Editing John Hinckley, Jr. (section)

{{Important}}{{Villain_Infobox
|image = John_Hinckley,_Jr._Mugshot.png
|fullname = John Warnock Hinckley Jr.
|alias = 
|origin = Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States 
|occupation = 
|type of villain = Obsessed Attempted Assassin
|goals = Kill Ronald Reagan<br>Impress Jodie Foster (both failed)
|crimes = Attempted [[assassination]]<br>[[Stalking]]
|hobby = Watching ''Taxi Driver''<br>Sending fan mail to Jodie Foster
}}{{Quote|Over the past seven months I've left you dozens of poems, letters and love messages in the faint hope that you could develop an interest in me. Although we talked on the phone a couple of times I never had the nerve to simply approach you and introduce myself. ... The reason I'm going ahead with this attempt now is because I cannot wait any longer to impress you.|Hinckley's letter to Jodie Foster detailing his plan.}}
'''John Hinckley, Jr.''' (May 29<sup>th</sup>, 1955 -) is an American man who attempted to assassinate President [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Ronald_Reagan?so=search Ronald Reagan] on March 30<sup>th</sup>, 1981 in Washington, DC. The motivation for the attack was born after Hinckley watched the 1976 Palme d'Or-winning thriller ''Taxi Driver'' 15 times, and he was obsessed with Jodie Foster, the actress who played the 12-year-old prostitute Iris in the film. Hinckley's motive was directly influenced by [http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Travis_Bickle the movie's main character]'s obsession with assassinating a presidential candidate. Reagan survived the attempt on his life and Hinckley was immediately apprehended by Secret Service agents. Hinckley was found not guilty due to insanity. In 2016, Hinckley was released from the psychiatric hospital he had spent 32 years in and now lives with his mother in Williamsburg, Virginia. He was granted unconditional release in 2022.

He also planned on assassinating Jimmy Carter before Reagan took office. One of the men he shot, James Brady, died in 2014 from his injuries after being disabled for 34 years. His death was ruled a homicide.