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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.
Lynette "Squeaky” Fromme, 26, had been living in a $100-a-month attic apartment in an old Victorian on P Street, a few blocks from the Sacramento statehouse. She had moved to the city to be ...
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme in 1965. Lynette Fromme, who was nicknamed "Squeaky" by George Spahn, [1] was a follower of cultist Charles Manson, leader of the group convicted of murdering actress Sharon Tate and eight others in Los Angeles, California, in 1969. [2] Fromme was one of the earliest followers of Manson, and had a reputation as being ...
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.
Assailant: Lynette Fromme. Method of attack: Pistol. Location: Sacramento, California. What happened: In the span of just a few weeks, President Gerald Ford survived two assassination attempts ...
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]
Ford was en route to a meeting with California’s then-Gov. Jerry Brown in Sacramento when Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a follower of cult leader Charles Manson, attempted to fire a semi ...
In 1975, Lynette Fromme was found guilty of the attempted assassination of then-president Gerald Ford. While questioned in custody she was asked why she had pointed the gun; she stated, "I stood up and waved a gun (at Ford) for a reason, I was so relieved not to have to shoot it, but, in truth, I came to get life.