Secret Service agents put handcuffs on Lynette Fromme after she allegedly pointed a gun at President Gerald Ford as he walked from his hotel to the State Capitol building in Sacramento, Ca. AP Photo. She escaped from federal prison in West Virginia in and tried to go see Manson; she was found two days later and had 15 years added to her life sentence. Fromme was later granted parole in at age Rumors Fromme had moved to Marcy, 50 miles east of Syracuse, first surfaced in A new photo of Fromme by the Post showed her getting out of a vehicle with long red hair and glasses.
Fromme, 70, and Valdner, 68, declined to be interviewed by the Post. If Fromme had killed the president, no one would have listened to her, he said. And she wasn't, he said, recalling that Fromme was very cooperative during her trial and describing her as "a bright, intelligent young woman" from a middle-class family. Fromme wanted to be heard on issues including the environment, he said. But first and foremost in her mind was always Manson.
Explaining herself after the attempt, according to the book "Real Life at the White House," Fromme said, "Well, you know, when people treat you like a child and pay no attention to the things you say, you have to do something. During her trial, Virga traveled to Washington to depose Ford, who testified on videotape about the incident.
In the interview, Fromme called Manson "a once-in-a-lifetime soul. He's got more heart and spirit than anyone I've ever met. She said then she didn't plan to seek a parole hearing: "The parole board does not hold my life in its hands. And I don't want to be too critical, but men tend to think they do. Charlie never thought he did. He never expressed all this desire for power, this desire for acceptance. Ford died in at age The Gerald R.
Virga, who is still practicing in Sacramento, said he had not heard from Fromme since her sentencing in She's been in prison a long time Share this on:. Story Highlights "Squeaky" Fromme was convicted in of pointing a gun at then-President Ford For years, she was one of Charles Manson's few remaining followers According to reports, she for years waived her right to a parole hearing She was not involved in the murders that landed Manson, other followers in prison.
Next Article in Crime ». After 40 hours roaming the rugged West Virginia hills, she was caught on Christmas Day, about two miles from the prison. Five years were added to her life sentence for the escape. She released on parole in August, , after serving nearly 34 years.
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