Charles Manson and the Manson Family

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Jay Sebring

Victim Jay Sebring

Jay Sebring was quite the opposite career-wise from Frykowski. He was the top men's hairstylist in the U.S. and was a major force in the development of a market for men's hair products and toiletries. His customers included Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, George Peppard, Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. His new company, Sebring International would franchise men's hair styling shops and his line of hair products.

He was known as a ladies man and dated many different women. One of those women had at one time been Sharon Tate, who broke off her relationship with Sebring when she became involved with Polanski.

There was another, darker side to Sebring's exuberant sex life. He would tie up his girlfriends and occasionally whip them before they had sex. In spite of his flashy, successful outward life, there was reason to suspect that the real Jay Sebring was lonley and  insecure.

A gunshot wound and seven stab wounds liberated him from his insecurities.

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1. Murder!
2. The Crime Scene
3. The Slaughtered - Sharon Tate
4. Abigail & Her Lover
5. Jay Sebring
6. More Victims
7. Suspicion
8. Reward
9. Susan Atkins
10. Confession
11. The Plan
12. More Confessions
13. Charlie
14. Sold for a Pitcher of Beer
15. Institutional Politician
16. The Manipulator
17. Charlie's Followers
18. Helter Skelter
19. Prosecution
20. Evidence
21. Motive
22. The Trial
23. Verdict
24. Afterward
25. Charlie in Prison
26. Leslie Van Houten
27. Where Are They Now?
28. Bibliography