Ruth Ann Moorehouse | |
|---|---|
 Moorehouse's 1969 mugshot | |
| Born | January 6, 1953 |
| Other names | Ouisch Ruth Ann Smith Ruth Ann Heuvelhorst Ruth Ann Huevelhurst Ruth Ann Huebelhurst Ruth Ann Smack Ruth Ann Fowler Ruth Ann Geist Rachel Susan Morse Rachel Madison |
| Known for | Former member of the Manson Family, attempted murder of Barbara Hoyt |
| Spouses | Edward Lewis Heuvelhorst
(m. 1968; div. 1968)Harold Irving Fowler
(m. 1972, divorced)Dale Warren Geist
(m. 1979; div. 1994) |
| Children | 4 |
Ruth Ann Moorehouse (born January 6, 1953[1]) is an American woman who is a former member of the Manson Family, led by Charles Manson. In December 1970, she, alongside Catherine Share, Lynette Fromme, Dennis Rice, and Steve Grogan were charged with attempted murder after they plotted to murder former fellow Manson Family member Barbara Hoyt to prevent her from testifying for the prosecution against Manson, Susan Atkins, Leslie Van Houten, and Patricia Krenwinkel during the Tate–LaBianca murder trial. The charge was later reduced to conspiracy to dissuade a witness from testifying. While her accomplices served a 90-day sentence at the Los Angeles County Jail, Moorehouse never served her sentence, as she failed to appear at the sentencing hearing.[2] In October 1975, she was arrested on the 4-year-old warrant for attempting to murder Hoyt. However, the following month the county judge ruled that she would not receive a prison sentence as he was satisfied that she had disassociated herself from the Manson Family.[3]
- ^ Guinn, Jeff (2014). Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson. Simon & Schuster. p. 420. ISBN 978-1451645170.
- ^ Bugliosi, Vincent: Helter Skelter, 1974. pg. 601.
- ^ "Former Manson Follower Is Freed by Coast Judge". The New York Times. November 5, 1975. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 18, 2021.