John Hinckley Jr. following his arraignment in 1981. (Photo by Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images) Almost no one had ever heard of John Hinckley Jr. before he tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan over a ...

Long before The Silence of the Lambs became a cultural phenomenon, Jodie Foster’s real-life experiences shaped one of ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to kill President Ronald Reagan in 1981, but was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Stalked actress Jodie Foster and said he ...

An overzealous Jodie Foster fan who attempted to assassinate former U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1981 has been given conditional release from a mental institution. John Hinckley, Jr. was confined ...

Update: The plan is off for John Hinckley Jr. to return to the area on July 16, this time with a guitar rather than a gun, 41 years after he tried to assassinate then-President Ronald Reagan in an ...

John Hinckley Jr, who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, has denounced the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. “Violence is not the way to go. Give peace a chance,” Hinckley wrote on X on ...

The famous courtroom sketches of John Hinckley Jr., President Ronald Reagan’s would-be assassin, are back in public and up for auction this week. Alexander Historical Auctions expects the 28 mostly ...

NORFOLK — The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan will soon undergo a new round of psychological tests before a court decides if he can live under fewer restrictions in a gated ...