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Former Manson Follower Wants Out Of Prison

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 12.04.2012 | Crime
Read More: Susan Atkins, Steve Grogan, Sharon Tate, Bruce Davis, Gary Hinman, Patricia Krenwinkel, Los Angeles, Lynette Fromme, Leslie Van Houten, California Men's Colony at San Louis Obispo, Donald "Shorty" Shea, Charles Manson, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, Sharon Tate Murders, Serial Killers, Donald Shea, Video, Crime News

LOS ANGELES — A former Charles Manson follower imprisoned for 40 years in a double murder engineered by Manson won a recommendation of parole Th...

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Dead Folks, 2009: The Missed and the Not Missed

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Michael Jackson, Budd Schulberg, E. Lynn Harris, Roy E. Disney, James Whitmore, Don Hewitt, Andy Rooney, Gene Barry, Patrick Mcgoohan, Fred Travalena, Farrah Fawcett, Arnold Stang, Ron Silver, Dominick Dunne, Robert Novak, Beatrice Arthur, Soupy Sales, David Lloyd, Frank Mccourt, Jennifer Jones, Ed McMahon, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Robert McNamara, John Updike, Susan Atkins, Dom Deluise, Army Archerd, Brittany Murphy, Larry Gelbart, Ricardo Montalban, Gale Storm, Natasha Richardson, Oral Roberts, Ricardo Montalbán, Doctor Who, Ted Kennedy, John Hughes, George Pal, Herbert G. Klein, Walter Cronkite, Karl Malden, David Carradine, Eastwick, Patrick Swayze, Peter Jackson, Patrick Stewart, Henry Gibson, Celebrity Obituraries, Obituaries, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

Here's my own brief look at some of the more notable celebrity deaths of 2009. As always, they fall into two categories: "The Good Riddance List" and "The Folks We'll Miss List."

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The Deaths of "Lucy in the Sky" and "Sexy Sadie": A Tale of Two Women

Darin Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, The Beatles, Manson Family, Susan Atkins, John Lennon, White Album, Lucy O'Donnell Vodden, Sexy Sadie, Sharon Tate, Beatles, Charles Manson, Entertainment News
Darin Murphy

One would remain an enigma whose legend mystified millions, while the other became a high profile murderer who horrified millions more.

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How Would You Decide? -- Keeping Me Honest

Jim Lichtman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Susan Atkins, Tenzin N. Taklha, The Dalai Lama, Michele Kane, Ethics, The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Justice, Terry Thornton, James Whitehouse, Compassion, Healthy Living News
Jim Lichtman

I do not want to create the false impression that compassion was the sole criteria parole commissioners faced during former Manson Family member Susan Atkins' 2009 hearing.

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Susan Atkins Dies: Manson Follower

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Sharon Tate Murderer, Sharon Tate Murder, Susan Atkins Dies, Susan Atkins, Sharon Tate Killer, Manson Murders, Atkins Dead, Susan Atkins Cancer, Susan Atkins Dead, Sharon Tate Killer Dead, Susan Atkins Brain Cancer, Sharon Tate, Susan Atkins Sharon Tate, Roman Polanski, Home News

LOS ANGELES — Susan Atkins, a member of the Charles Manson "family" who admitted ruthlessly stabbing pregnant actress Sharon Tate to death in th...

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Sept. 7, 2009, News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Caster Semenya, Israeli Settlements, Obama Martha's Vineyard, Susan Atkins, Ehud Barak, Charlie Gibson, Cheney President, Obama Camp David, Diane Sawyer, Barack Obama, Obama School Speech, Afghanistan War, Brian Williams, Vanity Fair, Lockerbie Bomber Released, Bob Dole, Dick Cheney, Health Care Reform, Israel, Afghan Election Fraud, Politics News
Richard Valeriani

Israeli government approves construction of hundreds of new homes in occupied West Bank. How do you say, "Up yours, Obama " in Hebrew?

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How Would You Decide? -- Part II

Jim Lichtman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Susan Atkins, Living News, What Do You Stand For?, The Golden Rule, Peter Westbrook, Sharon Tate, Ethics, Charles Manson, Immanuel Kant, Justice, Compassion, Michael Josephson, Healthy Living News
Jim Lichtman

I asked readers to imagine sitting on the California parole board to decide whether to grant convicted murderer Susan Atkins "compassionate release" based on her terminally ill condition.

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How Would You Decide?

Jim Lichtman | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Susan Atkins, Gandhi, Dalai Lama, Ethics, Charles Manson, Forgiveness, Justice, Compassion, California, Manson Family, Sharon Tate, Parole Board, Healthy Living News
Jim Lichtman

Isn't it up to God to forgive the truly horrible, like members of the Manson Family? Should we forgive all mass-murderers? Must we go that far?

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