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'''Susan Denise Atkins''' (May 7, 1948 – September 24, 2009) was a convicted American murderer who was a member of the "[[The Family]]", led by [[Charles_Manson|Charles Manson]]. Over a period of five weeks in the summer of 1969, Manson and his followers carried out one of the most sadistic and gruesome killing sprees in American history. Atkins was convicted for her participation in eight of these killings, including the most notorious, the "Tate/LaBianca" murders. She was sentenced to death, which was subsequently commuted to life in prison. Atkins was the longest-incarcerated female inmate in the California penal system, having been denied parole 18 times. | '''Susan Denise Atkins''' (May 7, 1948 – September 24, 2009) was a convicted American murderer who was a member of the "[[The Family]]", led by [[Charles_Manson|Charles Manson]]. Over a period of five weeks in the summer of 1969, Manson and his followers carried out one of the most sadistic and gruesome killing sprees in American history. Atkins was convicted for her participation in eight of these killings, including the most notorious, the "Tate/LaBianca" murders. She was sentenced to death, which was subsequently commuted to life in prison. Atkins was the longest-incarcerated female inmate in the California penal system, having been denied parole 18 times. | ||
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{{Quote|Amen|Atkins's final words while dying at the Central California Women's facility}} | {{Quote|Amen|Atkins's redeeming and final words while dying at the Central California Women's facility}} | ||
From 1974 onwards, Atkins stated she was a born-again Christian after seeing a vision of [http://real-life-heroes.wikia.com/wiki/Jesus_Christ Jesus Christ] in her cell. She became active in prison programs, teaching classes and received two commendations for assisting in emergency health interventions with other inmates, one of which was a suicide attempt. Atkins published her autobiography, ''Child of Satan, Child of God'', in 1977 in which she recounted the time she spent with Manson and the family, her religious conversion, and her prison experiences, (although she pocketed the money she made from it without a second thought for the victim's families). | From 1974 onwards, Atkins stated she was a born-again Christian after seeing a vision of [http://real-life-heroes.wikia.com/wiki/Jesus_Christ Jesus Christ] in her cell. She became active in prison programs, teaching classes and received two commendations for assisting in emergency health interventions with other inmates, one of which was a suicide attempt. Atkins published her autobiography, ''Child of Satan, Child of God'', in 1977 in which she recounted the time she spent with Manson and the family, her religious conversion, and her prison experiences, (although she pocketed the money she made from it without a second thought for the victim's families). | ||