Article: Manson follower who attempted to kill Ford in '75 gains freedom ; Fromme served time for attack and '87 escape

FORT WORTH - Three decades after basking in the national spotlight as "Squeaky," the infamous Charles Manson disciple who tried to assassinate President Ford, the now 60-year-old woman slipped quietly out of a federal prison yesterday after being released on parole.

Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme eluded the news media as she left Fort Worth's Federal Medical Center Carswell in one of the many cars streaming in and out the front gate. She previously refused interview requests, and prison officials would not say where she planned to live or what she planned to do after more than 30 years behind bars.

It was a far cry from her antics that captivated the nation's attention in the 1970s: shaving her ...

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