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Then becomes a hero, as the young girl is returned to her parents. early in march 1981, three weeks before he did shoot the president, john hinckley would leave this note under the door of jodie foster's dorm room at yale university. >> jodie foster, love, just wait, i'll rescue you very soon. please cooperate, j.w.h. >> at 18, jodie foster had enrolled as a freshman at yale in the fall of 1980. hinckley followed her there. he phoned her twice, late at night. >> who is this? >> is this jodie? >> who is this? >> is this jodie? >> who is this? >> this is john. >> john who? oh, no, not you again!...

his death comes two and a half years after his release from a scottish prison. he was let go on compassionate grounds because he had prostate cancer. he was expected to live only a few months. at the time of his 2009 release, victims' families were outraged after he received a hero's welcome in libya. many believe al megrahi was just a small player in the bomb plot, and the case needs to be pursued. earlier today, i talked to a former spokesman for the victims' families who lost a brother in the attack. they want those in the u.s. and britain to find all the responsible parties. >> i...

Valley, california. >> reporter: there are 17 exhibits at the library dealing with politics and policy. this deals with that day in march 1981 with the assassination attempt. this is the president leaving the hilton hotel in washington, d.c. six shots from a .22 handgun. here is jim brady, the d.c. cop laying on the pavement. james brady was paralyzed, the cop recovered. over here you can see the brand-new blue suit that ronald ray began was wearing. there is the built hole. it entered here and hit a rib. then it lodged in his lung. here is an exray where you can see the bullet there. this is ...

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