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#97687. BRY2K
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Why is James Whitehouse’s wife not coming home from prison?
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zbeckabee 
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RE: Susan Atkins-Whitehouse
In April 2008, it was revealed that Atkins had been hospitalized for more than a month with an undisclosed illness, which was subsequently reported to be terminal brain cancer and one leg has been amputated. Atkins was given less than six months to live and subsequently requested a "compassionate release" from prison. Vincent Bugliosi, who prosecuted Atkins, said he was not opposed to her release given her current condition, adding that she had paid "substantially, though not completely, for her horrendous crimes." Debra Tate, the only surviving immediate relative of murder victim Sharon Tate, spoke in opposition to a compassionate release for Atkins, stating that "She will be set free when judged by God. It's important that she die in incarceration."
On July 15, 2008, the California Board of Parole Hearings denied her request, a unanimous decision after a 90 minute hearing. The decision—posted on its Web site—came after a public hearing on Atkins' request. It means the request will not be forwarded to the Los Angeles Superior Court that sentenced Atkins, which would have had the final say as to whether she would be released. It is now expected that Atkins' will almost certainly die in prison.
 http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/15/release.denied/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Atkins#Compassionate_release_request_.26_hearing
http://www.susanatkins.org/
Jul 19 08, 9:52 AM
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