Posted by
Billy on Friday, September 25, 2009 1:05:37 PM
Susan Atkins, a follower of cult leader
Charles Manson whose remorseless witness stand confession to killing pregnant
actress Sharon Tate in 1969 shocked the world, has died. She was 61 and had been suffering from brain cancer.
Atkins' death comes less than a month after a parole board turned down the terminally ill woman's last chance at freedom on Sept. 2. She was brought to the hearing on a gurney and slept through most of it. ( Charles Manson follower Susan Atkins dies )
California Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terry Thornton said that Atkins died late Thursday night. She had been diagnosed with brain cancer in 2008, had a leg amputated and was given only a few months to live.
She underwent brain surgery, and in her last months was paralyzed and had difficulty speaking. But she managed to speak briefly at the Sept. 2 hearing, reciting religious verse with the help of her husband, attorney James Whitehouse.
"I don't have to just make amends to the victims and families," she said softly. "I have to make amends to society. I sinned against God and everything this country stands for." She said she had found redemption in Christianity
(I am sorry this lady is dead. Yes she did wrong and many folks will only know her for the wrong she did but based on what I know she did repent for her sins and come to true faith in the Lord Jesus so now she is in no pain. This world may never forgive her but I believe the Lord has forgiven her and that is the most important one to be forgiven by. God Bless her and her family.)