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After 34 years, Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme to be released

The president she tried to assassinate has been dead for nearly three years, and her longtime idol and leader, Charles Manson, remains in prison.

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Fromme, now 60, is set to be released on parole August 16.

For years, she was one of Manson's few remaining followers, as many other "Manson Family" members have shunned him. A prison spokeswoman would not say whether Fromme continues to correspond with Manson.

Read entire article at CNN