Sara Jane Moore
Sara Jane Moore | |
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Moore's 1977 mugshot | |
| Born | Sara Jane Kahn February 15, 1930 |
| Died | September 24, 2025 (aged 95) Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Criminal status | Paroled after 32 years |
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| Children | 5 |
| Motive | Spark a violent revolution that would lead to the U.S. government being overthrown |
| Convictions | Attempting to kill the President |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
Sara Jane Moore (née Kahn; February 15, 1930 – September 24, 2025) was an American accountant and FBI informant who attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford in 1975.
Moore believed the attack would spark a violent revolution across the nation that would lead to the U.S. government being overthrown for how they handled the Vietnam War. She was given a life sentence for the attempted assassination, but she was released from prison on December 31, 2007, after serving 32 years.
Moore and Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme are the only two women who have attempted to assassinate an American president. Both attempts were on Gerald Ford and took place in California within three weeks of one another.