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John Hinckley Jr. exited a bus in Washington, D.C. and checked into the 'Park Central Hotel' on March 29, 1981. On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan gave a luncheon speech to 3,500 AFL-CIO union delegates at a Washington, D.C. Hilton. Hinckley, standing among a crowd of onlookers outside the hotel, fired six shoots, exploding Devastator bullets, at President Reagan as he left the hotel surrounded by staff, Secret Service agents, and police officers. The gunfire hit President Reagan, police officer Tom Delahanty, Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy, and Press Secretary James Brady. The bullet that struck President Reagan malfunctioned, failing to explode on contact.--In 1982, a jury found Hinckley not-guilty by reason of insanity. The verdict lead to Hinckley's confinement at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, DC. The verdict also lead to many states changing their laws concerning criminal insanity defenses. In 1999, he was allowed to make supervised visits to his parents -- In April of 2000, Hinckley won the right to have unsupervised furloughs. This right was revoked the following May after a book about Jodie Foster was found in his room at 'St. Elizabeths Hospital'. On December 17, 2003, -- U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman granted Hinckley the right to unsupervised visits.
3/30/81
30th of March, 1981
In his "salad years", keithold?
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In 81 March 30, 1981 I can still picture it in my mind as they showed it on TV. Reagan did not know what was happening. The SS was all over Hinckley and Reagen both.
He was trying to nail Jody Foster.
he was trying to impress Jodie Foster
He was trying to impress Jodie Foster, he was obsessed with the movie Taxi.
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Thanks Kedar.
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on March 30th, 2009
You are very welcome
by kedar on March 30th, 2009