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Part 4: John Hinckley Jr was Found Not Guilty for Shooting President Reagan by Reason of Insanity
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In this VladTV interview, John Hinckley Jr. reflects on his early years at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., after being found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 1981 shooting of President Ronald Reagan. Hinckley describes the hospital setting, therapy, medication, and the reality of facing indefinite confinement that many told him could last for life.
He also discusses how a relationship with fellow patient Leslie Duvall helped him begin moving away from his delusions, including his obsession with actress Jodie Foster. Hinckley recounts a pill overdose during his first six months at St. Elizabeths, saying it came as he realized the “magical union” with Foster would never happen. He also connects that night to seeing Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver on television, a film long associated with the Reagan assassination attempt case.
