Arthur Herman Bremer (born August 21, 1950) is an American convicted for an assassination attempt on U.S. Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace on May 15, 1972 in Laurel, Maryland, leaving Wallace permanently paralyzed from the waist down. Bremer was found guilty and sentenced to 63 years (53 years after an appeal) in a Maryland prison for the shooting of Wallace and three bystanders.After 35 years of incarceration, Bremer was released from prison on November 9, 2007.
Incarcerated at the Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown, MD. Due to be released in 2025 at the age of 75. Could theoretically be released in 2015 for good behavior. [2007]
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Released from prison before dawn on 9 November after serving 35 years of his 53-year sentence. He earned his mandatory release through good behavior and by working in the prison. [2007]
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The character of Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976) is modeled on Bremer and his diaries, which were published in the mid 1970s.
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Shot George Wallace in Laurel, Maryland, USA on 15 May 1972, paralyzing him. Originally sentenced to 63 years in prison for his crime, was reduced to 53 years on appeal.
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shock-X-Treme, Vol. 1, - Snuff Video
1997
Video documentary
Himself - Shooting Wallace (uncredited)
Nixon
1995
Himself - Shooting Wallace (uncredited)
Forrest Gump
1994
Himself - Shooting George Wallace (uncredited)
Murderers, Mobsters & Madmen Vol. 2: Assassination in the 20th Century
1993
Video documentary
Himself - Shooting George Wallace
Stalking the President: A History of American Assassins
$1.2 Million