we executed a search warrant of his hotel room. thomas baker was the agent in charge and oversaw the search. they are on the desk, we found the letter, the statement of why he was doing this. the ledger revealed that hinckley didn t try to kill the president for political reasons. he did it because of a dark and twisted obsession with a woman. hinckley s bombshell motive thrusts a young hollywood actress into the spotlight. with those close to the president are left reeling. coming up raw pain for the reagan family. hinckley second fixation on actress, jody foster. the letters were assumed to be love letters. when dateline continues.
it would make all of this worthwhile. when did this obsession with jody foster begin? 1976. he was in l. a., trying to be a songwriter. failing at it. he saw the movie taxi writer, he saw more than a dozen times. remember, she plays a prostitute, an adolescent prostitute in the movie, and he became obsessed with her. robert de niro played the main character, travis a socially awkward taxi driver, who plans to kill a presidential candidate. he identified with him. he thought he was gonna shoot reagan, and she diana hail of bullets. investigators quickly discovered, hinckley considered other options first. like hijacking a plane, and even killing the woman he claimed to love. his plan was to kill jody foster, shoot her, shoot himself, or kill himself in front of her. hinckley s lawyers thought all of this could be the basis of an insanity defense.
hotel where he had been staying. he also assure the detective, he acted alone. did you asking that question directly? yes, i did. something to the effect of, are you by yourself? he responded, i m with no one. did he ask any questions about the condition of the president or mr. brady? no, he never did. he never seemed concerned. no remorse? no remorse at all. desperate for any clue or evidence that could explain the motive for the shooting, meyers searched hinckley s wallet and found photos. i notice three or four of them for magazines. did you ask him who this person was? yeah. what did he say? he says, you will find out when you get to read the letter in my room. at that point, my reset hinckley shut down and refused to say more. what struck him most, hinckley seemed arrogant, almost smog.
potential answers to that question were buried in a remarkable diary that hinckley wrote, and that dateline uncovered. coming up we recovered news footage of carter at different rallies during the election, where hinckley s in the crowd. evidence that ronald reagan was in tingly s only target. john hinckley had plans to kill president jimmy carter. yes. when dateline continues. it was time for a nunormal with nucala. nucala is a once-monthly add-on treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma that can mean less oral steroids. not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred. don t stop steroids unless told by your doctor. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. may cause headache, injection site reactions, back pain, and fatigue. ask your asthma specialist
were wrong, because his judgment was impaired by schizophrenic delusions. the only meaningful thing in his life is his delusional attachment with jody foster. dr. carpenter testified, hinckley created an entire fantasy world, where that attachment could exist. he developed this grandiose view of jody and him as a couple. he felt this is something that everybody should know about. killing carter, killing reagan, he needed something that would call attention to this. is attempts to connect with foster were his way of trying to convince her that they were meant to be. the defense had jurors listened to a phone call. hinckley recorded between himself and actress. john who? oh no, not you again. look, i really can t talk to, okay? you understand why can t, you