Maybe It's Time We Gave This Manson Family Killer a Break

[Siwsan]

8. I just watched a documentary on the Manson women

I know that Leslie and Patricia Krenwickel long ago came to regret their actions. I'm not so sure about Susan Atkins but then she's dead.

These women were so young and damaged before they ever met up with Manson. I'd cite Patricia and Leslie as good examples of how rehabilitation can work.

The show interviewed several other women - Sandra Goode, Lynette Fromme, Diane Lake and Catherine Share (Gypsy).

Goode and Fromme are still under Manson's spell. Diane and Catherine, along with Barbara Hoyt, who died in 2017, and Linda Kasabian, who died this year, definitely are/were not.

The 'family' tried to kill Barbara Hoyt to stop her from testifying. Diane Lake was about 14 when she joined the family. Her parents had abandoned her. Her story is heartbreaking.

I suspect much can be learned from these women.