3/30/1981 page 4 by ric Gustafson
It was the summer of 1976 and John Hinckley Jr was a theatre watching the movie ' Taxi Driver'. It was a movie that he had seen at least fifteen times. Hinckley Jr enjoyed wearing an army surplus jacket and combat boots like the movie's main character Travis Bickle. Hinckley Jr was obsessed with a female character named Iris. Iris was played by twelve year old Jodie Foster.
Hinckley Jr was living living in an apartment off of Sunset Boulevard.
Hinckley Jr was enthralled with one particular scene. It involved an attempted political assassination. He could relate to the character Bickle. He tried to look like Bickle, drink peach brandy and keep a journal.
Hinckley Jr enjoyed visiting Ronald Reagan's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In September of 1980, Hinckley purchases a 22 caliber revolver whose nickname is the Saturday Night Special.
research help: ' Killing Reagan' by Bill O/Reilly and Martin Dugard
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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