Monday, October 12, 2009

40th Anniversary of Charles Manson & The Family's arrest at Baker Ranch

Memories of Charles Manson remain fresh in Death Valley
"Still, 40 years after Manson's arrest on Oct. 12, 1969, at Barker Ranch, in Death Valley, just north of the San Bernardino County town of Trona, memories of the man and his followers remain fresh in the minds of those who met him."

Friday, October 9, 2009

Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme gossip

MANSON ASSASSIN NEW LOVE
Published on: 10/09/2009
From The ENQUIRER:

"Murderous Manson disciple Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme could be in BIG trouble once again.Just a month after the would-be presidential assassin was released from prison, The ENQUIRER learned she's in apparent violation of her parole conditions by living with a convicted felon.

Some 34 years after trying to gun down President Gerald Ford, the 60-year-old Manson disciple has moved in with a man who's been convicted of manslaughter.The ENQUIRER tracked Squeaky to the upstate New York home of 59-year-old jailbird Robert Valdner. She was released from a federal facility in Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 14."Robert started corresponding with Squeaky several years ago," a friend told The ENQUIRER. "

He's proudly showed off letters and photos she sent him."As long as three years ago, he was telling pals she would live with him after her release. "He's got a wild past - and a collection of books on Manson and murders. At Christmas, he decorates his tree with lighted skulls. He's a weight-lifting fanatic and has a large collection of knives and swords."

Official records, obtained by The ENQUIRER, show that Valdner pleaded guilty in 1988 to first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of his brother-in-law. His plea also covered charges of criminal use of a firearm, possession of a weapon and attempted murder. He was sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison.Valdner was released Oct. 22, 1992 - the same day Squeaky celebrated her 44th birthday.The U.S. Parole Commission guidelines for parolees states: "

The releasee shall not associate with a person who has a criminal record without permission from the supervision officer."

When The ENQUIRER contacted spokesman Tom Hutchinson of the U.S. Parole Commission, he stated: "We have no comment on Miss Fromme's whereabouts, and we cannot comment on the conditions of her parole."

When an ENQUIRER reporter approached a bare-chested Valdner for comment outside his home and asked if he was romantically involved with Squeaky, the ex-con sneered: "That's none of your f****n business!"

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Roman Polanski

"It’s piquant to think of Roman Polanski, a Polish Jew whose mother died in a concentration camp, being dragged back in chains to the US at the age of 75 to face the music, passing in the airport terminal some even older German being hauled out of the US to stand trial in Europe for the crimes buried in his past as a concentration camp guard.

Putting the distant past on trial is, in terms of ratings, a chancy business. These days the 85-year old bit players in the Final Solution don’t arouse the passions they used to. So far as old Nazis are concerned, geezer renditions now prompt a certain embarrassment at the trouble and expense involved. Why not leave the ancient camp guard to rot in his nursing home in Cleveland, goose-stepping into oblivion, arm-in-arm with Herr Alzheimer?

Not so Polanski. The passions his case arouse here are vivid because sexual tolerance has shriveled so fiercely since 1977 when Polanski fatefully crossed paths with the 13-year old Samantha Geimer."

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CounterPunch Diary
Geezer Renditions
By ALEXANDER COCKBURN