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harrowing days in our history. the attempted assassination of president reagan. >> screaming, yelling. its chaos. >> now, an unprecedented look into the mind and new life of the gunman, john hinckley junior. stories you havent heard before. the cop, who questioned him, speaks out in his first nationally televised interview. >> i just didnt think he realized the magnitude of what he had done. >> from behind the hospital walls. he >> turned to her and said, will you marry me? >> secrets ...

>> from behind the hospital walls. he >> turned to her and said, will you marry me? >> secrets from his diary uncovered by dateline. his obsession with actors, jody foster. >> the letters were sent to -- >> and the most controversial question of all, is hinckley really fit to be free? >> hes a potential k -- dangerous character. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello, welcome to dateline. he shot a president and shook the country. since that day, more than 40 years ago, gunman, john hinckley jr. has rem...

jr. with the stories you havent heard, the police officer who questioned hinckley speaks out in his first nationally televised interview. i just didnt think that he realized the magnitude of what he had done. andrea canning: from behind the hospital walls. he turned to her and said, will you marry me? andrea canning: secrets from his diaries uncovered by "dateline." his obsession with actress jodie foster. the letters were assumed to have been love type letters. andrea canning: and the...

Short. >> john wanted to become a navy s.e.a.l.s. but his life ended in the line of fire here at home. >> what great hero. he is. he provided me the opportunity to survive. >> matt mcquinn took a bullet shielding his girlfriend and his brother. one pushed his girlfriend out of the way. >> the president flew here late this afternoon. he has been meeting with the families of the victims. >> i come to them not so much as president as i do as a father and as a husband. out of this darkness, a bright...

The simple act of going to the movies, but sometimes the real superheroes are not on the big screen. 26-year-old john blunk wanted to become a navy zeal, but his life ended right in the line of fire at home. >> what a great hero he is. he provided me the opportunity to survive. >> reporter: matt mcquinn took a bullet shielding his girlfriend and her brother, 24-year-old alexander tavis was hit has he pushed his girlfriend out of the way. and jesse childress died trying to save a female air force...

12 people killed in the simple act of going to the movies. but sometimes the real super heros arent on the big screen. 26-year-old john blunk wanted to become a navy s.e.a.l., but his life ended in the line of fire right at home. >> what a great hero he is. and like he provided me the opportunity to survive. >> reporter: matt mcquinn took a bullet shielding his girlfriend and her brother. alexander teves was hit as he pushed his gir friend out of the way. and jesse childress died trying to save ...

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