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John Hinckley Jr. Free 35 Years After He Tried to Kill Ronald Reagan

HeadlineJul 28, 2016

And a judge has freed John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate former President Ronald Reagan in 1981. The now 61-year-old Hinckley wounded Reagan and three other people outside the Washington Hilton Hotel and was declared not guilty by reason of insanity. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman said Hinckley no longer poses a danger to himself or others and will live with his mother upon his release.

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