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Crime

Thirty years ago today, John Hinckley Jr. came within inches of assassinating President Ronald Reagan.

The attempted assassination not only rattled the American public, but also forced the US Secret Service to change their standard protection procedures that have kept every president safe since.

After spending the last three decades in a mental institution, Hinckley is now inching his way closer to freedom.

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