His follower , 60 , terminally ill , expected to die within six months . Robert Atkins is bedridden , can barely speak . Atkins stabbed pregnant woman Barbara Tate 16 times . Atkins , who was convicted of five 1969 murders , has brain cancer .
Manson follower , 60 , terminally ill , expected to die within six months . Susan Atkins is bedridden , can barely speak . Atkins stabbed pregnant victim Sharon Tate 16 times . Atkins , who was convicted of five 1969 murders , has brain cancer .