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Susan Atkins, Charles Manson cult member, dies in jail

Susan Atkins, one of the leading members of Charles Manson’s murderous cult, has died in jail at the age of 61.

Atkins was imprisoned in 1971 for her part in eight murders by the cult including the most notorious killing of actress Sharon Tate.

She had been suffering from brain cancer which had caused her to be paralysis and the amputation of one of her legs.

Three weeks ago she was wheeled into a parole hearing but prison officials rejected her request to be freed so she would not have to die in prison. She died at the Central California Women's facility in Chowchilla.

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)