Convicted murderer and member of the "Manson family" (1948–2009)
For the British civil servant, see Susan Atkins (civil servant).
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Susan Atkins
Atkins in 1971
Born
Susan Denise Atkins
(1948-05-07)May 7, 1948
San Gabriel, California, U.S.
Died
September 24, 2009(2009-09-24) (aged 61)
Chowchilla, California, U.S.
Other names
Sadie Mae Glutz
Spouses
Donald Lee Laisure
(m. 1981; div. 1982)
James Whitehouse
(m. 1987)
Children
1
Conviction(s)
First degree murder Conspiracy to commit murder
Criminal penalty
Death; commuted to life imprisonment
Susan Denise Atkins (May 7, 1948 – September 24, 2009) was an American convicted murderer who was a member of Charles Manson's "Family". Manson's followers committed a series of nine murders at four locations in California over a period of five weeks in the summer of 1969. Known within the Manson family as Sadie Mae Glutz or Sexy Sadie, Atkins was convicted for her participation in eight of these killings, including the most notorious, the Tate murders in 1969. She was sentenced to death, which was subsequently commuted to life imprisonment when the California Supreme Court invalidated all death sentences issued prior to 1972. Atkins was incarcerated until her death in 2009. At the time of her death, she was California's longest-serving female inmate,[1] long since surpassed by fellow Manson family members Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel.
^"Ex-Manson follower Susan Atkins dies". www.cnn.com. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
Susan Denise Atkins (May 7, 1948 – September 24, 2009) was an American convicted murderer who was a member of Charles Manson's "Family". Manson's followers...
Southern California wildfire in September 1970. According to group member SusanAtkins, the members of the Family became convinced that Manson was a manifestation...
known as Katie. Following the 2009 death of fellow Manson cult member SusanAtkins, Krenwinkel is now the longest-incarcerated female inmate in the California...
Charles Manson. On August 9, 1969, Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel, and SusanAtkins murdered pregnant actress Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski...
motorcycle gang. On April 21, 1968, Brunner and Family members Manson, SusanAtkins, Ella Jo Bailey, Dianne Elizabeth Lake, Nancy Laura Pitman, Bruce Van...
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license, then to accompany three other members of the family, Tex Watson, SusanAtkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel and do what Watson told her to. They drove to...
Hoyt to prevent her from testifying for the prosecution against Manson, SusanAtkins, Leslie Van Houten, and Patricia Krenwinkel during the Tate-LaBianca...
: page111 "Sadie" was SusanAtkins' nickname. Manson gave everyone fake IDs, and the name on Atkins' was "Sadie Mae Glutz". Atkins was called "Sexy Sadie"...
1969, Van Houten, Tex Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel, Linda Kasabian, SusanAtkins, Clem Grogan and Manson went to the house of Rosemary and Leno LaBianca...
Richards on Dallas. In 1999, Atkins appeared in the television sitcom Suddenly Susan, which starred Shields. In 2009, Atkins appeared on VH1's Confessions...
Year Title Role Notes 2016 Manson's Lost Girls SusanAtkins Television film 2016 Code Black Dana Albright Episode: "1.0 Bodies" 2017–2018 Beyond Charlie...
Abigail Folger, Jay Sebring, and Steven Parent committed by Tex Watson, SusanAtkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel. William Garretson, Altobelli's caretaker and...
returned to the Polanski residence on Cielo Drive, Patricia Krenwinkel, SusanAtkins and Charles "Tex" Watson, members of the "Manson Family", entered the...
that night were SusanAtkins and Mary Brunner. Brunner was granted legal immunity as the key witness for Beausoleil's prosecution. Atkins subsequently became...
but Grogan, Manson, SusanAtkins and Linda Kasabian continued to Venice Beach where, according to Kasabian, Manson sent Grogan, Atkins and Kasabian to kill...
wanted to prevent her from testifying for the prosecution against Manson, SusanAtkins, Leslie Van Houten, and Patricia Krenwinkel during the Tate/LaBianca...
Showtime cable television network. Returning to television, she starred as SusanAtkins in Helter Skelter, a television movie about Charles Manson, and had a...
current inmate. SusanAtkins, another Manson Family member, was transferred to Central California Women's Facility in May 2008. SusanAtkins died September...
v t e Charles Manson and the Manson Family SusanAtkins Bobby Beausoleil Mary Brunner Bruce Davis Lynette Fromme Sandra Good Steve Grogan Barbara Hoyt...
confrontation with Manson. On August 26, 1969, after the Tate-LaBianca murders, SusanAtkins of the Family lured Shea to a remote spot on the ranch where he was ambushed...
violent crime. Several times, she confronted Charles "Tex" Watson and SusanAtkins at parole hearings, explaining, "I feel that Sharon has to be represented...
traveled together with other young people, including Mary Brunner and SusanAtkins. She lived with the Manson Family at Spahn Ranch where they worked for...
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