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Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, was 26 when she pointed a pistol at Ford in Sacramento. Secret Service agents grabbed her, and Ford was unharmed.
Reporters converged on the apartment where Fromme had been living with another Manson disciple, Sandy Good, who warned of a group called the International People’s Court of Retribution, which ...
Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme (/ ˈ f r oʊ m iː / FROH-mee; born October 22, 1948) is an American woman who was a member of the Manson Family, a cult led by Charles Manson.Though not involved in the Tate–LaBianca murders for which the Manson family is best known, she attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975.
Twenty-six-year-old Fromme was positioned two feet (60 cm) from Ford, behind the first row of the crowd, and reached into her robe, drawing the Colt .45 pistol from her leg holster. [6] [23] [32] [33] Fromme raised her right arm towards Ford, through the front row of people, and pointed the gun at a height between Ford's knees and his waist.
Lynette Fromme: 06075-180: Spent the majority of her sentence at FPC Alderson; released in 2009 after serving 34 years. Follower of cult leader and serial killer Charles Manson; attempted to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford on September 5, 1975; known by the nickname "Squeaky." [33] [34] Sara Jane Moore: 04851-180
Donald H. Heller, a giant in Sacramento’s legal community who helped prosecute would-be presidential assassin Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme before becoming one of the region’s most prominent ...
Sara Jane Moore (née Kahn; born February 15, 1930) is an American woman who attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford in 1975. [1] [2] She was given a life sentence for the attempted assassination and she was released from prison on December 31, 2007, after serving 32 years.
In Sacramento, California, Lynette Fromme became the first person to be convicted under a federal law against attempted assassination of a United States President. The jury of 8 women and 4 men deliberated for 19 hours over a three-day period before returning a guilty verdict. [ 77 ]