Susan Atkins is dying of brain cancer and wanted a "compassionate release" from her life prison sentence so she could "die with digity," surrounded by family and friends instead of prison guards. Yes, that Susan Atkins:
Atkins was the one who stabbed Tate to death, saying she killed her to silence the actress's pleas to spare her unborn baby. After the slaying, Atkins tasted Tate's blood and used it to write the word "Pig" on the victim's door. She claimed she was on LSD at the time of the murders, but did not apologize until a parole hearing years later.
She's been alive almost 40 years longer than she should have been, and she's fine right where she is. The parole board was smart enough to deny the request -- which wasn't not a sure thing, since this is California we're talking about.
