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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 was one of Charles Manson's earliest disciples and remained devoted to him long after he went to prison. In September 1975, she brought a loaded gun to Sacramento's ...
Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme was convicted in the 1975 attempted assassination of President Gerald Ford. She went on to write a book about her life following her 2009 release.
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 one of the most devoted. [3]
The film deals with the "Manson family" and has many interviews with the members of the group, including Charles Manson, "Squeaky" Fromme, and Sandra Good. [3] It contains original footage of the Manson Family at their Spahn Ranch compound, Devil's Canyon, their Barker Ranch hideout in Death Valley, the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles and various other locations.
Diamond and Murphy talked about how the character was inspired by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a member of the Manson family cult who attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975.
Though she had severed all of her ties with the Manson family, the Secret Service kept her under surveillance for a time after Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, another former Manson associate, attempted to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford in 1975. Kasabian was the target of scorn from the few remaining Family members. [16]
On Monday afternoon at 3:30 p.m., after speaking to the World Affairs Council, Ford emerged from the Post Street (north) entrance of the St. Francis Hotel in Union Square, then walked toward his limousine.