charles Manson.

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Susan Atkins (left) and Patricia Krenwinkel (2nd from right) arrive in court along with Charles Manson.

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Coroner's office personnel wheel the body of film actress Sharon Tate from her home in Bel Air, California, August 9th, 1969 after she and four others were found murdered.

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The five victims slain the night of Aug. 9, 1969 at the Benedict Canyon Estate of Roman Polanski. From left, Voityck Frykowski, Sharon Tate, Stephen Parent, Jay Sebringand Abigail Folger. The next night, it happened again. Rosemary and Leno LaBianca, a wealthy couple who lived across town, were stabbed to death in their home.

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