John Hinckley Jr. | |
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.png) Hinckley's mugshot on March 30, 1981, the day of the shooting | |
| Born | John Warnock Hinckley Jr. May 29, 1955 Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Granted conditional release in 2016 |
| Motive | Impress Jodie Foster |
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| Verdict | Not guilty on all counts by reason of insanity |
| Penalty | Institutionalization |
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Span of crimes | Late 1970s – 1981 |
Date apprehended | March 30, 1981 |
YouTube information | |
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| Years active | 2020–present |
| Genre | Music |
| Subscribers | 40.1 thousand[2] |
| Total views | 1.8 million[2] |
Last updated: August 9th, 2024 | |
John Warnock Hinckley Jr. (born May 29, 1955) is an American musician who attempted to assassinate U.S. president Ronald Reagan as he left the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 1981, two months after Reagan's first inauguration. Using a revolver, Hinckley wounded Reagan, police officer Thomas Delahanty, Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy and White House Press Secretary James Brady. Brady was left disabled and died 33 years later from his injuries.[3]
Hinckley was reportedly seeking fame to impress actress Jodie Foster, with whom he had a fixation after watching her in Martin Scorsese's 1976 film Taxi Driver. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity and remained under institutional psychiatric care for over three decades.[4] Public outcry over the verdict led state legislatures and Congress to narrow their respective insanity defenses.
In 2016, a federal judge ruled that Hinckley could be released from psychiatric care as he was no longer considered a threat to himself or others, albeit with many conditions. After 2020, a ruling was issued that Hinckley may showcase his artwork, writings, and music publicly under his own name, rather than anonymously as he had in the past. Since then, he has maintained a YouTube channel for his music. His restrictions were unconditionally lifted in June 2022.
- ^ Pear, Robert (August 25, 1981). "Jury Indicts Hinckley on 13 Counts Based on Shooting of President". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "About John Hinckley". YouTube.
- ^ "James Brady's death ruled a homicide, police say". CNN. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ^ "John Hinckley Jr. to begin living full-time in Virginia Sept. 10". Fox News. September 12, 2016. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.