The Catcher in the Rye book featured prominently as an unconscious ‘tracker’ in the Mel Gibson movie, Conspiracy Theory. Is there any truth to this conspiracy film?
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Mark David Chapman who murdered John Lennon, and John Hinkley the man who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan but failed were both found with copies of The Catcher in the Rye.
After killing John Lennon on December 8th, 1980, Chapman dropped the gun and proceeded to take out a copy The Catcher in the Rye, and calmly started reading, while waiting for the police to arrive. When police entered the apartment of John Hinkley, they found a copy of the book on his coffee table.
Also, Chapman told police, “If you want to know why I murdered John Lennon, read The Catcher in the Rye.”