Debra Tate is the sister of actress Sharon Tate, who was brutally murdered by the followers of Charles Manson. Debra is instrumental in keeping Sharon's name before the public and volunteering for victim's rights. Tate is the ex-sister-in-law of director Roman Polanski.

Roman Polanski was arrested on September 26, 2009, in Switzerland, on charges he had sex with a 13-year-old girl, Samantha Geimer, in 1977. Tate was quoted as saying she did not believe Polanski could get a fair trial in the U.S. On September 30, 2009, Tate told The Today Show's Matt Lauer that she believed the sex between Polanski and the teen was a "consensual matter."http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/tate_sister_polanski_won_get_fair_luBaEirKQ4pqrHVbOVQwJO

1. Birth name: Debra Ann Tate
2. Birth date: November 6, 1952
3. Birth place: El Paso, Texas
4. Siblings: Sharon Tate and Patti Tate
5. Spouse: William E. Mussenden
6. Child: Arieana Tate Mussenden
7. As postal worker, was injured by a bomb in a mailbox
8. Hollywood make-up artist

Debra Tate regularly speaks out against parole or compassionate release for anyone instrumental in the Manson murders. One of the women convicted, Susan Atkins, was up for parole in August, 2009, under compassionate release due to a brain tumor. Debra Tate was one of numerous family members of victims who spoke out against her release. Atkins died on September 24, 2009.http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-susan-atkins26-2009sep26,0,4180642.story

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