Who is John Hinckley Jr.?  How did his obsession with Taxi Driver begin, and why didn't anyone in his life intervene more decisively to arrest his spiral? The crew dive deep into John Hinckley's family, background and descent into madness.  Email us your thoughts, comments and questions at madnessontrial@gmail.com  And if you enjoyed the show, leave us a rating and a review. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Who is John Hinckley Jr.? How did his obsession with Taxi Driver begin, and why didn't anyone in his life intervene more decisively to arrest his spiral? The crew dive deep into John Hinckley's family, background and descent into madness. Email us your thoughts, comments and questions at madnessontrial@gmail.com And if you enjoyed the show, leave us a rating and a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who is John Hinckley Jr.?&nbsp; How did his obsession with Taxi Driver begin, and why didn't anyone in his life intervene more decisively to arrest his spiral? The crew dive deep into John Hinckley's family, background and descent into madness.&nbsp; Email us your thoughts, comments and questions at madnessontrial@gmail.com&nbsp; And if you enjoyed the show, leave us a rating and a review.&nbsp; Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 2: Not You Again!

John Hinckley Jr.’s acquittal was the most important insanity defense case of the past century. Join hosts Dan Greenstone, Travis Chandler and Daniel Mokrauer-Madden, as they trace how one young man’s obsession with movie star Jodie Foster curdled into a bizarre assassination attempt on President Reagan. The hosts talk with the country's leading historians, psychiatrists, lawyers, and scholars of the insanity defense to help make sense of this fascinating and momentous story that horrified a nation, started a national conversation about mental illness, and changed the justice system forever.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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John Hinckley Jr.’s acquittal was the most important insanity defense case of the past century. Join hosts Dan Greenstone, Travis Chandler and Daniel Mokrauer-Madden, as they trace how one young man’s obsession with movie star Jodie Foster curdled into a bizarre assassination attempt on President Reagan. The hosts talk with the country's leading historians, psychiatrists, lawyers, and scholars of the insanity defense to help make sense of this fascinating and momentous story that horrified a nation, started a national conversation about mental illness, and changed the justice system forever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Hinckley Jr.’s acquittal was the most important insanity defense case of the past century. Join hosts Dan Greenstone, Travis Chandler and Daniel Mokrauer-Madden, as they trace how one young man’s obsession with movie star Jodie Foster curdled into a bizarre assassination attempt on President Reagan. The hosts talk with the country's leading historians, psychiatrists, lawyers, and scholars of the insanity defense to help make sense of this fascinating and momentous story that horrified a nation, started a national conversation about mental illness, and changed the justice system forever. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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