- He was tortured and murdered by three Charles Manson cult members, Charles 'Tex' Watson, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel on Saturday, August 9th, 1969. Folger's Coffee descendant, Abigail Folger, was his date. She was also murdered along with Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring and Steve Parent.
- Dating Abigail Folger at the time of his death. Abigail was a good friend of Sharon Tate, thus, both Voytek and Abigail were at Sharon's home the night the Manson family invaded it.
- Had a son, Bartlomiej Frykowski, who later became a cinematographer. He died in 1999 at the age of 40.
- Frykowski's actual birth name was Wojciech. The abbreviation of this name is "Wojtek". "Voytek" and "Voyteck" were two awkward quasi-phonetical representations of the proper pronunciation of "Wojtek", which were often used by Frykowski's friends during his stay in USA; the "Voytek" one stuck, was even used in some forms filled by Frykowski (who never actually changed his name), and was eventually incorrectly taken down as his real name by the Manson family prosecutor, Vincent Bugliosi.
- He was portrayed by George Tasudis in Helter Skelter (2004).
- Of the nine people the so-called "Manson Family" was convicted of killing, Frykowski has the dubious distinction of being the recipient of the most viciousness in his murder. He was stabbed 51 times, shot twice, and bludgeoned over the head over a dozen times with the butt of a revolver.
- His remains were buried at St. Josef Cemetery in Lodz, Poland.
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