The home has spacious bedrooms, a poker room, a large aquarium, and sweeping views of the ocean and mountains.
Writer and producer Jeff Franklin, left, with actors Bob Saget, John Stamos, and Dave Coulier at the premiere of Netflix's "Fuller House" in 2016.
"Full House" creator Jeff Franklin is once again on the hunt for a buyer for his infamous Beverly Hills mansion-relisting the sprawling property for the eighth time in four years, this time with a $5 million price cut.
The property, which has sinister ties to the Charles Manson murders, was initially put on the market in January 2022 with a staggering asking price of $85 million. It then spent the next four years bouncing on and off the market with multiple discounts, while also being offered up as a luxury rental property.
Most recently, the home was offered as a $247,500-a-month rental-having last been listed for sale in October 2025, when it was put on the market for $49.95 million. Now, it has returned with an even lower price of $44.99 million, as first reported by TMZ.
Its listing certainly paints an impressive picture about the home's many offerings, making quite the to-do about its "breathtaking views," "lush tropical landscaping," and "opulent" decor.
"A masterpiece property fit for royalty. ... A home crafted with love and intention," it goes on, after calling attention to the resort-style pool and koi pond.
What the listing neglects to mention, however, is the home's somewhat sinister connection to Manson and the horrifying murders that he and his followers carried out in the previous house that stood in the very same spot where Franklin's over-the-top megamansion now sits.
The current home was built in 2006 by architect Richard Landry, who designed the nine-bedroom, 18-bathroom dwelling to resemble an Andalusian palace.
However, more than 40 years before the home was completed, a different dwelling sat on the same plot: the house in which Manson's cult followers brutally killed actress Sharon Tate and four other people.
In the early hours of Aug. 9, 1969, members of the Manson Family cult entered the home, where Tate-who was pregnant at the time-had been staying with her husband, Roman Polanski, who was out of the country.
Charles Manson in California's San Quentin State Prison in 1980.
At the behest of Manson, cult members stabbed Tate to death inside the home, along with celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring, coffee heiress Abigail Folger, and writer Wojciech Frykowski. Another man, Steven Parent, was found shot dead in the driveway of the property.
The killings, which were the first of seven that the Manson cult carried out between Aug. 9 and Aug. 11, shocked the nation-and left the scene of the crime mired in tragedy and scandal.
Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate on the steps at the Chelsea register Office in London after their wedding in 1968.
Manson's connection to the home lingered for decades, and less than 30 years after those murders, the dwelling, which had been owned by music producer Terry Melcher, was demolished.
Before the home was fully razed, Franklin snapped up the land on which it sat for $6 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Franklin completed the demolition of the original structure and began building a custom property that was completed in 2006. He called it home for nearly two decades.
He told the Journal in 2022 that he believed Manson's connection to the property was "irrelevant" and "ancient history," adding that it had "absolutely no impact on my life whatsoever."
The TV executive noted that he was putting the home on the market only because he had relocated to Miami and no longer needed it.
The 21,000-square-foot property became known as Villa Andalusia and combines South Asian aesthetics with European architecture.
Franklin's expansive property was designed with entertainment in mind as it comes with spacious bedrooms, a poker room, a large aquarium, and sweeping views of the ocean and mountains.
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There is also a theater room, multiple bars, two garages, and a motor court that accommodates 20 cars.
The 3.6-acre estate features a wading pool and an infinity pool that are connected by a lazy river. Each pool features a hot tub, and a 35-foot waterslide flows into one of six waterfalls.
Elsewhere in the backyard are a koi pond, firepit, and swim-up bar.
Franklin created the beloved sitcom in 1987 and served as a showrunner until 1992. He returned to the "Full House" family in 2016 to create its sequel series, "Fuller House."
The creator was so connected to the hit series that he even previously owned the property that was used for the exterior shots of the Tanner family home. He eventually remodeled the estate and sold it in 2020.
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He is now ready to offload his Southern California home, with hopes that its chilling past won't scare potential buyers.
In addition to Tate, Sebring, Folger, Parent, and Frykowski, Manson's followers also murdered supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, in their home.
During their horrifying killing spree, the followers inflicted 169 stab wounds and multiple gunshot injuries.
The exact number of deaths remains unclear to this day. However, according to reports, the Manson Family killed nine people under the direction of their leader.
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In 2021, the LaBianca home was sold for $1.8 million.
Last year, the Netflix $(NFLX)$ documentary "Chaos: The Manson Murders" laid bare new details about the shocking murders and displayed harrowing images from inside the kill sites.
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Charles Manson, 74, at Corcoran State Prison, California, in 2009.
Manson was born Charles Maddox in Cincinnati to a single mother in 1934. She was 16 at the time. He later took the last name of his then-stepfather, William Manson.
At the age of 12, Manson was sent to a children's treatment school in Indiana after being caught stealing. It thus began his two-decade-long string of petty crimes, which saw him going in and out of reform schools and prison.
At 32, Manson was released and relocated to Berkeley, Calif. He had no trouble getting women to fall for his charms and soon shared a home with 18 women.
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In 1968, race riots and the Black Panther movement convinced Manson that Armageddon was coming, prompting him to brand it "Helter Skelter" after the hit Beatles song.
This story originally ran on Realtor.com.
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