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Man Who Tried to Assassinate Reagan Rejects Flood of Requests to Kill Trump: 'I'm a Man of Peace Now'

John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate Reagan in 1981, pleaded for an end to comments urging him to take violent action against Donald Trump.

Latin Times

Man who tried to assassinate Reagan says ‘violence is not the way to go’

John Hinckley Jr tweets ‘give peace a chance’ in wake of Trump assassination attempt – drawing bemused responses

The Guardian - US

Lincoln to Trump: A history of assassination attempts made against US presidents

Another ‘apparent assassination’ has taken place against Donald Trump, this time at his Florida golf club, one of many attacks on US presidents

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Four decades after shooting Reagan, John Hinckley seeks redemption through music

Williamsburg (United States) (AFP) - More than four decades after John Hinckley shot Ronald Reagan, the man who was acquitted of the crime on an insanity defense and subsequently hospitalized for 34 years is fully free.

AFP

First Thing: bodies found in search for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

Regional police chief says one of men arrested led officers to burial site. Plus, two US volunteers in Ukraine feared taken prisoner by Russia

The Guardian - UK

Man who shot Ronald Reagan fully freed from court oversight after 41 years

The man who shot then-US president Ronald Reagan has been released without conditions in compliance with a federal judge’s order on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Reagan, is granted full release

Hinckley, who was confined to a mental hospital for decades, has been inching his way toward freedom for years. On Wednesday, an order lifting some remaining restrictions went into effect.

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John Hinckley Jr. is officially free

Acquitted for the attempted murder of Reagan in 1981, Hinckley has been under court supervision for over 41-years

Salon

'Freedom at last' for Reagan shooter Hinckley

Washington (AFP) - John Hinckley, who tried to assassinate US president Ronald Reagan in 1981, regained his freedom fully on Wednesday, six years after he was released from a psychiatric hospital.

AFP

John Hinckley Jr: Attempted Ronald Reagan assassin fully released after 41 years

Hinckley was acquitted by reason of insanity and spent decades in a Washington psychiatric hospital

The Independent UK

John Hinkley Jr. freed from court oversight after decades

John Hinckley Jr. has been freed from court oversight

The Independent UK

John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, will be free of court restrictions June 15

John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is saying thank you to the people who helped him win freedom from court oversight.

WEKU

Reagan shooter Hinckley wins unconditional release

Washington (AFP) - John Hinckley, who attempted to assassinate US president Ronald Reagan in 1981, was granted unconditional release Wednesday by a Washington judge, six years after he was freed from a psychiatric hospital.

AFP

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Hinckley nears full freedom 41 years after shooting Reagan

A federal judge in Washington is set to preside over an important hearing for the man who shot President Ronald Reagan more than 40 years ago

The Independent UK

US attorneys do not oppose lifting restrictions for Hinckley

Attorneys for the U.S. government have indicated that they will not oppose a plan to lift all remaining restrictions next month on John Hinckley Jr. He is the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981

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