Category Archives: Archived News

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 18 — Charles Manson disciple Lynette (Squeaky) Fromme, convicted of attempting to assassinate President Ford, was sentenced Wednesday to life imprisonment. U.S. Dist. Judge Thomas J. MacBride told the 27-year-old follower of convicted mass murder Manson he was […]

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 24 – The prosecution and defense presented their final arguments in the attempted presidential assassination trial of Lynette Fromme today after the Charles Manson cultist refused to testify on her own behalf. U.S. Attorney Dwayne Keyes, pulling the […]

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 8 — Lynette Fromme, banished from her trial for demanding that mass murderer Charles Manson be allowed to testify, was described Friday as yelling in disbelief after an alleged attempt to kill President Ford. Over defense objections, Secret […]

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 17 – U.S. District Court Judge Thomas J. MacBride has banned the Northern California showing of a film depicting the exploits of mass slayer Charles Manson and his cult until a jury is sequestered or returns a verdict […]

Says She Didn’t Appear for Sentencing Because of Pregnancy LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 – Ruth Ann Morehouse, still wearing a bandage over plastic surgery she underwent to remove the forehead “X” that had marked her as a member of the […]

CHICO, Oct. 13 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) notified the Butte County Board of Supervisors Friday that they were included on a “death list” reportedly compiled by the women of the Manson Family. The FBI in Sacramento said […]

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 9 – Sacramento police yesterday arrested Charles Manson follower Ruth Ann Morehouse, 22, on a number of charges, including burglary and conspiracy to commit murder. Miss Morehouse, known to the Manson followers as “Ouisch,” was arrested at an […]

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29 – Once, the inner circle of the notorious Charles Manson Family encompassed the minds and occasionally murderous hands of about 25 young men and women. Today, despite some widespread news reports to the contrary, all available […]

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 26 – In Lynette Fromme’s dream, she was walking down “some sort of a boardwalk.” At one point, there was something “like a lighthouse, and it said ‘Little San Quentin’ on it and I went up and got […]

CHARLESTON. W Va., Sept. 25 — Sara Jane Kahn and Charles Manson bought a lot of candy from Van Watson when they were children. Sara Jane was a serious pupil, but Manson “liked to play a little hooky,” says Watson. […]

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 20 – Lynette Alice Fromme, her commercial value rising with book and Hollywood offers, pleaded, innocent Friday to a charge of trying to assassinate President Gerald Ford. In a loud clear voice the Charles Manson disciple told federal […]

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 […]