from behind the hospital walls. he turned to her and said, will you marry me? secrets from his diary uncovered by dateline. his obsession with actors, jody foster. the letters were sent to and the most controversial question of all, is hinckley really fit to be free? he s a potential k dangerous character. hello, welcome to dateline. he shot a president and shook the country. since that day, more than 40 years ago, gunman, john hinckley jr. has remained an enigma. now, we re about to reveal an extraordinary trove of his most private thoughts and feelings, and provide a firsthand look at his contentious second act as a free man. here s special contributor, troy roberts, with hinckley, diary of a dangerous mind. charming small town, williamsburg, virginia. people visit from all over the world for a taste of americas colonial history. this man came for something more. a new life, one that would be quietened normal. he volunteers at a church, she plays
he was read his miranda warnings, offered attorneys, et cetera, he went into details about what he had done. he admitted to what he had done. reporter: the county sheriffs office also revealed that there were red flags about the shooter well before monday s mass killing. in april of 2019, police were called about a suicide attempt of his. five months later, a relative contacted police after the suspect threatened to quote kill everyone in the family. but still, he was able to obtain the illinois equivalent of a gun license in 2020. today the prosecutor tried to explain it. there was never a firearm restraining order. that s what i had used the term red flag. that type of order mr. crimo has never been involved in that type of order. that s an order where family members and other individuals can go to a court and ask that somebody have firearms taken and not be allowed to piurchase firearms. that did not happen in mr. crimo s case. cnn security correspondent, josh gamb
from texas. uvalde. where a new report is showing the kind of missteps that may have led to horror at one school. how one had a chance to shoot at the shooter, but instead, waited for permission to open fire. and i ll bring you exclusive information with the fulton county attorney. as her investigation pushes to overturn the election results in georgia continues. plus, overseas brits, asking, will he or won t he? boris johnson facing very direct, very intense calls for him to step down. so far, he says he s not going anywhere. i ll hallie jackson. glad you re shere with us this afternoon. we are starting with the latest out ofhighland park, illinois. investigative hecorrespondent t winter is here, too. a fair amount coming out at the court hearing. at the news conference we ve seen today. after the suspect was hit with seven murder charges. that s exactly right, hallie. we have a more complete picture of and the detail was actually captured and identified by wa police.