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JOHN HINCKLEY JR ARGUES FOR UNSUPERVISED VISITS TO PARENTS.

Nation Sep 27

John Hinckley, who tried to assassinate Reagan, to be freed from oversight

By Ben Finley, Associated Press

Nation Sep 10

John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, to be released from mental hospital today

John Hinckley, who became a household name in 1981 when he tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, is set to leave his mental hospital today.

By Kamala Kelkar

Nation Sep 01

35 years after shooting Reagan, Hinckley to be released next week

John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot President Ronald Reagan 35 years ago will be released to his mother’s home in Virginia on Sept. 10, his attorney said Thursday.

By Dan Cooney

Nation Jul 27

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News Wrap: John Hinckley, who tried to kill Ronald Reagan, goes free

A federal judge has found Ronald Reagan’s would-be assassin no longer a threat to society and ordered his release from a mental hospital. John Hinckley Jr., who shot Reagan outside the Washington Hilton on March 30, 1981, will live with…

By PBS News Hour

Nation Jul 27

John Hinckley, who shot President Reagan, to be freed after 35 years

A judge ruled Wednesday that John Hinckley Jr., the man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan 35 years ago, will be allowed to leave the mental hospital where he has resided for decades and instead live with his mother…

By Dan Cooney

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