Back in the 1970′s, she was the quiet 26-year-old “bad girl” who carved an “X” into her head and hung out with Charles Manson, one of the most famous mass murderers of our time.

I remember the long red hair… I remember the Manson connection. But hey, I was just a kid.  I also remember she was arrested for attempting to assassinate our then President, Gerald Ford, in Sacramento and that was a very bad thing.  Her attempt however, was foiled by Ford’s secret service.

This past Friday, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme had a welcome reminder of freedom when she was released from Fort Worth Texas, Federal Medical Center Carswell. She kept her head down, tried to avoid the media and refused any interviews.  She is now 60 years old.

Fromme spent time in jail in Dublin, California, but was transferred to Alderson Federal Prison Camp. Even though she was serving a life sentence under a special federal law, (one that covers assaults against any U.S. President) Fromme was granted parole in July ’08 for good conduct. But because of an escape in 1987 from an Alderson, W. Va .women’s prison, they added some extra time. She had been at the Fort Worth prison since 1998.

These days, supervised release is the active word for Fromme. She’ll have to report to a parole officer, not associate with any criminal types, move from any known location or own any firearms. That’s all.

Squeaky was originally from California where some of her family still resides, but sources say they are unsure where she’ll plant herself and start her life all over again.