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Patty Hearst. Patricia Campbell Hearst (born February 20, 1954) is a member of the Hearst family and granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. She first became known for the events following her 1974 kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
Newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a little-known armed revolutionary group.
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May 28, 2024 · Patty Hearst (born February 20, 1954, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an heiress of the William Randolph Hearst newspaper empire who was kidnapped in 1974 by leftist radicals called the Symbionese Liberation Army, whom she under duress joined in robbery and extortion.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn how the FBI pursued and captured Patty Hearst, a college student kidnapped by a radical group in 1974 and turned into a bank robber. Explore the case records, podcast, artifact, and ransom note related to the sensational crime.
Feb 4, 2024 · The startling news 50 years ago Sunday that Patty Hearst, granddaughter of media magnate William Randolph Hearst, had been kidnapped by a far-left terrorist organization was eclipsed only by...
- Roger Rapoport
Feb 4, 2024 · How a wealthy American teenager was abducted by a left-wing guerrilla group and forced to join their cause in 1974. The story of Patty Hearst, who spent seven years in prison for bank robbery, and the 50-year debate about her coercion.
This video explores the survival story of Patty Hearst, the 19-year-old heiress of a media empire who was kidnapped by an urban guerrilla group in California in the 1970s.
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