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'''Susan Denise Atkins''' (May | '''Susan Denise Atkins''' (May 7th, 1948 – September 24th, 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. | ||
== Tate/LaBianca murders == | == Tate/LaBianca murders == |