SUSAN ATKINS

Updated 04-May-2020.

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Susan Atkins – IMDb: Susan Atkins, Self: Life After Manson. Susan Atkins, a.k.a. Sadie Mae Glutz, is one of the more notorious members of the group of people that congregated around convicted mass-murder mastermind Charles Manson, a group tagged “The Family” by the mass media. Born Susan Denise Atkins on May 7, 1948 in San Gabriel, California, her mother died of cancer when she was 15. Tired of life with …

Terminally ill Manson follower Susan Atkins dies in prison: Susan Atkins, 61, was denied parole just weeks ago despite her battle with brain cancer

Susan Atkins Interview (1976) – Description of Sharon Tate Murder (Manson murder): Charles Manson ‘disciple’ talks candidly about her crimes and time with Manson. Fraternal Affairs by Morton Bain Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00JFXMDP8

Susan Atkins, Charles Manson cult member, dies in jail: Susan Atkins, one of the leading members of Charles Manson’s murderous cult, has died in jail at the age of 61.

Dying Manson Murderer Denied Release: Forty years after Charles Manson and his followers went on a murder spree, Manson girl Susan Atkins, riddled with cancer, is asking to be paroled so she can die at home.

Susan Atkins, Manson Follower, Dies at 61: Ms. Atkins, 61, spent four decades in prison for her role of the killings of Sharon Tate and seven others in 1969.

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Susan Denise Atkins was a member of Charles Manson’s “Family” she was convicted for her participation in eight killings, including the Tate murders in 1969 . she was sentenced to death at the time of her death, she was California’s longest-serving female inmate . according to her, her parents, Jeanette and Edward John Atkins, were alcoholics . her mother died of cancer in 1963 Susan Atkins was a quiet, self-conscious girl who belonged to her school’s glee club and the local church choir . two weeks before her mother was hospitalized, she arranged for members of the church choir atkins was an average student at leigh high school in San Jose . she met manson when he played guitar at the house where she was living with friends . manson invited her to join his group on a summer road atkins’ parental rights terminated once she was convicted of murders . her son was adopted and renamed from the time of her incarceration in 1969 . atkins later claimed to have believed manson was manson feared retaliation from black Panthers and pressured followers for more money . he believed he had killed a man by the name of Bernard “Lotsapoppa” Crowe manson sent atkins, Bobby Beausoleil, and Mary Brunner to Hinman’s home in 1969 . when she pleaded guilty to murder, atkins claimed she didn’t know a crime was going to take Beausoleil had Hinman sign over registrations to his cars, then fatally stabbed him twice . he left a bloody hand print on the wall along with vague revolutionary words . beausoleil was arrested on the murder weapon was hidden in the tire well of the car’s trunk . five people were murdered at the Benedict Canyon home where Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate lived . forensic evidence indicated that the murders were atkins wrote “PIG” on the front door in Sharon Tate’s blood . the following night, manson commented that the murders at the Tate residence had been too messy . he took his followers out and manson: blacks would win the war, but would be unable to govern and would turn to manson . witnesses testified to Manson’s statements regarding “Helter Skelter” and Beatles’ music . the murders were carried out to convince authorities Beausoleil was wrong suspect in Hinman case . prosecutor: murders had disparate motives, all of which served to benefit manson . one former tenant of the home was Prosecutor Bugliosi suggests manson may have encountered eventual murder victims . he went to the home looking for Melcher and was reportedly turned away by photographer . charges were later dropped and everyone was released atkins confessed to two middle-aged criminals, who reported her statements to authorities . atkins and others involved in the Tate/LaBianca murders were arrested . susan atkins provided extensive testimony “Woman, I have no mercy for you,” Atkins tells grand jury . “i just want to see what is taken care of,” she says . atkins testifies that she stabbed Frykowski in atkins told grand jury her words were intended to reassure herself, not address Tate . she also denied earlier statement that she had tasted Tate’s blood . in his 1978 memoir, Watson declared himself responsible for all of Tate’s injuries . in the early 1970s onward, Atkins told parole boards that her original grand jury testimony was truthful . at the time, Watson was atkins and co-defendants sang Manson-penned songs while being led to courtroom . little credibility was given to atkins’ testimony in general, as it frequently contradicted known facts . atkins atkins was transferred to new women’s death row in April 1971 . she pleaded guilty to the charges against her . atkins’ death sentence was automatically commuted to life in prison . atkins married twice while in prison . she married a man 15 years her junior who represented her at her parole hearings . lz granderson: i saw a young woman who giggled, snickered and shouted out insults . he says her family was ripped apart; she was a “political family members of the victims requested that her parole be denied . she received a four-year denial and one leg had been amputated . Bugliosi said he supported her release to save the state money cost for Atkins’ medical care since she was hospitalized on march 18, 2008, reportedly surpassed $1.15 million . former prosecutor: “we therefore are duty-bound to follow her inhumanity and show no mercy to Kay says he attended about 60 parole hearings related to the murders . he spent considerable time with the victims’ families, witnessing their suffering . “it would be a grave miscarriage of justice to burden the citizens of Orange County,” d.a. says . emotional pleas are made by both supporters and opponents of Atkins’ release . due to her “you will hear nothing from the nine people who lie in their graves,” says nephew of murder victim . “susan has been punished all that she can be,” says prisoner advocate . debra Tate is only the people who are suffering are the people you see in this room today . atkins’ husband, James W. Whitehouse, told the board, “it’s not going to be fun. It’sn’t going to “the 11 members of the California Board of Parole Hearings ultimately declined to refer to the sentencing court Atkins’ request for compassionate release in a unanimous decision . the decision — posted on its website — meant a website maintained by Atkins’ husband claimed that she was paralyzed over 85 percent of her body . for the final time, Atkins was denied parole on September 2, 2009 . her cause of death was listed as natural Arrow Books Limited. ISBN 0-09-997500-9. King, Greg (2000). Sharon Tate and the Manson Murders. Barricade Books. ISBN 0-88270-276-9. Atkins, Susan; Slosser, Bob (1977). Child of Satan, Child of God: Her Own Story. Logos Books. June 20, 2008. Date: June 20, 2008 – May 20, 2008.