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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 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]
Fromme was born on October 22, 1948, in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Helen (née Benzinger) and William Millar Fromme, an aeronautical engineer. [1] As a child, Fromme performed with a popular dance group called the Westchester Lariats, which began touring the United States and Europe in the late 1950s, and she made an appearance on The Lawrence Welk Show and she also made an ...
On September 5, 1975, the Family returned to national attention when Squeaky Fromme attempted to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford. [10]: 502–511 The attempt took place in Sacramento, to which she and fellow Manson follower Sandra Good had moved so that they could be near Manson while he was incarcerated at Folsom State Prison. A ...
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.
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]
Heller helped to prosecute Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme after her attempt on President Gerald Ford’s life in 1975. U.S. District Judge Dale Drozd said Heller was single-minded when it came to ...
George Christian Spahn (February 11, 1889 – September 22, 1974) was an American rancher who once owned the Spahn Ranch near Chatsworth, Los Angeles.Spahn rented the ranch to the movie industry to film Westerns, and later allowed Charles Manson and his "Family" of followers to live at the site.