John Hinckley Jr. was the attempted assassin of President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981. The assassination attempt was an attempt to gain the affection of actress Jodie Foster. Acquitted by reason of insanity, Hinckley as since been released under the supervised custody of his mother. One of the men he shot, Press Secretary James Brady died of his wounds in 2014.
In the Timeless Universe[]
In the original timeline, after Hinckley shot Reagan, imitating the movie Taxi Driver, he was subdued and arrested immediately.
In the altered timeline, Hinckley is able to get away from the police initially. At the hospital, Lucy Preston and Jiya explain to Denise Christopher, who was injured by Rittenhouse sleeper agent Owen, who Hinckley was and why he shot Reagan. When questioned how they knew this, the two claimed that they were hired by Jodie Foster.
When examining John Hinckley's hotel room, Denise noticed blood on the bathroom. Denise deduced that Hinckley injured himself with a straight razor so that he'd be admitted to the same hospital as President Reagan to figure out if his attempted assassination was successful. With the information Denise accrued about Hinckley, she was able to alert the security detail, and Hinckley was arrested in the hospital.
External Links[]
John Hinckley Jr. at Wikipedia
Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan at Wikipedia