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Patty Hearst mugshot September 19, 1975

The Kidnapping of Patricia Hearst

February 4, 1974

Keywords:

Patricia Hearst, California history, Hearst family, Symbionese Liberation Army, SLA, Stockholm syndrome, terrorism, 1970's American history, gender and crime, American radicalism, social class, food distribution programs 

Multimedia Resources       

Directed by Robert Stone  Available at PBS. (90 min)

Documentary clips (video & audio)

February 4-13, 1974: news reports on the kidnapping; Hearst's first messages from captivity (2 min)

February 22-March 9, 1974: Hearst criticizes her father's response to SLA demands. (1.5 min)

April 3, 1974: Hearst announces that she has joined the SLA and taken the name, "Tania." (1.5 min)

April 15, 1974: Hearst is caught on film with other SLA members robbing a San Francisco bank. (1.5 min)

September 18, 1975: Hearst is captured along with SLA members Bill and Emily Harris. (2 min)

February 1, 1979: Hearst is released from prison after serving twenty-two months of a seven-year sentence. (1.5 min)

Internet Resources

TIME Magazine Coverage

"The Hearst Nightmare."  TIME Magazine, April 29, 1974

"Patty's Twisted Journey."  TIME Magazine, September 29, 1975.

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