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SACRAMENTO, Sept. 16 – A federal judge today reduced the bail of Lynette Fromme from $1 million to $350,000, saying it was the “least onerous” amount he could set to insure that she will not flee from a charge of […]

PORTLAND, OR., Sept. 12 — An Oregon State Penitentiary inmate who is a member of a group accused of plotting to kill the warden was visited last October by Lynette (Squeaky) Fromme, charged with the attempted assassination of President Ford, […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 11 — Sandra Good, a disciple of mass murderer Charles Manson, says a “People’s Court” has marked for assassination scores of business executives whose firms pollute the environment. The FBI and local police declined to comment on […]

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 8 — The name of Charles Manson may dominate the case of Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, although prosecutors say they find no evidence of a conspiracy in the attempted assassination of President Ford. Manson, convicted of murder in the […]

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 6 — Lynette Fromme watched President Ford on television the night before her assassination attempt and talked with two friends about Mr. Ford being a “dummy, an empty head,” her roommates said Friday. Sandra Good, 31, a member […]

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 6 – Lynette Alice Fromme, 27-year-old disciple of mass slayer Charles Manson, is being held alone in a cell in Sacramento County Jail today, charged with “willfully and knowingly” attempting to assassinate the President of the United States. […]

SAN QUENTIN. Calif., Sept. 6 – “Oh my God,” Charles Manson was quoted as saying after learning that one of his followers had been charged with trying to assassinate President Ford. San Quentin Prison spokesman Bill Merkle said the 40 […]

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 6 – Lynette Fromme and two other followers of Charles Manson — Susan “Heather” Murphy and Sandra Good — had a reputation among their neighbors as “nice girls” and “good neighbors.” . However, one young woman, Chris Daugherty, […]

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 6 – Lynette Alice Fromme was one of Charles Manson’s earliest and most loyal followers. He called her “Squeaky” because of her tiny, child-like voice. She has been a Manson devotee since 1967 — moving to Sacramento last […]

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 5 – President Gerald R. Ford narrowly escaped assassination today in Capitol Park when a young woman follower of mass murderer Charles Manson pulled a loaded gun and pointed it at the startled chief executive. A Secret Service […]

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 5 — President Ford narrowly escaped an assassination attempt today by a woman follower of convicted murderer Charles Manson. The woman, identified as Lynette Alice (Squeaky) Fromme, 26, stepped from a crowd of onlookers and pointed a loaded […]

OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 14 — Former hippie cult leader Charles Manson is pushing for appeal of his mass murder conviction, but he says he has little hope of ever being a free man. Manson says he has a hard time […]

LOS ANGELES, Jul. 8 – Convicted murderer Charles Manson has been writing letters to followers blaming his fate, and the world’s, on former President Richard M. Nixon. “He wrote to us and said he was mad at Nixon and we […]

SAN FRANCISCO, Jul. 3 – A caller who said she was Sandra Good of the notorious Charles Manson family told UPI Wednesday night, Charles Manson had sent a message from San Quentin Prison to his family for communication to the […]

SAN QUENTIN, Ca., Jun. 12 – Convicted killer Charles Manson has been quietly transferred from Folsom Prison to San Quentin for his own protection, officials said. The transfer took place Friday but was not disclosed until this week. Manson, who […]

FOLSOM, May 14 — One-time cult leader Charles Manson was attacked in an exercise yard of Folsom Prison Tuesday by two fellow inmates, one of them a former follower, a prison spokesman said. A guard broke up the fight by […]

LOS ANGELES, Apr. 15 — Former Charles Manson “family” member Catherine Share, seeking a new life, says she calls herself by a new name now and is getting medical attention to erase the Manson “X” from her forehead. Miss Share, […]