Manson follower , 60 , terminally ill , expected to die within six months . Susan Atkins is bedridden , can barely speak . Atkins was also convicted in the earlier murder of music teacher Gary Hinman . Manson stabbed pregnant victim Sharon Tate 16 times . Manson , 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 . Manson stabbed pregnant victim Sharon Tate 16 times . Manson , who was convicted of five 1969 murders , has brain cancer .