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NEWS ABOUT: Manson Family

Manson Family stories: 8 news summaries

Dying Ex-Manson Disciple Atkins Denied Release 

Parole board refuses Susan Atkins' request for mercy

Sep 3, 09 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - California yesterday rejected Susan Atkins' plea for compassionate release, the Los Angeles Times reports. The former Charles Manson family member—California's longest-serving female inmate—has brain cancer and likely has just months to live. Atkins was busted in 1969 for participating in the murder of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and... More »

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parole • Charles Manson • Susan Atkins • Sharon Tate • Manson Family • compassionate release

 Manson 'Harem' 
 Angles for Freedom 

Atkins up for parole; filmmaker makes case for van Houten

Aug 9, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Squeaky Fromme, who aimed a gun at President Ford, set for parole next Sunday, other members of the murderous “Manson Family” are pushing for release, the Telegraph reports. Susan Atkins, who at first said she’d stabbed actress Sharon Tate 16 times, plans to plead for freedom at... More »

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crime • murder • cult • Charles Manson • Susan Atkins • Sharon Tate • Manson Family • Leslie Van Houten

Interview

Manson's Prosecutor Looks Back

...But he'd rather be prosecuting
George Bush

Aug 8, 09 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vincent Bugliosi is sick of talking about Charles Manson. He’d rather discuss his new book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder. But as the man who prosecuted Manson and co-wrote Helter Skelter, that’s what people ask him about to this day. “They’re... More »

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murder • Charles Manson • interview • Manson Family • Vincent Bugliosi

(Newser) - Squeaky Fromme is going free. The Manson follower who attempted to assassinate President Ford in 1975 is scheduled to be released from prison on Aug. 16, ABC News reports. Fromme, real name Lynette, pointed a pistol at Ford from about 2 feet away before an agent wrestled it away. Now... More »

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Gerald Ford • assassination attempt • Charles Manson • Manson Family • Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme

 Manson Follower Won't Go Free  

Board won't release ailing Susan Atkins, who admitted murdering Sharon Tate

Jul 15, 08 6:11 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Charles Manson • Susan Atkins • Sharon Tate • Manson Family

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

Terminally ill Atkins is seeking release

Jul 15, 08 9:30 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Manson Family Member Pleads for Release

Dying killer seeks mercy after almost 40 years behind bars

Jun 14, 08 8:24 AM CDT
(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... More »

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murder • Charles Manson • Sharon Tate • Manson Family

 Manson Body Hunt a Bust 

Diggers come up empty at Death Valley ranch 

May 22, 08 2:53 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

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