Abigail Anne follower (* 11 August 1943 in San Francisco; "† 9 August 1969 in Los Angeles) was the Ururenkelin of the coffee company founder J.A. Folger ("„Folgers Coffee"” today among other things also as "„Folgers Flavours"” well-known) and heiress of the Kaffeeimperiums of the same name. It was member of the American High Society and came from an established parents' house. Abigail follower arrived at sad celebrity as it to an attempted assassination of the Charles Manson Family at a party company of the actress Sharon would do at the victim fell.

Life

Abigail Anne follower, mentioned "„Gibby"” was the daughter of Peter Folger, the president of the followers Coffee company and Inez Mejia, the daughter of a California great land owner family. Parents let themselves be separated early. Abigail buildup in San Francisco and was soon established member of the California "„Upper Class"”. Already as young people it was interested intensively in art, music and play. To its graduations to the Santa Catalina School in Monterey and at the Radcliffe college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, went it strengthens to its schauspielerischen ambitions after.

1961 became Abigail member of a music and a group of theatres and went with the ensemble on tour. After successful conclusion at the Radcliffe college studied it history of art in Harvard and locked with diploma. After its graduation 1967 it drew kind back to California over in the museum of the University OF California as a press spokeswoman and directress for public work to work.

Due to a sense crisis Abigail follower left the USA in September 1967 California and oscillated across. She worked at different publishing houses and was gladly seen guest of the party scene of New York. By a book presentation it met 1968 on the young Polish writer and life artist Voyteck Frykowski, which was straight one month in the states and no word spoke English. But the two could speak flowing French and fell in love immediately into one another. The author Frykowski was an acquaintance of the director novel Polanski likewise originating from Poland.

1968 became the wohlsituierte Abigail follower election campaign aid of Robert F. Kennedy and support the senator at that time financially. In August 1968 followers and Frykowski pulled back to Los Angeles. By the acquaintance to Sharon and novel Polanski would do developed new acquaintances, thus to the renowned Haarstylisten Jay Sebring, to which a former fiance of Sharon would do was. Frykowski dedicated itself to its book projects during Abigail was busy with welfare actions. By as well as Jay the Sebring would pole-to-AI-do developed soon a friendly-family relationship to close becoming friendship of followers and Frykowski with the married couple.

Abigail follower engaged itself - like already before its nut/mother Inez - intensively in welfare projects; thus it supported the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic or worked as a social female worker for distressed children in the Ghettos of Los Angeles; besides support it Jay Sebring with investments. By its social work members of the municipality must have become attentive around Charles Manson (and late Manson themselves) on the umtriebige young woman. Manson is to have taken quarter some time in the guesthouse Folgers. Besides Abigail had already, also under the acquaintance to the Polanskis, a large circle by prominent ones like e.g. Jane Fonda, Peter Fonda, Warren Beatty or Tony Curtis around itself met and may thereby - just like Sharon would do and its friends - a target object confused Nazi table sowing anise tables of the ideology Mansons and its sparkling wines have become.

The murder

In the evening 8 of August 1969 Abigail followers (on invitation of Sharon would do, which wanted to celebrate the imminent birth of their child) met together with Wojciech Frykowski, Jay Sebring and the friendly Steven Parent after a meal in a Mexican restaurant on the messuage of the Polanskis at the Cielo drive in Bel air. The further act course of events is unclear. Presumed the party company was surprised and overwhelmed by three members of the Manson Family (Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Charles "„Tex"” Watson). Abigail follower wanted to flee into the Vorgarten, however in the corridor of the house was down-shot and afterwards also over 20 measurer passes niedergemetzelt. Their face was cruelly disfigured thereby.

Abigail follower was bestattet on 13 August 1969 after a catholic fair on the Holy CROSS Cemetery in Colma, California.

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