From the Philadelphia Inquirer, September 5, 1985:
"Squeaky" Ignores Parole Hearing
Ann Kolson, Inquirer Staff Writer
(The Associated Press, Reuters and United Press
International
contributed to this report.)
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, serving a life sentence for attempting to assassinate then-President Gerald Ford in 1975, chose not to appear before a parole commission yesterday. The follower of Charles Manson is incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution for Women in Charleston, W. Va., where a prison spokesman describes her as "pleasant and cooperative." Under federal statutes, Fromme is allowed to apply for parole after serving 10 years of her term. Although she turned down this chance, Fromme will have the option of appearing before the commission every two months. "She has not given us any reason for not having this hearing," spokesman David Helman said. "I don't know what her thinking is, but it's not uncommon. Some inmates don't think they have much of a likelihood of gaining parole anyway."