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Feb 9, 2010 · John W. Hinckley, Jr., who on March 30, 1981, shot President Ronald Reagan and three others outside a Washington, D.C., hotel, was found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity. In ...
- Who Is John Hinckley Jr.?
- Early Life
- Troubled Young Man
- Attempted Assassination
- Patient at St. Elizabeth's Hospital
- Release
John Hinckley Jr. suffered from depression and obsessive tendencies throughout his life. In the 1970s, Hinckley began stalking actress Jodie Foster. In 1981, he attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reaganof outside a Washington, D.C. hotel. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity, and was placed in a mental institution.
Born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, on May 29, 1955, John Warnock Hinckley Jr. became infamous in 1981 for his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. This would-be assassin had seemingly normal childhood in his early years. He was the youngest of three children. His father was a successful businessman in the energy industry. Hinckley and his fa...
After graduating high school, Hinckley attended Texas Tech University in the mid-1970s. He quit college in 1976 and moved to California. Hinckley aspired to be a songwriter, but his career never really got off the ground. Later that year, he moved in with his parents at their Colorado home. Hinckley drifted around over next few years, living in Cal...
On March 30, 1981, Hinckley made another attempt to impress Foster. He shot President Reagan and three other men outside of the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Reagan was leaving the hotel after giving a speech to a gathering of union members when Hinckley fired several shots at the president and his entourage. Reagan's press secretary ...
Hinckley was committed to St. Elizabeth's Hospital after his trial ended in 1982. Early on, he showed some strange interests. He was pen pals with convicted serial killer Ted Bundybefore Bundy's execution in 1989. By the late 1990s, however, his parents claimed that their son had made progress in his recovery. He worked a clerical job within the ho...
In July 2016, after being treated at St. Elizabeth's psychiatric hospital for 35 years, Hinckley has been deemed fit for release to live with his 90-year-old mother in Williamsburg, Va. For a number of years his supervised visits had gradually increased to 17 days a month. As part of the release plan, there will be numerous restrictions imposed on ...
The Trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr. The trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr. began on May 4, 1982, in Courtroom 19 of Washington D.C.'s federal district court with Judge Barrington D. Parker presiding. John Hinckley faced thirteen criminal counts which included attempting to kill President Ronald Reagan, assault with intent to kill, and assault with a ...
The Trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr. by Doug Linder (2008) The verdict of "not guilty" for reason of insanity in the 1982 trial of John Hinckley, Jr. for his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan stunned and outraged many Americans. An ABC News poll taken the day after the verdict showed 83% of those polled thought "justice was not ...
Nov 17, 1981 · BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge: The defendant John W. Hinckley, Jr. is charged in a multi-count indictment with attempted assassination of the President of the United States, 18 U.S.C. § 1751 (c); assault on a federal officerUnited States Secret Service agent, 18 U.S.C. § 111; use of firearm in commission of a federal offense, 18 U.S.C ...
Feb 23, 1982 · Opinion PER CURIAM. On March 30, 1981, the President of the United States, his Press Secretary, a Secret Service agent, and a Metropolitan Police Department officer were shot in an assassination attempt in front of the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. A suspect, John W. Hinckley, Jr., was apprehended on the scene and taken into custody.
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Jun 16, 2022 · John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 in a failed assassination attempt, was fully released from court restrictions on Wednesday. "After 41 years 2 months and 15 days ...
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