Susan Atkins
Susan Denise Atkins (May 7, 1948 – September 24, 2009) was a convicted American murderer who was a member of the "Manson family", led by Charles Manson. Manson and his followers committed a series of nine murders at four locations in California, over a period of five weeks in the summer of 1969. Known within the Manson family as Sadie Mae Glutz or Sexy Sadie, Atkins was convicted for her participation in eight of these killings, including the most notorious, the "Tate/LaBianca" murders. She was sentenced to death, which was subsequently commuted to life in prison. Incarcerated from October 1, 1969 until her death – a period exactly one week short of 40 years – Atkins was the longest-incarcerated female inmate in the California penal system, having been denied parole 18 times.
Early life
Born in San Gabriel, California, the second of three children, Susan Atkins grew up in northern California. According to her, both her parents, Edward John and Jeanette, were alcoholics. Her mother died of cancer in 1963. Over the next three years, Susan's life was disrupted by the gradual breakup of her family, frequent relocations, and her leaving home to live independently. Until she was 13 years old Atkins and her family lived in a middle-class home in the Cambrian Park area of San Jose, California. She was described by those who knew her as a quiet, self-conscious girl who belonged to her school's glee club and the local church choir. Two weeks before her mother was hospitalized for the final time, Susan arranged for members of the church choir to sing Christmas carols under her bedroom window. After Jeanette Atkins' death, relatives were asked to help look after Susan and her two brothers.
Susan Atkins (civil servant)
Susan Ruth Elizabeth Atkins CB (née Prickett, born 4 March 1952) is a British civil servant.
Susan Atkins graduated from Birmingham University with an LLB in Law in 1973. Atkins trained as a solicitor in local government. She was a law academic for 12 years, specialising in anti-discrimination law. She joined the civil service in 1989.
Atkins was appointed in 2007 to be the first independent Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces. Atkins is also a non-executive director of the Quality Assurance Agency and of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.
Susan Atkins was appointed the first Chief Executive of the Independent Police Complaints Commission in 2003. Her previous posts include Deputy Chief Executive of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Departmental Equal Opportunities Officer for the Home Office and Director of the Women and Equality Unit in the Cabinet Office. She has also been a Visiting Professor at Southampton University.
Atkins was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to Armed Service Personnel.
'Susan Atkins' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
Bigger Than the Beatles (2015)
Actors: David Cade (actor), Clint Clark (actor), Vincent Cusimano (actor), Nick Frangione (actor), John Michael Herndon (actor), Kaiser Johnson (actor), Vaughn Juares (actor), Ryan Kiser (actor), Philip Kreyche (actor), Kevin Kugley (actor), Craig Michaelson (actor), Fred Parker Jr. (actor), Joseph Andrew Schneider (actor), Brandon Van Vliet (actor), Douglas Bennett (actor),
Plot: The story of Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys and how he found an intense singer/songwriter who he introduced to Hollywood. This musician was sure that one day he's be a household name. That musician did find fame, but not for his music... because that musician was Charles Manson. This project stems from our short film, "LIE" which was done for the Atlanta History Center and Minnesota Historical Society. The film was reviewed by historians and won the 1968 Film Competition's "Revelation Award" for revealing "unknown" history about what occurred in 1968.
Keywords: 1968, beach-boys, charles-manson, lie, manson-family, rock-and-rollGenres: Drama,
House of Manson (2014)
Actors: Stavro Bendery (actor), Leonel Claude (actor), Ryan Cleary (actor), Elliot Diviney (actor), Dean England (actor), Darius Devontaye Green (actor), Britt Griffith (actor), J.T. Griffith (actor), Tyler Griffith (actor), Blake James (actor), Jimmy Redhawk James (actor), Michael John (actor), Ryan Kerns (actor), Ryan Kiser (actor), Chriss Anglin (actor),
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller,Polanski (2009)
Actors: Charles Arthur Berg (actor), André Bracke (actor), Brian Brazil (actor), Damian Chapa (actor), Pierre Chemaly (actor), Kevin De Ridder (actor), Edmund Druilhet (actor), Tom Druilhet (actor), Tom Druilhet (actor), Adam Dunstan (actor), Lodi Geens (actor), Victor Girone (actor), Johnny Gooding (actor), Jeffrey Hekker (actor), Jilber Azafrani Beliti (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama,Will You Kill for Me? Charles Manson and His Followers (2008)
Actors: Karl Bittner (actor), Vincent Bugliosi (actor), Jacob Cowley (actor), Charlie Davidson (actor), John Doty (actor), Corey Eid (actor), Paul J. Fitzgerald (actor), Joseph F. Harrison (actor), Jack Levin (actor), Charles Manson (actor), Fred Schaefer (actor), David E. Smith (actor), Charles Watson (actor), Nic Weinfeld (actor), George Balulis (actor),
Genres: Documentary,Helter Skelter (1976)
Actors: Josh Albee (actor), Phillip R. Allen (actor), Rod Arrants (actor), Raphael Baker (actor), Norman Bartolo (actor), Edward Bell (actor), Jim Boles (actor), Bart Braverman (actor), James Brodhead (actor), Will Brodhead (actor), Bart Burns (actor), Howard Caine (actor), Al Checco (actor), Linden Chiles (actor), Marc Alaimo (actor),
Plot: Chilling story of the investigation and trial of Charles Manson, leader of a strange cult which under his direction and 'control' committed numerous murders.
Keywords: 1960s, 1970s, attorney, based-on-book, capital-punishment, charles-manson, commune, counter-culture, courtroom, cultGenres: Crime, Drama, Thriller,
Quotes:
Charlie: It ain't nice to snitch, Shorty.Charles Manson: "You beat a man with a whip... and he likes the whip... (laughs) you're just makin' a fool of yourself!"
Housekeeper: MURDER! MURDER! MURDER!
Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: [narrating] It was so quiet, one of the killers would later say, you could almost hear the sound of ice rattling in cocktail shakers in the homes way down the canyon.
Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: Are you always this happy?::Cindy Jane Orelia: Uh-huh.::Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: What's the secret?::Lisa Armbruster: We found the truth.::Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: What's the truth?::Lisa Armbruster: Charlie is love.
Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: Good Evening, you're about to see a dramatization based on actual facts. We may not like to accept the fact that those in the story of Helter Skelter exist in our lives. Yet, they do. And while they do we can not say that the story of Helter Skelter has ended.
Prison Inmate: What's your name?::Susan Atkins: Sadie. Sexy Sadie.
Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Sharon Tate... Jay Sebring... Voytek Frykowski... Abigail Folger... Steven Parent... Leno LaBianca... and Rosemary LaBianca are not here with us right now in this courtroom. But from their graves, they cry out for justice! And justice can only be served by you returning to this courtroom with a verdict of guilty.
Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: Boots is no longer with us.::Danny DeCarlo: What do you mean, Boots is no longer with us?::Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: He's among the dead. He shot himself the other night, playing Russian Roulette.::Danny DeCarlo: Oh, terrific. Who was with him?::Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: Cisco Budge.::Danny DeCarlo: Cisco Budge. That's it. I ain't talking no more. I'm riding out of here on the wind, mister.::Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: There are a couple of warrants outstanding against you, Danny. I don't think you'd feel very safe in prison. That's where Charlie is.::Danny DeCarlo: [slight pause] That sure is cold, man.
Lightning Guns (1950)
Actors: William Bailey (actor), George Bell (actor), Raymond Bond (actor), Smiley Burnette (actor), George Chesebro (actor), Cecil Combs (actor), Victor Cox (actor), Edgar Dearing (actor), Joel Friedkin (actor), Frank Griffin (actor), Ken Houchins (actor), Jock Mahoney (actor), Merrill McCormick (actor), Boyd 'Red' Morgan (actor), Chuck Roberson (actor),
Plot: Luke Atkins and Captain Dan Saunders are ranchers in Piute Valley and are at odds with each other over a dam that Atkins is constructing to help the valley people. Their feud does nothing to help the romance of Saunders' son, Sheriff Ron Saunders and Atkins' daughter, Susan . The opposition to the dam that Saunders has led, makes him the prime suspect when the banker who is going to lend Atkins the money for the project is murdered, and Sheriff Saunders is forced to arrest his father. But Steve Brandon, mostly in his guise as the Durango Kid, does a bit of snooping and begins to suspect that the local storekeeper has an interest in more than just selling groceries.
Keywords: 1880s, alias, archive-footage, arrest, b-movie, b-western, banker, buffoon, comic-sidekick, damGenres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Music, Romance, Western,
Taglines: Charles Starrett IS OUT TO CLEAN UP THE TOWN! (original ad) MASKED OUTLAWS SPREAD TERROR ACROSS THE WEST! (original ad - all caps) DURANGO ACTION...HE SETTLES A FAMILY FEUD! (original poster - all caps) Hard Riding Thrills in the West! (original ad) FAST ON THE DRAW...and Death on Outlaws! (original ad)
Atkins, Susan Filmography
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1991, role: actress , character name: Crazy Sue
Atkins, Susan Filmography
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2008, role: actress , character name: Herself
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2008, role: actress , character name: Herself - Manson Family
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1999, role: actress , character name: Herself - Manson Follower, Under Arrest
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1992, role: actress , character name: Herself
