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  • July 2008

    • Manson Follower Won't Go Free

      Associated Press  |  Jul 15, 08 6:11 PM CDT

      Manson Follower Won't Go Free

      (Newser) - A California parole board today refused to grant a compassionate release for Susan Atkins, a follower of Charles Manson who admitted murdering Sharon Tate 40 years ago, the AP reports. Atkins, 60, is dying of brain cancer, and the parole board listened to impassioned pleas from both sides in a 90-minute hearing before unanimously rejecting her release. More »

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      Charles Manson  • Sharon Tate  • Manson Family  • Susan Atkins

    • DA to Prison Board: Don't Free Ailing Manson Killer

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 15, 08 9:30 AM CDT

      DA to Prison Board: Don't Free Ailing Manson Killer

      (Newser) - The Los Angeles County district attorney has asked the California parole board to deny Charles Manson follower Susan Atkins' request for compassionate release from prison. Atkins, who was convicted of seven 1969 murders, is terminally ill with brain cancer. The DA noted that Atkins stabbed pregnant actress Sharon Tate, tasted her blood, and used it to write the word "Pig" on the victim's door during a murderous Manson Family rampage. More »

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      murder  • crime  • Charles Manson  • Sharon Tate  • Manson Family  • Susan Atkins

  • June 2008

    • Manson Family Member Pleads for Release

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 14, 08 8:24 AM CDT

      Manson Family Member Pleads for Release

      (Newser) - A member of Charles Manson's "family" of killers is asking for compassionate release after 37 years in jail, the Los Angeles Times reports. Susan Atkins, who stabbed Sharon Tate to death while the 8-months-pregnant actress begged for mercy—and then used her blood to write "PIG" on the front door—is dying of brain cancer and wishes to spend the few months she has left as a free woman. More »

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      murder  • Charles Manson  • Sharon Tate  • Manson Family

  • May 2008

    • Manson Body Hunt a Bust

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 22, 08 2:53 AM CDT

      Manson Body Hunt a Bust

      (Newser) - Investigators yesterday packed up and left the the Death Valley ranch used as a hideout by the murderous Manson Family after finding no trace of bodies a member of the group once suggested might be buried there. The search was triggered by a cadaver-sniffing dog and initial findings of scientific equipment which may have erroneously interpreted dead rats and insects as human remains, reports the Los Angeles Times. More »

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      murder  • crime  • Charles Manson  • Sharon Tate  • Manson Family  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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