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Susan Atkins, wearing a light dress, is escorted from a courtroom by a uniformed officer and accompanied by a man in a suit. Susan Denise Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Leslie Van Houten walk together in prison uniforms, smiling and laughing, with law enforcement officers behind them.
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Susan Atkins, wearing a light dress, is escorted from a courtroom by a uniformed officer and accompanied by a man in a suit.
Susan Atkins In December 1969 Atkins testified before a grand jury about the Tate-LaBianca murders; she later recanted her testimony.

Susan Atkins

American criminal
Also known as: Sadie Mae Glutz, Susan Denise Atkins
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Quick Facts Over two nights in August 1969, Susan Atkins took part in a series of brutal murders in Los Angeles that made international headlines. As followers of Charles Manson, she and several other members of the Manson Family cult killed seven people in what became known as the Tate-LaBianca murders. One of her victims was actress Sharon Tate, who was eight months pregnant. Following a trial that attracted intense media attention, Atkins, Manson, and...

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