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As shots rang out on March 30th, 1981, outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., President

Ronald Reagan, three others, lies seriously wounded.

Just two months after Reagan was sworn in as the 40th president, John Hinkley Jr. shocked

the world because of his movie star obsession.

What followed was chaos.

America learned of the deep psychosis that led to Hckley's obsession with actress Jody 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, Hinkley 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 them find his way back.

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