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The old lady in the cage??

posted 19 years ago by laranadtony
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Who was she?
You're gonna die in prison and I don't feel a thing about it!!Janice

[–] hakelsey2 19 years ago

Hi Laranadtony,
That is a good question, and for me, one of the most memorable scenes in the movie. Maybe she was someone whom George Spahn knew; she looked to be quite old, as he was.

[–] bredlau3 19 years ago

One of the books, I can't remember which, mentions the lady as actually being there, but I can't remember if they gave her name.

[–] hakelsey2 19 years ago

Bred, I was thinking the same thing, but cannot remember the book either. I do not think that a name was mentioned, but I could be wrong on that.

[–] tatomberlin 19 years ago

It was the first Helter Skelter book written by Bugliosi. Just some 80 year old layd layin' with the dogs...No name was ever mentioned.

[–] TequilaMockingbird5150 18 years ago

I think that she was supposed to be either senile or mentally-retarded. She may have been someone that they found living on the streets. It doesn't seem as if it is explained in either the movie or the book.

The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new. Samuel Beckett

[–] moosefeathers 12 years ago

SHE WAS HAPPY, WHY COULDN'T SHE BE HAPPY!

Swing away, Merrill....Merrill, swing away...