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Actress was taking a sabbatical from hollywood to attend yale university. so hinckley told his parents that he was going back to college. but at yale, not texas tech. >> so he makes up an elaborate ruse to his parents how hes going to go to yale for a writing class that doesnt exist, and all the time spends stalking foster. finds out where she live, slipping notes under her door, on the phone with her. and he would take these calls. >> who is this? oh, no. who is this? who is this? >> this is jo...

His parents so that he could be off and doing what it was that he intended to do without their interfering. >> in the summer of 1980, hinckley read a story about jodie foster. the 18-year-old actress was taking a sabbatical from hollywood to attend yale university. so hinckley told his parents that he was going back to college. but at yale, not texas tech. >> so he makes up a whole elaborate ruse to his parents about how hes going to go to yale for a writing class that doesnt exist. the whole ti...

Jodie foster. the 18-year-old actress was taking a sabbatical from hollywood to attend yale university. so hinckley told his parents that he was going back to college. but at yale, not texas tech. >> so he makes up a whole elaborate ruse to his parents about how hes going to go to yale for a writing class that doesnt exist. the whole time he spent stalking foster. he finds out where she lives, slipping notes under her door, hes on the phone with her. he taped these calls. >> who is this? oh, no,...

Yale for a writing class that doesnt exist. the whole time he spent stalking foster. he finds out where she lives, slipping notes under her door, hes on the phone with her. he taped these calls. >> who is this? >> he started to yell at the recorder, hang up, hang up! because this is what we tell our wife or our daughter. you hang up right away.

Yale for a writing class that doesnt exist, and the whole time he has been stalking foster. he find out where she lives. slipping notes under the door. he is on the phone with her, and he taped these calls. >> who is this? oh, no. who is this? who is this? >> its john. >> john who? oh, no, not you again. look, i really cant talk to you, okay? do me a really big favor. you understand why i cant, you know, carry on these conversations with people i dont know. you understand its dangerous and not -...

Most of that would have been in interviews with him. he was self-centered but he wasnt narcissistic. it was more like kind of a loner who doesnt have much else going on. and then would get grandiose ideas, including delusional ideas. >> he made up a whole girlfriend for his parents. for a year. she didnt exist. >> she seemed awfully real to him at times. but its very much to manipulate his parents so that he could be off and doing what it was that he intended to do without their interfering. >> ...

About how hes going to go to yale for a writing class that doesnt exist. the whole time he spent stalking foster. he finds out where she lives, slipping notes under her door, hes on the phone with her. he taped these calls. >> who is this? oh, no, who is this? >> this is jodie? >> who is this? >> this is john. >> john who? oh, no, not you again. look, i really cant talk to you, okay? do me a really big favor. you understand why i cant, you know, carry on these conversations with you? you underst...

Yale for a writing class that doesnt exist. the whole time he spent stalking foster. he finds out where she lives, slipping notes under her door, hes on the phone with her. he taped these calls. >> who is this? oh, no, who is this? >> this is jody? >> who is this? >> this is john. >> john who? oh, no, not you again. look, i really cant talk to you, okay? do me a really big favor. you understand why i cant, you know, carry on these conversations with you? you understand its dangerous and its not ...

Hinckley told his parents he was going back to college, but at yale, not texas tech. >> so he makes up a whole elaborate ruse to his parents about how he is going to go to yale for a writing class that doesnt exist, and the whole time he has been stalking foster. he find out where she lives. slipping notes under the door. he is on the phone with her, and he taped these calls. >> who is this? oh, no. oh, no, not you again.

About how he is going to go to yale for a writing class that doesnt exist, and the whole time he has been stalking foster. he find out where she lives. slipping notes under the door. he is on the phone with her, and he taped these calls. >> who is this? oh, no. who is this? who is this? >> its john. >> john who? oh, no, not you again. look, i really cant talk to you, okay? do me a really big favor. you understand why i cant, you know, carry on these conversations with people i dont know. you und...