FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The would-be assassin of President Gerald Ford, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, walked out of a federal prison in Texas Friday, a prison spokesman said.

UPI Almanac for Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Charles Manson, one of the most notorious killers in U.S. and California history, remains behind bars 40 years later with almost no prospect of release.

FORTH WORTH, Texas, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Lynnette "Squeaky" Fromme, who pointed a pistol at U.S. President Gerald Ford in 1975, is due to be released from prison soon, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Phil Spector, the celebrity music producer now in a California prison, has received a fan letter from the notorious Charles Manson, Spector's wife says.

SACRAMENTO, June 5 (UPI) -- Former Manson family member Susan Atkins, who has spent 38 years in a California prison, may be released before she dies of cancer.

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif., May 6 (UPI) -- U.S. singer, composer and jazz pianist Buddy Greco has announced he is selling on eBay his memorabilia collection, which includes rare photos of Marilyn Monroe.

NEW YORK, March 20 (UPI) -- Convicted U.S. killer Charles Manson says in his first released recording in 15 years that a true human being feels compassion for incarcerated animals.

LOS ANGELES, March 19 (UPI) -- California prison officials say the release of a new photo of Charles Manson was part of a program that routinely updates images of its inmates.