Geri Spieler on Housewife Assassin: The True Story Behind a Suburban Double Life

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🗓️ 23 November 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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In September 1975, 17 days apart, two women, one in Sacramento and the other in San Francisco, attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford. The first attempt on September the 5th came from Annette Squeaky Fromm. The Charles Manson follower spent over 30 years in prison, is out on parole, and is 76 years old. The other attempt came on the non-entrance side of St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco on September the 24th, 1975. The shooter, Sara Jane Moore, served 32 years in prison and died almost 50 years to the day on September the 24th, 2025. Author Geri Spieler wrote the book "Housewife Assassin" in 2009. She talked to and exchanged letters with Sara Jane Moore on several occasions. Here's her up-to-date story about the woman who tried to kill President Ford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2:06.6	In September 1975-1975, 17 days apart, two women, one in Sacramento and the other in San Francisco, attempted to assassinate
2:21.0	President Gerald Ford.
2:23.5	The first attempt on September the 5th came from Annette Squeaky Fromm, the Charles Manson
2:30.2	follower spent over 30 years in prison, is out on parole, and is 76 years old.
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