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Manson Family Member -- Should She Go Free?

Posted Jul 14th 2008 2:36PM by TMZ Staff

Susan AtkinsManson Family member Susan Atkins should not become a free woman, at least if the L.A. County D.A. has his way.

Atkins, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer and may have only six months to live, has applied for Compassionate Release Consideration.

D.A. Steve Cooley says not good enough, noting that Atkins was front and center for the Sharon Tate murders back in '69. Atkins personally stabbed Tate, tasted her blood and used it to write "PIG" on the front door.

Cooley claims Atkins "has failed to demonstrate genuine remorse and lacks insight and understanding of the gravity of her crimes."

Atkins received the death penalty but it was commuted to life after the California death penalty was ruled unconstitutional.

The Board of Prison Terms hearing is tomorrow in Sacramento.



Tags: Charles Manson, CharlesManson, Heltor Skeltor, HeltorSkeltor, Sharon Tate, SharonTate, Susan Atkins, SusanAtkins

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1. Oh waaaahhhh...the poor thing has brain cancer so she wants out - TOO BAD BITCH!

Posted at 2:47PM on Jul 14th 2008 by jc

2. Let her die...

Posted at 2:50PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Dale

3. FIRST!

Posted at 3:18PM on Jul 14th 2008 by FlBiker

4. no way, where was her compassion for sharon tate?

Posted at 2:49PM on Jul 14th 2008 by tuna marie

5. Let her go free! Yes, her crime was horrific but she was just a kid then and brainwashed by Manson. She served her time (decades in prison) -- that was almost 40 years ago. I work for the court system and I know that there are plenty of murderers who were freed who didn't serve nearly as much time.

Posted at 2:52PM on Jul 14th 2008 by kitkat

6. I say let her out. She did me a favor, allowing me to screw drugged up underage girls at my pal Jack's house. Thanks Susan!

Posted at 2:51PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Polanski

7. Isn't the idea of sentencing someone to "life" is that they die in prison? So now their going to let her out because she's dying? That makes perfect sense!

Posted at 2:51PM on Jul 14th 2008 by NoLee

8. Let her sick azz rot in jail!!!!

Posted at 2:51PM on Jul 14th 2008 by kane

9. THE BIBLE SAYS "AN EYE FOR AN EYE" SO, LET HER BURN !!!!!!

Posted at 2:58PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Barbara Lee

10. HELL NO!!!!! Let her sick ass rot in jail. They had better not let her go free i dont care if she only has a day to live. This woman is a freaking lunatic and doesn't deserve to be let out of jail for ANY reason.

Posted at 2:52PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Kari

11. Hell no, this crazy psycho shouldn't be let out! I don't care if she is dying of brain cancer, and even if she did show remorse for what she did, IMO, it's too little too late. Let the woman rot in prison for the rest of her worthless life. We should feel sorry for her because she has cancer? No way. The state just doesn't want to be responsible for her medical bills, that's all. Well too damn bad.

Posted at 2:52PM on Jul 14th 2008 by crymeariver

12. Hope she rots in hell.

Posted at 2:53PM on Jul 14th 2008 by LWood

13. Let this stupid bitch rot in prison, cancer or not, period...

Posted at 2:52PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Oh yeahhh

14. the women recitived the Death penalty there forth she needs to die in the prison cell she was sent to,
wat if when she gets out she kills againg the women should never set foot out side the real world ever again!

Posted at 9:31PM on Jul 14th 2008 by tatum

15. She was a victim of Manson, taken advantage of as a young naive child.

Posted at 2:56PM on Jul 14th 2008 by Bill Clinton

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