Sara Jane Moore discloses to members of the radical underground that she has been an underground informant. She also accuses Popeye Jackson of being an informant, putting his life in peril.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Sara Jane Moore discloses to members of the radical underground that she has been an underground informant. She also accuses Popeye Jackson of being an informant, putting his life in peril. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sara Jane Moore discloses to members of the radical underground that she has been an underground informant. She also accuses Popeye Jackson of being an informant, putting his life in peril.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Episode 9: Contradictions

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. 
The first, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, was already infamous as a prominent follower of cult leader Charles Manson.
The second, Sara Jane Moore, was a 45 year-old housewife who infiltrated San Francisco's violent radical underground  working undercover for the FBI.
The story of one strange and violent Summer, this season on RIP CURRENT.

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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. The first, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, was already infamous as a prominent follower of cult leader Charles Manson. The second, Sara Jane Moore, was a 45 year-old housewife who infiltrated San Francisco's violent radical underground working undercover for the FBI. The story of one strange and violent Summer, this season on RIP CURRENT.

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.&nbsp;
The first, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, was already infamous as a prominent follower of cult leader Charles Manson.
The second, Sara Jane Moore, was a 45 year-old housewife who infiltrated San Francisco's violent radical underground&nbsp; working undercover for the FBI.
The story of one strange and violent Summer, this season on RIP CURRENT.

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