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

• 70's Radical Bombing Case - SLA: Patty Hearst (from Court TV)

• Larry King Live: Patricia Hearst Discusses Her Presidential Pardon (Transcript - January 31, 2001)

• Larry King Live: Interview With Patty Hearst (Transcript - January 22, 2002)

• Selected Trial Transcript Excerpts in the Patty Hearst Trial

TIME Magazine Coverage

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

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

UMass Library Links

Please note: The University of Massachusetts is contractually obligated to limit access to the following articles to current UMass Lowell students, faculty and staff with UMass Lowell email addresses and passwords.

NY Times Articles

• Couple Hunted With Patricia Hearst Are Called Revolutionaries With Ties to Wealth.  New York Times, May 23, 1974, pg. 27.

• Miss Hearst Is Now Tania, But How and Why?  New York Times, May 26, 1974, pg. 2.

• Hearst Evidence Search Yields Lists of Banks and Executives.  New York Times, September 30, 1975. pg. 1.

• The Truth About Patty Hearst.  New York Times, February 20, 1976, pg. 32.

• Miss Hearst is Back in Court to Face State Charges.  March 30, 1976, pg. 1.

• Miss Hearst's Clemency Plea Gains Wide Support.  New York Times, December 7, 1978.  pg. 80.

• Joyful Miss Hearst Leaves Prison Five Years After Being Kidnapped.  New York Times, February 2, 1979, pg. A1.

Other Library Articles

• Patty Hearst; how the unwitting symbol of a terrorist cause became a conservative - and a contented mom.  People Weekly v21.(March 5, 1984): pp76(2).

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