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death order and it upsets me. i am against the death penalty. i value you as a friend. hinckley wrote a letter. doctors became more concerned after learning that hinckley still seemed to be obsessed with jody foster, and had 20 photos of her in his room. he also considered writing to convicted killer, charles manson, and received from manson disciple lynette squeaky fromme, trying to assassinate geril forde in 1975. despite the letters, after four years, the hospital trusted hinckley enough to let him leave the building and roamed the grounds freely. he and deval were still engaged and could walk outside together and have privacy. she said they went up to this little spot on a hill. they did not have a sex the first time there but soon after that they did. on the grounds? on the grounds. a few years later, hinckley
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 a lot of music, goes on walks. but, his journey to get here was a long one, filled with
doctor carpenter was and they hired psych our trust, william carpenter, in hopes he could provide testimony that would convince the jury. carpenter met with hinckley for months, and charted his unraveling. what was his relationship with like his parents? there wasn t anything that seemed like childhood neglect, or trauma. but, carpenter learned that hinckley started to withdraw with from friends in high school, and then completely isolate him self in college. his parents were worried and took him to see a psychiatry just. they told him that hinckley was simply a mature, and needed tough love. more than once, they had gotten involved. the strategy backfired. hinckley s hopelessness showed in his poems, songs and journals. they re kind of dark.
hospital grounds. hinckley s doctors told the court, his psychosis and depression were in remission, and had been for years. i think what they observed is that he was less preoccupied with the psychotic delusions. but, federal prosecutors didn t buy it. they believe, hinckley was still a threat to society. and had evidence to prove it. a hospital pharmacist complained that hinckley was stalking her. he would go over to her office, and they would chat and talk, and then he started bugging her. he d come every day, or he d call. the judge denied hinckley s request and he lost any chance of leaving the hospital grounds for a long time. by 2003, he had stayed out of trouble for years. his doctors felt he was ready to inch back into society. he began gradually, out in the city. by 2006, his treatment team