Susan Atkins, who committed one of modern history's most notorious crimes when she joined Charles Manson and his gang for a 1969 killing spree that terrorized Los Angeles and put her in prison for the ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Susan Atkins, a leading member of Charles Manson's violent cult who carried out brutal murders at his behest in 1969, has died in a California prison, state corrections ...

Susan Atkins has brain cancer and will ask the court for mercy in September. Aug. 7, 2009— -- These days, it is difficult to recognize the face of Susan Atkins, a notorious murderer from the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A follower of Charles Manson who stabbed pregnant actress Sharon Tate to death nearly 40 years ago but is dying of brain cancer in a California prison was denied compassionate ...

Born Charles Milles Maddox on November 12, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Manson’s early years were marred with instability. His mother, Ada Kathleen Maddox, was just 15 when he was born. His biological ...

The three female defendants in the Tate-LaBianca murders, (L-R) Leslie Van Houten, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel, return to their cells in a file image taken in 1970. (Credit: Getty Images) ...

In the eyes of true crime enthusiasts, Charles Manson is the epitome of evil, a cunning mastermind who orchestrated some of the most infamously brutal murder sprees of all time. Yet, as illustrated in ...

Atkins was the first of the convicted killers to die. Manson and three others involved in the murders - Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten and Charles "Tex" Watson - remain imprisoned under life ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Susan Atkins, a follower of cult leader Charles Manson whose remorseless witness stand confession to killing pregnant actress Sharon Tate in 1969 shocked the world, has died. She ...

Atkins was the first of the convicted killers to die. Manson and three others involved in the murders -- Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten and Charles "Tex" Watson -- remain imprisoned under life ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson follower Susan Atkins, who admitted killing actress Sharon Tate 40 years ago, has died. She was 61.California Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terry Thornton ...