John Hinckley, Jr.
John Hinckley, Jr. is a man who famously attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan to impress the actress Jodie Foster. He was considered a black sheep in his 'high achieving' family and was obsessed with the film Taxi Driver, which portrays a character that is essentially an incel.[1]
He exhibits several love shy-esque traits like a fondness for romantic music,[2] and apparently found a girlfriend while he was institutionalized, in yet another example of hybristophilia.[3] Many of the women he befriended were claimed to be 'psychotic'.[4]
He was released in 2016 and all restrictions on his freedom were lifted in 2022.[5] Some have attempted to depict him as a prototypical incel mass shooter due to his shyness and lack of sexual success prior to committing the crime that rendered him infamous.[6]
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- ↑ https://www.theaustralian.com.au/the-oz/lifestyle/the-wouldbe-ronald-reagan-assassin-writes-tender-loves-songs/news-story/6fa231803f8211247461b09ed648486
- ↑ ibid
- ↑ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/reagan-shooter-john-hinckley-jr-has-girlfriend-brother-says-n346381
- ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2094367/John-Hinckley-Jr-engaged-risky-relationships-married-psychotic-women.html
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hinckley_Jr.
- ↑ https://unherd.com/thepost/was-john-hinckley-jr-the-first-incel-shooter