He Thought She'd Understand: John Hinckley and How Stalkers Think

The Hang Theory. A lecture series by Hang Dallas.

One speaker. One big idea. One good room.

Where · 2700 SWISS Event Space.

John Hinckley shot a president to impress an actress he had never met. In his mind, the relationship was already real. This talk examines how stalkers construct belief systems in which connection, reciprocity, and obligation exist long before any contact occurs. Dr. Timothy Ingram walks through the recognized typologies of stalking behavior, the mechanics of escalation from unwanted attention to credible threat, and why early warning signs are so often misread by victims and bystanders alike. The frame is forensic: how these cases are evaluated when they reach the courts, what assessors look for, and what the psychology reveals about how someone comes to believe another person already belongs to them.

How the night goes

Doors at 6:30 PM. Claim a seat, settle in.

We kick things off around 6:55 PM.

Dr. Ingram takes the floor at 7:00 PM.

Questions from the room near 7:45 PM.

Then we linger. Meet the speaker, meet each other, around 8:00 PM.

Out by 8:30 PM.