James Thomas Hodgkinson
James Thomas Hodgkinson is an American best known for trying to assassinate members of the United States Congress. He was killed by members of the Congressional Police, on June 14, 2017, who were protecting Steve Scalise, the House Majority Whip.
Following the attack there was an intense effort on the part of the press to understand Hodgkinson's motivation, and whether there were any warning, that might have prevented the attack, if they hadn't been ignored.
Prolific writer of letters to the editor
After the attack Hodgkinson's home-town paper, the Belleville News Democrat published thirty letters to the editor that he had written, from March 6, 2008, to September 12, 2012.
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