Ex-Manson cult “family member”, Susan Denise Atkins passed away

• Who? Manson family member, Susan Denise Atkins.
• What? She died. She participated with other Manson family members 8 murders in 2 days in Los Angeles. (famous for Tate/Labianca muders)
• Where? She died on September 25th at 2:46 A.M at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla.
• Why? She had suffered from brain cancer since 2008.
• How? She was said to have had a peaceful death.

Ex-Manson cult “family member”, Susan Denise Atkins passed away early on September 25th after a treacherous battle with brain cancer but was said to have had a peaceful death. She passed away at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla. She was imprisoned for participating with the “Manson Family” in 8 murders over a 2 day period in the Los Angeles area at the tender age of 21. Atkins was most notoriously known for the Tate/Labianca murders.
The cult brutally killed actress Sharon Tate (and some of her friends) in 1969. Tate was married to director Roman Polanski and she was also eight months pregnant at the time. After Tate repetitively begged for her unborn baby’s life, Atkins told her "I don't care about you. I don't care if you are having a baby. You are going to die and I don't feel a thing about it." The blood of Sharon Tate was then used to write the word “pig” on her front door.
The next day supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, were also stabbed and murdered by the Manson cult, and the word “war” was carved onto Leno’s stomach. Similar to Tate’s murder "Death to pigs" and "Rise" were written on a wall in their home, and "Helter Skelter" was scribbled on the refrigerator.

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1. New Moon

• (Who) Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson star once again as Bella Swan and Edward Cullen joined by Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black.
• (What) The second installment of The Twilight Saga.
• (When) Release date: November 20th, 2009, "Twihards" are already preparing for the premiere event.
• (Where) Tickets in select theatre across the U.S are already on sale.
• (Why) The series needed to be continued
  (How) New Moon has been in production for months and its realease has been anticipated for years.

2. Representative Joe Wilson

• (Who) South Carolina Republican Representative Joe Wilson
• (What) A rude and boorish comment made during President Obama's speech
• (Where) President Obama's health care speech
• (When) September 9th, 2009
• (Why) He didn't agree with the President's statement
• (How)

3. New iPod Nano

• (Who) Apple is releasing their new (5th generation) Ipod Nano
• (What) New ipod equipped with a video camera, FM radio, microphone, speaker and even a pedometer. The Nano is $149 for the 8GB model and $179 for the 16 GB version. Also in 9 different colors.
• (Where) You can purchase these Ipods across the globe at Apple Stores, Online, Best Buy etc.
• (When)Released September 9th, 2009
• (Why) Apple tries to out-do each Ipod every year so that people will want to buy the latest and greatest.
• (How) With technology growing, it's easier to produce better and better things each year.

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• (Who) Ellen Degeneres
• (What) The comedic talk show host will be replacing Paula Abdul on American Idol
• (Where) You can watch Idol on Fox
• (When) the shows 9th season premieres in January
• (Why) Paula Abdul left because she wasn't getting a raise
• (How) After auditions were held, Ellen Degeneres will now be the newest judge.

5. Michael Jackson Vienna Tribute

• (Who) The King of Pop: Michael Jackson
• (What) Tribute concert
• (Where) Originally in Vienna-moved to London
• (When) Originally scheduled for September 2009, is now being moved to June 2010
• (Why) to honor Michael Jackson’s music and life
• (How) Tons of fans from all over the globe will be able to attend this concert for about $75 a ticket

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