He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1996 after he was caught trespassing on Madonna's Hollywood Hills property, threatening to cut her throat if she did not agree to marry him. Hoskins was apprehended by Madonna's bodyguard and her personal assistant. The bodyguard was armed, and in a struggle, Hoskins was shot. He is set to be released in December 2004 and will likely serve all that time, according to prison officials and a police psychologist who has interviewed him. Saunders backed away somewhat from that position today but nonetheless reiterated her belief that Hoskins is a dangerous man who should not be allowed out anytime soon.
Every red flag is up.
A mysterious letter AP Robert Dewey Hoskins, left, sits next to his lawyer, John Myers, as he was sentenced to 10 years for stalking Madonna in 1996. The alleged new threats against Madonna appeared in the form of a letter Hoskins sent to his parents that now is in the possession of police psychologist Kris Mohandie. Any letters that Hoskins sends are read by prison officials and a prison investigations unit that is specifically on the lookout for anti-Madonna letters. Mohandie did interview Hoskins on Monday, however. Hoskins believes Madonna has the ability to become other people, and that she became the bodyguard in order to shoot him.