LOS ANGELES - 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.

Atkins and her co-defendants were originally sentenced to death but their sentences were reduced to life in prison when capital punishment was briefly outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1970s.

Susan Atkins, a member of the Charles Manson "family" who admitted ruthlessly stabbing pregnant actress Sharon Tate to death in the cult's 1969 murder spree, has died in prison less ...

Susan Atkins, the Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer who lost her last chance at parole this month, died Thursday at the women's prison in Chowchilla (Madera County), state corrections ...

Susan Atkins, the terminally ill Charles Manson follower who admitted stabbing actress Sharon Tate 40 years ago, lost what is likely to be her last bid for freedom before she dies.

Above, Susan Atkins in 1969. Her death comes less than a month after a parole board turned down the terminally ill woman’s last chance at freedom.

LOS ANGELES — 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 ...

SACRAMENTO -- — For more than 90 minutes, supporters of Manson family killer Susan Atkins had the floor, painting for parole board members a picture of a remorseful, changed woman who should be ...

CHOWCHILLA, Calif. – Susan Atkins, the terminally ill Charles Manson follower who admitted stabbing actress Sharon Tate to death 40 years ago, lost what could be her last bid for freedom Wedn… ...