Susan Atkins(1948-2009)

Died of brain cancer in the Central California Women's Facility (prison) while serving her life sentence for murder. Her husband, James Whitehouse, subsequently released a statement saying that her last whispered word was 'Amen'.

"Charles Manson is not a God or prophet. He is a mean, bitter, evil little man, rightly behind bars. He is a liar and a thief. I have seen him terrorize, brutalize, beat and threaten teenage boys and girls...Manson only wrecks lives." Responding to a fan letter, 1998.