John Hinckley, Jr. by: Kristin Lennon

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John Hinckley, Jr. by Kristin Lennon

• The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald
  Reagan
• http//www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,104142,00.html

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In the beginning

• John Warnock Hinckley, Jr. was born in Ardmore,
  OK on May 29, 1955
• His father was Chairman and President of
  Vanderbilt Energy Corporation. Hinckley was no
  stranger to money.
• His parents said he was just a shy child.

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To Graduation and Beyond!

• In 1973, Hinckley graduated from high school.
• In the fall of 73 he attended Texas Tech.
• However, after his freshman year Hinckley went to
  live with his sister in California.

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Johns Favorites

• Hinckley loved the music of the Beatles. He used
  to sit in his room and listen to them.
• He saw Taxi Driver fifteen times in one summer.
  Some say it was this movie that inspired him to
  do what he did.

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Turning to the dark side

• In 1976, Hinckley went to Hollywood to become a
  songwriter. He wrote home about a fake
  girlfriend.
• In August of 1979 Hinckley purchased his first
  gun.
• By 1980 he had given in to his parents requests
  and was taking anti-depressants and tranquilizers.

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Nowhere to go but down

• In May of 1980 Hinckley enrolled in a writing
  course at Yale so he could be close to Jodie
  Foster, the actress from Taxi Driver.
• In the fall of 1980 Hinckley decided to stalk
  President Carter.
• He was stopped in an airport on the way to one of
  Carters events and found to have handguns in his
  possession. He was fined and released.

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He hit rock bottom

• On March 29, 1981 Hinckley went to a labor
  convention that President Ronald Reagan was
  attending. He stepped through the wall of
  reporters and fired six shots in Reagans
  direction. One of the bullets hit Reagan on the
  left side of his chest. He also hit three other
  government officials.
• Hinckley was immediately arrested. He was later
  determined insane and placed in St. Elizabeths
  Mental Hospital.

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In the news

• Now, 22 years later, a hospital psychiatrist says
  Hinckley should be allowed to make unsupervised
  trips to see his parents. They live in
  Williamsburg, VA. The psychiatrist says, if done
  gradually, Hinckley should be able to travel
  alone by the end of a time period. Later on,
  Hinckley would like to stay overnight.

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Bibliography

• Article One-http//www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,10
  4142,00.html
• Article Two-http//www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projec
  ts/ftrials/hinckley/HBIO.HTM
• Gun picture-http//www.clipart.com/en/close-up?o6
  97137memlevelCacqguns1e30showccid
  findincatgccpage
• Carter picture-http//www.presidentialufo.com/imag
  es/powell_carter.gif
• Reagan picture- http//www.presidentialufo.com/rea
  gan1.htm