Manson Murderer Susan Atkins Is Up For Parole
The woman who stabbed pregnant actress Sharon Tate to death will be considered for parole from prison a month after the 40th anniversary of the killings that cast a shadow of fear over southern California.
Susan Atkins, 61, has been denied parole in 17 previous hearings, but the former “Manson Family” member now is terminally ill with brain cancer and is paralyzed.
Charles Manson used his hypnotic powers to direct Atkins and other “family” members to kill seven people, including the pregnant Tate, in a two-night rampage that terrorized the city of Los Angeles, California, in August 1969.
Atkins — who was initially sentenced to death along with Manson and three others — will have her 18th parole hearing on September 2, according to a spokesman with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
