Ray William Johnson

And there's a bunch of public outcry.

And that public outcry eventually persuades a judge to grant Randall another hearing.

And after all that, ultimately, his conviction is overturned.

And in 1989, he's finally released.

And so they're talking, and one of them is like, you know, my dad died, and I don't really trust his wife, Khulsum.

So this guy, he's sort of a YouTuber.

But do you remember when he tried to kill the president?

Now the guy's name is John, and John is around 22 when this story all starts, living in California.

And John, he has kind of a problem.

He doesn't have a lot of friends.

I mean, he's a loner who no one really pays attention to.

But then, one day, in 1976, his life suddenly changes.

Because he decides to see a popular movie during this time called Taxi Driver, starring a young Robert De Niro.

And John, he ends up loving this movie, like he becomes obsessed with it.

So he goes back to see it, and he watches it over and over and over again.

And he sees it at least 15 times.

Because the thing is, John really relates to the main character, a guy who's a loner who no one really pays attention to.

And as he's watching this movie over and over again, he starts to become more and more like the main character.

Like he starts dressing like him, wearing an army fatigue jacket and boots, and he starts drinking the same alcohol, and he even starts getting into guns.

But that's not the only thing he starts getting into.