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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
September 3, 2009
CHOWCHILLA, Calif. — Susan Atkins, the terminally ill Charles Manson follower who admitted stabbing actress Sharon Tate 40 years ago, lost what is likely to be her last bid for freedom before she dies. Atkins, who suffers from brain cancer, slept through most of the four-hour hearing Wednesday....