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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Squeaky Fromme to be Released From Jail
It was just this past May that would-be presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore gave an interview about her 1975 attempt to kill President Gerald Ford.Now Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, the other woman in jail for attempting to kill Ford, is set to be released this month, after 34 years in prison. CNN has the story here.
Fromme was already infamous by the time she waved a gun at President Ford -- she'd been one of the most visible supporters of Charles Manson when he was on trial for the 1969 murders of seven people.
Labels: Charles Manson, Gerald R. Ford, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, Sara Jane Moore
Posted by Mr. Hehn at 4:32 PM 
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Photo: Manson a Graybeard at 74
Prison officials have released a new photo of killer Charles Manson. It's part of "periodic updates of inmate images," says a spokesman.Still with the swastika.
Manson has been in jail since 1969, when he and his followers went on a killing spree in Los Angeles. He was originally sentenced to death, but California outlawed the death penalty in 1972 and Manson's sentences was changed to life in prison. His 11 requests for parole have been denied; #12 is due in 2012.
Sharon Tate, his most prominent victim, would be 66 this year.
The LA Times also has the famous, rather frightening, Manson mug shot from 1969.
Small coincidence: Another notorious killer of the era, Sirhan Sirhan, turns 65 today.
Labels: Charles Manson, Sharon Tate
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