1969 photo of Susan Atkins
Parole officials in Corona, California are considering releasing Manson Family member Susan Atkins from jail since she's dying from brain cancer. While this isn't exactly metal news, we figured metalheads would be intrigued since, let's face it, Manson is pretty f---in' metal. Lots of groups have written songs about the dude, headbanger director Jim Van Beeber shot a speculative movie based on him ("The Manson Family") and one skinny white kid from Florida named Marilyn (real name Brian Warner) even borrowed the mass murderer's last name for his shock rock/metal band.
Atkins, of course, confessed to taking part in the 1969 cult murders of pregnant actress Sharon Tate, Leno and Rosemary La Bianca and four others. She has spent the last 37 years in the California Institution for Women at Frontera and has been there longer than anyone in the state's history.
Atkins' doctors and officials at the women's prison in Chino requested the convict's release because her health is rapidly deteriorating. In addition to suffering from incurable brain cancer, she has had her leg amputated.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Colley has requested that the parole board deny the release request because of the severity of Atkins' crimes, reports FoxNews.com. The state director of adult prisons, Suzan Hubbard, is also opposed to releasing Atkins. We're not sure what Marilyn Manson, George Corpsegrinder Fisher or King Ov Hell think, but we're eager to hear your take on the situation. Sould Atkins be set free or should be left in her cell to rot?
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