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Good Assassins

Introducing: Rip Current

Good Assassins

iHeartPodcasts and Diversion

History, True Crime

4.83.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Hi, Good Assassins listeners! iHeartPodcasts has geared up for a riveting new podcast called Rip Current hosted by Toby Ball! California, September 1975. Within a span of 17 days and less than 90 miles, two women, working separately, tried to assassinate the president of the United States, Gerald R. Ford. These are the only two times we know of that a woman has tried to assassinate an American president. Tune in to this top-tier true crime story, but don't just take our word for it, check out the trailer to decide for yourself!

Listen to Rip Current on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!

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Transcript

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0:00.0

For decades the mafia had New York City in a stranglehold with law enforcement

0:05.6

seemingly powerless to intervene.

0:08.0

It uses terror to extort people.

0:11.8

But the murder of Carmie Galante marked the beginning of the end.

0:15.0

It sent the message that we can prosecute these people.

0:20.0

Listen to law and order criminal justice System on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:28.0

In California, during the summer of 1975, within the span of 17 days and less than 90 miles,

0:37.0

two women did something no other woman had done before, tried to assassinate the President of the United States.

0:43.0

One was the protege of Charles Manson.

0:46.0

26 year old Lynette Fromm, nicknamed Squakee.

0:48.0

The other, a middle-aged housewife working undercover for the FBI.

0:52.0

identified by police as Sarah Jean Moore in her 40s.

0:55.8

The story of one strange and violent summer,

0:58.3

this season on the new podcast, Rip Current.

1:01.3

Listen to Rip Current on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your favorite

1:06.2

shows.

1:07.2

Hi, it's Andrea Gunning, the host of Betrayal.

1:12.0

I'm excited to announce that the Betrayal

1:13.9

podcast is expanding. We are going to be releasing episodes weekly every

1:18.6

Thursday. Each week you'll hear brand new stories, firsthand accounts of shocking deception, broken trust,

1:26.3

and the trail of destruction left behind.

1:29.8

Listen to betrayal weekly on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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