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Infamous Ford Assailant Sara Jane Moore Dies at 95

9/25/2025

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Sara Jane Moore died September 24, 2025, in Franklin, Tennessee, at age 95.
Demetria Kalodimos, a journalist who befriended Moore, confirmed her death.
In 1975, Moore fired shots at President Gerald Ford outside St. Francis Hotel; a bystander was injured.
After release, she lived under an assumed name and rarely gave interviews; musical "Assassins" portrays her as a misguided revolutionary.

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Sara Jane Moore died September 24, 2025, in Franklin, Tennessee, at age 95.
Demetria Kalodimos, a journalist who befriended Moore, confirmed her death.
In 1975, Moore fired shots at President Gerald Ford outside St. Francis Hotel; a bystander was injured.
After release, she lived under an assumed name and rarely gave interviews; musical "Assassins" portrays her as a misguided revolutionary.