Jodie Foster's Stalker
How did a stalker's obsession with Foster harm Ronald Reagan?
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42 mins
Explore how John Hinckley Jr.’s obsession with Jodie Foster escalated into violent delusions. Learn about the 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan driven by Hinckley’s fixation and his need for attention from Foster.
Ep 1:
Golden Girl, Dangerous Fixation
From child stardom in Taxi Driver to a Yale mailing list, discover how Jodie Foster unknowingly became the obsession of a troubled young drifter named John Hinckley Jr.
Ep 2:
1.7 Seconds That Shook America
Rejected and radicalized, Hinckley traded love letters for loaded guns, setting his sights on the presidency itself—culminating in six shots outside a Washington hotel.
Discussions (12)
Juan
Level 7 · 8 mo ago15 viewings is baffling.
Willow
Level 2 · 8 mo agoI verified the Yale degree. Magna Cum Laude is correct. Brains and beauty? She is absolute goals!
Mike
Level 7 · 8 mo agoCalling this a rehabilitation success is a joke. He stalked a child and shot four people but walks free because his family had money. If he was poor he would have been executed decades ago.
