Sharon Tate was murdered by followers of Charles Manson on Aug. 9, 1969 Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously ...

A former "Manson family" member who stabbed actress Sharon Tate to death more than 40 years ago and is now terminally ill faces her 13th parole hearing on Wednesday. Susan Atkins, 61, has terminal ...

Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has appeared in Women's World, First For Women, Biography.com and the Chicago Sun-Times.