She was pregnant with Roman Polanski’s child. If you take into account that his parents and siblings died in Nazi camps then he’s lost two families in one lifetime.
Ill Manson follower Susan Atkins denied parole
By LINDA DEUTSCH (AP) – 34 minutes ago
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Debra Tate, sister of the slain actress who was 8 1/2 months pregnant when she died, told the parole commissioners that she would have a 40-year-old nephew if her sister had lived. She said of Atkins, “I will pray for her soul when she draws her last breath, but until then I think she should remain in this controlled situation.”
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