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Why did Squeaky Fromm attempt to kill Gerald Ford?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 11/10/2022

Sources give contradictory answers. Some sources say she was a follower of Charles Manson, who told her to do it; but others say she had a history of mental illness and tried to get attention by doing outrageous things.

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∙ 13y ago

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