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Old 06 August 2009, 08:51 AM
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Icon18 Parole for Manson follower, would-be Ford assassin

The Charles Manson follower convicted of attempting to assassinate President Gerald Ford is set to be released from a federal prison in Texas after serving more than 30 years behind bars.

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I'm really surprised they are letting any of the Manson family out. I figured none of them would ever be released.
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Old 13 August 2009, 02:15 PM
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Filmmaker John Waters was on NPR the other day lobbying for Leslie Van Houten to be released. He interviewed her in prison (stemming from his fascination with the case) and subsequently befriended her.
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I'm really surprised they are letting any of the Manson family out. I figured none of them would ever be released.
Squeaky Fromme didn't participate in the Tate/La Bianca murders; she's in prison for pulling a gun on Pres. Ford, but not actually firing it. By her account, she was just trying to get arrested, so she could go to prison like her hero, Charlie (Jesus) Manson. She might have been released earlier, but she got some extra time for an escape attempt, then didn't even apply for parole the first few times she was eligible.

I've seen Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel interviewed, and they seem so sane, it's scary.
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I'm trying to remember a documentary I watched, of the 4, I think Squeaky was the only one still devoted to Manson. I think Houten, Krenwinkel, and Atkins all realize the trouble he caused. Or maybe it was two of the four... but I know at least one of them no longer has any ties to Manson at all.

Of the guys, they interviewed Tex Watson was really angry that he followed Manson for any length of time and completely denounced any ties to him still.
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Sandra Good was cured all right:

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When Good, 65, was paroled she moved near the maximum security prison that holds Manson, reportedly so she could "feel his vibes."
(She served time for sending death threats to corporate executives)
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