John Hinckley Jr. and the Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan

<p>Welcome back Strangers! On today’s episode, we will be talking about John Hinckley Jr. and his attempt on former president Ronald Reagan’s life, based on our episode about the Insanity Defense!</p><p>**TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE**</p><p>Mentions of child trafficking depicted by a fictional movie, discussions of stalking, suicide attempts, attempted presidential assassination, discussion of gunshot injuries</p><p>Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Canadian Creepies Podcast!</p><p>Instagram: @something_strangepod</p><p>Facebook: Something Strange Podcast</p><p>Youtube: @Something_StrangePod</p><p>Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepod</p><p>Send us a gmail! <a href="mailto:somethingstrangepod24@gmail.com"><u>somethingstrangepod24@gmail.com</u></a></p><p>**Disclaimers**</p><p>The views discussed on this podcast do not necessarily represent our views or opinions, or those of our employers. </p><p>References:</p><p><strong>Famous Trials:The Trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr. - </strong><a href="https://famous-trials.com/johnhinckley/537-home"><u>https://famous-trials.com/johnhinckley/537-home</u></a></p><p><strong>Famous Trials: Hinckley&#39;s New Year&#39;s Eve 1981 Monologue - </strong><a href="https://famous-trials.com/johnhinckley/541-hinckleymono"><u>https://famous-trials.com/johnhinckley/541-hinckleymono</u></a></p><p><strong>IMDb: Taxi Driver - </strong><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/"><u>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/</u></a></p><p><strong>IMDb: Taxi Driver: Trivia - </strong><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/trivia/?item=tr0777314"><u>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/trivia/?item=tr0777314</u></a></p><p><strong>On This Day, New York Times Archive: Reagan Wounded In Chest By Gunman; Outlook &#39;Good&#39; After 2-Hour Surgery; Aide And 2 Guards Shot; Suspect Held - </strong><a href="https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0330.html"><u>https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0330.html</u></a></p><p><strong>People: Jodie Foster Says &#39;Sexually Suggestive Scenes&#39; That Her Sister Stood In For During Taxi Driver Shoot Were &#39;Nothing&#39; Compared to Today - </strong><a href="https://people.com/jodie-foster-talks-sexually-suggestive-scenes-during-taxi-driver-shoot-11889020"><u>https://people.com/jodie-foster-talks-sexually-suggestive-scenes-during-taxi-driver-shoot-11889020</u></a></p><p><strong>Wikipedia: Jodie Foster - </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodie_Foster#John_Hinckley_Jr._stalking_incident"><u>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodie_Foster#John_Hinckley_Jr._stalking_incident</u></a></p><p><strong>Wikipedia - John Hinckley Jr. - </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hinckley_Jr.#"><u>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hinckley_Jr.#</u></a><br></p>