From Housewife To Would-Be Assassin: The Case Of Sara Jane Moore

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

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4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Over the course of just one month, President Gerald Ford survived two attempts on his life. The first attempt was on September 5th, 1975, when a follower of Charles Manson tried to shoot him at close range. The second attempt was just seventeen days later, by an unassuming housewife named Sara Jane Moore. Investigative journalist and author Geri Spieler discusses the thrilling case, as well as her correspondence with Moore herself, as detailed in her book, Housewife Assassin. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	Over the course of just one month, President Gerald Ford survived two attempts on his life.
0:36.9	The first was on September 5th, 1975, in Sacramento,
0:41.1	California. 26-year-old Lynette Squeaky Frome was a devoted follower of Charles Manson. A petite
0:48.8	woman cloaked in red, Frome emerged from a crowd of people. With a pistol in hand, she tried to shoot President Ford at close range.
0:57.7	The gun failed to go off, and Frome was quickly subdued by secret service agents.
1:02.8	The assassination attempt put security on high alert, and the FBI was looking for anyone who matched the existing secret service profile of a would-be assassin,
1:12.3	adult male, reclusive, delusions of grandeur, which is why someone else managed to avoid detection.
1:20.6	An unassuming housewife and mother. Her name was Sarah Jane Moore. I'm Emily Campano, and this is the Fox True Crime podcast.
2:01.9	Music Sarah Jane Moore was an incredibly complicated figure.
2:07.9	Five times divorced and a mother of five, housewife Moore led a very unstable life.
2:14.7	Despite having a very high IQ and succeeding at many things,
2:17.8	she had a tendency to quit anything she began.
2:23.1	However, she did develop one fascination that would drive her to the extremes.
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