Conspiracy+-+Crimes+&+Assassinations

task today is to post relevant information about the controversial conspiracies circling //Catcher//. This includes exploration of **assassination attempts and crimes committed** by people using //Catcher in the Rye// as an inspiration or defense.

Bell 1: Stephanie Pearce, Mike McKnight, Alesha Williams, Kayla Stemmer Your After [|John Hinckley, Jr.]'s [|assassination attempt] on [|Ronald Reagan] in 1981, police found //The Catcher in the Rye// among half a dozen other books in his hotel room. [|Robert John Bardo], who murdered [|Rebecca Schaeffer], was carrying the book when he visited Schaeffer's apartment in Hollywood on July 18, 1989.

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The Boston strangler and the Son of Sam, both serial killers have been linked to the catcher in the rye with their interest in the book.

Model Psychosis is the usage of Meth over a extended period of time and can cause serious damage to the mental stability of Mark Chapman, It is believed that the actions of taking Meth repeatedly over a week length is what caused him to become insane and triggered the whole chain of events

David Chapman - assassinated John Lennon John Hinckley Jr. - Ronald Regan

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Mark David Chapman is and American assassin who shot and killed John Lennon in 1980. He shot John Lennon 5 times in the back. He peladed guilty and was sentenced to 20 years to life, and has been denied parole five times. Yoko Ono is the one who opposed his applications for parole. Mark David Chapman was holding //The Catcher in the Rye// in his hand when he killed John Lennon.

[|Mark David Chapman]

John Hinckley is the attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan. He believed that by assassinating the President of the United States, he would win Jodie Foster’s love and respect. He fired many shots at the president, hitting him once under the left armpit. He was pronounced not guilty after the trial by reason of insanity. A copy of //Catcher in the Rye// was found in his hotel room after the attempted assassination, so people believe that this prompted his attempt. [|John Hinckley Jr.]

Robert John Bardo murdered Rebecca Schaeffer on July 18, 1989. He was carrying the book when he visited her apartment in Hollywood, the night he shot and killed her. He was an obsessed fan who had been stalking her for 3 years. Before his obsession with Schaeffer, he was obsessed with another woman, Samantha Smith, who died from an airplane crash. [|Schaeffer]

Mark David Chapman John Hinckley Jr.