Reassessing the Blood Evidence at 10050 Cielo Drive

  Several months ago, George Stimson and I collaborated on a video analyzing the blood evidence from the murders at 10050 Cielo drive. Our goal was simple. Challenge the long-standing claim that the blood on the porch floor belonged to Jay Sebring and Sharon Tate-Polanski, and explore the possibility that Voytek Frykowski had been mistyped. Contrary that what people assume, I didn't take any theory to George. It emerged from many conversations where we both kept circling back to the same conclusion: something about the blood typing simply didn't add up. In all reality, George deserves the credit for everything in the video he put out, because this is a thought that has been circulating in his mind for years, and when we spoke about it many times, it kept coming back to the typing not making any sense. It was his long hours of research, and I helped him with things medically that he wasn't aware of. Those that do know me know I am a Nurse Practitioner, such as blood types exist differently in different locations. For anyone that wants to refute that, then you don't understand the simple fact as to why we have blood drives, and I also pointed out to him major inconsistencies in the reports.

You can watch the video here:

GBHS # 32

 After our video came out, TabOrFresca (I hope I got that correct) made a call in to Twilight Garage, and it was weird, not in a bad way, it was like TF was in on the conversations George and I were having behind the scenes. 

That video can be seen here:

TG#42

To boil this down, one of the most glaring inconsistencies is this:

 If Voytek Frykowski was type B, where is his blood?  In over 50 years, no participant in the murders of Jay Sebring, Sharon Tate-Polanski, Steven Parent, Abigail Folger, and Voytek Frykowski haver ever placed Tate-Polanski and Sebing on the porch. In contrast, statements and testimony from Susan Atkins, Tex Watson, and Linda Kasabian consistently place Voytek there. 

 This aligns with the initial police interpretation in the First Tate Homicide Progress Report which describes two large untyped pools of blood near Frykowski's attempted  escape, suggesting that the paused or struggled  in those two locations.  Near one of those blood pools, investigators noted a purple scarf as identified as Type O. 

Near Frykowski... (credit to Michelle for finding it in this photo IF that is it. looks to be. But it's not visible in the other shots of his body including the bodies being covered and the police on the lawn.)

But what do we have here at his feet?

From testimony 

                                                                  From the analyzed Tate evidence report 

The color changes from purple to violet. That doesn't mean much concerning the evidence. G43 is listed as purple ribbons and or a fabric assumed to be from the scarf. it was found in or near the entrance way. Type O-MN. You can find this in testimony too. 

The Scarf and the fabric/ribbons raise some serious questions. Although not visible in every photograph, it does appear near his body. His autopsy diagram details everything he had on except for underwear. it states he was wearing purple socks, when looking at the photo, one can tell, that is not socks. Much like any detailed medical record, the autopsy diagram also shows where the pants leg ends on his body, well above the ankle. 

If Frykowski bled along the path from the porch to the lawn, ending where he collapsed, how can that not be Type O?

A New York Times article from August 27th 1970 highlights the confusion even at the time. 

it highlights testimony from Kasabian and Granada. From Kasabian it basically says that she testified before Granada did and said that Frykowski staggered out onto the porch and collapsed in the area's noted where Type O blood was found. Even more striking, the prosecution reportedly had no evidence Jay Sebring was on the porch.  How would they have come to that conclusion? Sebring was not bleeding profusely from his wounds. as seen in the autopsy photo, he has very little blood on his pants opposed to Frykowsk. Why? because he wasn't  stabbed in the legs and trying to escape his killers. With that amount of blood, Sebring would have had blood on the bottom of his shoes, then you have to question, If that scenario is true that it was/is Sebring's blood on the porch, who switched Sebring's and Frykowski's pants? That's a conspiracy of it's own. and wouldn't line up with the evidence and tears in the pants, but no wounds inflicted on Sebring. 

You can read the article here;

Manson Trial Hears Testimony

Keypoints of the article are;

"Courtroom observers were left with another puzzle from Granada's testimony. He identified a larger pool of blood found on the front walk as being the same type as Mr. Sebring's O-MN. The other three victims, Abigail Folger, a coffee heiress, Voytek Frykowski, a polish writer and producer, and Steven Parent, an 18-year old friend of Miss Tate's housekeeper (though William was not the housekeeper of the main house, thought I would add that) all had blood types B-MN. Mrs. Linda Kasabian, the states principal witness testified previously that she had seen Mr. Frykowski stagger, bleeding, from the front door and fall in the area of the blood stained walk. Mrs. Kasabian said that Charles D. Watson pounced on him there and continued to beat and stab him. Mr. Frykowski's body was found on the lawn. 

This is consistent with Atkins earliest of statements and other statements made there after. For example, in her 12/1/1969 interview with Richard Caballero and Caruso, she states, "I don't remember what exactly happened. I remember seeing Frykowski going outside, he was yelling for his life. he was screaming really loud and I said, Tex, help me, do something. Tex went over and hit him 5 or 6 times over the head with the butt of the gun (blood type O-MN), broke the gun handle, the gun wouldn't work anymore, and proceeded to stab him. While he was stabbing the man was still screaming, I'm surprised nobody heard anything. And he was pretty much half dead on the porch, that's why all the blood was there I imagine. 

But you may say, type B was found on the gun? That is true. But lets look at recollection. 

Atkins described Watson stabbing Folger inside the residence before returning outside to continue attacking Frykowski. This sequence provides a logical explanation. Folger's blood could have transfered to the gun via Watson's hands. 

The blood smears on Sharon Tate-Polanski can easily be explained through statement's Watson made to Bill Boyd. I made this analysis from the John Hurst article who heard some of the "Tex Watson Tapes" 

Hurst wrote " As he describes the shooting and stabbing slaughter of five victims, Watson's voice on the tape remains emotionless. His tone is almost disinterested as he tells of murdering Miss Tate, who was eight months pregnant. "I went back inside," he says on the tape recording. " and she was the only one...left that was alive, the Tate girl. She was pleading to me, pleading to me and pleading to me, but I didn't have a moment of hesitation. I took a knife and just slit a big slit across her face, you know, it was all lighting up to me" he continues "just like a big acid trip, all these colors and everything, and I just kept cutting her and carving on the body and started stabbing her in the chest from here up." 

"How many times did you stab her?" asks Boyd

"I'd say maybe 15 cuts and stabs" is the matter of fact reply. 

You can read the article here;

Watson Has Found Remorse

Conclusion

A reassessment of the evidence indicates the most coherent explanation, and the most logical one, is that Voytek Frykowski's blood type was incorrectly recorded during the initial investigation. Such and error would reconcile the presence of Type O blood along the path attributed to Frykowski, resolve contradictions between testimony and forensic findings, and account for long-standing anomalies noted by both the investigators, observers, testimony and evidence. 

Witness testimony and statements made afterwards consistently places Frykowski on the porch and the lawn. The physical blood patterns align with this. Type O blood is present along the path. No credible evidence places Sebring or Tate-Polanski on the porch. This falls apart on the onset of this theory. Clothing evidence does not support the hypothesis that Sebring was the source of the blood on the porch.  When all of these are placed together, Frykowski may have been mislabeled/mistyped. The scarf may not have been central to the prosecution, but it could be a likely key to understanding Frykowski's final moments, and revealing at how critical evidence may have been mishandled or misunderstood in the chaos of the investigation.