Susan Atkins seeks `` compassionate release '' from prison . She is serving life sentence for role in Manson family murders of late 1960s . The case has been a source of fascination and controversy since the trial began, with many believing that she was innocent until proven guilty. Request is under consideration , corrections official says .
Susan Atkins seeks `` compassionate release '' from prison . She is serving life sentence for role in Manson family murders of late 1960s . Web site quotes husband as saying she has terminal brain cancer . Request is under consideration , corrections official says .