Patty Hearst arrested in San Francisco

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Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.4: American (US) Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Christopher Hugh Gair (University of Glasgow), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Kerry Myler (Newman University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

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Date of occurrence 1975-09-18

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On 5 February 1974, Patricia Hearst, the daughter of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped from her apartment in Berkeley by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Thereafter, Hearst was subjected to degrading and coercive brainwashing techniques. She was held in a SLA safehouse for an undisclosed period of time. Hearst subsequently began to make public statements about the ‘crimes’ of her wealthy parents. Her father paid over $2,000,000 to have her released. This was to no avail. Patty Hearst also participated in two robberies. On 17 May 1974, the SLA leader, Donald DeFreeze was killed during a police shootout. However, Hearst and a number of other SLA members remained at large. She was captured by the FBI on 18 …

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "Patty Hearst arrested in San Francisco". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2008 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5704, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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