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Manson family member still seeking parole 40 years later

By Douglas A. Berman

This new report from CNN provides the latest interesting sentencing news concerning a defendant involved in one of the most famous crime sprees in history: 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...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 06, 2009 (boomark / email).