John Hinckley Jr.

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John Hinckley Jr. is an American man best known for his 1981 attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, which he claimed was done to impress actress Jodie Foster.

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John Hinckley Jr. in Assassins 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American criminal
human
arrestedOn 1981-03-30
associatedWith Jodie Foster NERFINISHED
Ronald Reagan assassination attempt NERFINISHED
birthDate 1955-05-29
birthPlace Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED
committedCrime attempted assassination
confinedFrom 1982
confinedIn St. Elizabeths Hospital NERFINISHED
confinedUntil 2016
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfEvent 1981-03-30
educatedAt Texas Tech University NERFINISHED
familyName Hinckley NERFINISHED
fullName John Warnock Hinckley Jr. NERFINISHED
genre folk rock
soft rock
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasSibling Diane Hinckley NERFINISHED
Scott Hinckley NERFINISHED
inspiredBy film "Taxi Driver" NERFINISHED
instrument guitar
vocals
legalOutcome found not guilty by reason of insanity
mediaAppearance interviews discussing his music career after release
mentalHealthDiagnosis major depressive disorder
personality disorder
motive obsession with Jodie Foster
notableFor attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
occupation musician
parent Jo Ann Hinckley NERFINISHED
John Warnock Hinckley Sr. NERFINISHED
placeOfCrime Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED
releasedUnderConditions 2016-09
residenceAfterRelease Williamsburg, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
subjectOf news coverage regarding presidential security
numerous books about political assassinations
public debate on insanity defense in the United States
targetOfCrime Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED
trialYear 1982
unconditionalReleaseDate 2022-06-15
usedWeapon Röhm RG-14 .22 caliber revolver NERFINISHED
victimShot James Brady NERFINISHED
victimShot Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED
Thomas Delahanty NERFINISHED
Tim McCarthy NERFINISHED

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Highland Park High School hasAlumnus John Hinckley Jr.
Adam Chanler-Berat role John Hinckley Jr.
this entity surface form: John Hinckley Jr. in Assassins
Assassins featuresCharacter John Hinckley Jr.