# JOHN HINCKLEY JR.—WHO I REALLY AM

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Podcast: [True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-murder-the-most-shocking-killers-in-true-crime-history-1038805)
Published: 2026-01-12T10:57:54+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/show/truemurder
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As shots rang out on March 30, 1981 outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., President Ronald Reagan and three others lie seriously wounded. Just two months after Reagan was sworn in as the 40th president, John Hinckley Jr. shocked the world because of his movie star obsession. What followed was chaos. America learned of the deep psychosis that led to Hinckley’s obsession with actress Jodie Foster, and how, in his mind, he did it all for her. His trial gripped the nation. Many expected a guilty verdict, but his acquittal on grounds of insanity sparked outrage and forever changed how the law viewed mental illness. Now, for the first time, Hinckley tells his own story. He takes us through an early life of unfulfilled dreams, a music career and college degree that slipped away, and the descent into a mind overcome by delusion. He recounts the years spent in confinement at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, the slow climb toward recovery, and the people who helped him find his way back. A life defined by a single, horrific act becomes something more: a story of mental illness, redemption, and the long road to understanding the man behind one of America’s most infamous moments. JOHN HINCKLEY JR—WHO I REALLY AM

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