
She was paroled after serving 34 years and moved to upstate New York, where she still lives. In the special Fromme speaks admiringly of the cult leader and says she was “honored to have known him. Fromme wasn’t part of the infamous killings in Hollywood but she was sentenced to life in prison in 1975 after attempting to assassinate President Gerald Ford. Even after he was jailed, she never stopped trying to contact him, attempting to visit him, and, at one time, escaping prison to go be with him as he was treated for cancer. Now, Fromme, along with fellow Family member Dianne Lake, have agreed to appear in an ABC special called “Manson Girls," which debuted on April 30. That’s especially true for Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme who lived with the Manson Family from 1967 until Mason’s arrest in 1969. She was paroled in 2009 and moved to Marcy, NY, to live with her ex-con boyfriend.įromme and fellow follower Dianne Lake, who was also interviewed in the special, were both teenagers when they moved in with the Manson family.In the 50 years since members of the so-called Manson Family murdered nine people in a savage killing spree in California, the mystique surrounding the murderous cult leader hasn’t dissipated.

Widely considered one of Manson’s most faithful followers, Fromme, now 70, never participated in the group’s grisly 1969 murders - though she did attempt to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975. A federal jury in Sacramento, California, sentences Lynette Alice Fromme, also known as Squeaky Fromme, to life in prison for her attempted assassination of President Gerald R.

“I feel very honored to have met him, and I know how that sounds to people who think he’s the epitome of evil.” I don’t think you fall out of love,” she said on the ABC special “Manson Girls,” which aired Tuesday.

“Was I in love with Charlie? Yeah, oh yeah, oh, I still am, still am. Sealed transcripts in Roman Polanski child sex abuse case should be released: LA County DAĬharles Manson still has her under his spell.ĭevoted Manson follower Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme says she’s still head over heels for the late cult leader, nearly 50 years after members of his infamous “family” committed a series of murders at his behest. How Angela Lansbury saved her drug-addled daughter from Charles MansonĬharles Manson reportedly sent Sharon Tate's little sister a coded message before he died in prison A member of the infamous Manson Family, the courts sentenced her to life imprisonment. She is best known for attempting to assassinate U.S. Manson follower who wrote 'Helter Skelter' on wall rejected parole Lynette Fromme, AKA Squeaky, was born October 22, 1948.
