# The Insanity Defense with Mackenzie Joy Brennan

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Podcast: [You're Wrong About](https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-re-wrong-about-67330)
Published: 2025-08-19T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

What do John Hinckley Jr. and a jazz age tuberculosis patient have in common? Legal correspondent ​​Mackenzie Joy Brennan takes Sarah through some of the strange cases that helped make—and break—the insanity defense in America. Our story includes a woman who carried her (alleged) victims’ bodies around in a suitcase, and the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan—carried out with the intention of impressing a young Jodie Foster. More Mackenzie Joy Brennan: http://www.mkzjoybrennan.com More ...

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