Hinckley Won't Seek Freedom From Federal Mental Hospital
John W. Hinckley Jr was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the Reagan assassination case and will not pursue a release hearing. He remains in solitary confinement and was moved to Fort Meade before transfer to St Elizabeths Hospital. The verdict surprised some and angered others including Cabinet members.
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Jurors Say Hinckley Guilty Despite Verdict
Two jurors who held out for guilty votes in John W. Hinckley Jr. trial say they felt pressured and regret bowing to it. They express remorse and insist Hinckley is guilty, while the foreman says the panel ruled Hinckley was a confused individual and acquitted by insanity.
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Hospital released dangerous killer linked to Florida murder
UPI reports a Massachusetts psychiatric nurse warned a Senate subcommittee that released mental patients threaten public safety. The subcommittee probes Vernal Walford’s 1974 release from Northampton State Hospital three weeks before he killed Arnold Zeleznik in a Florida hotel, as a nurse claims the public remains unprotected.
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