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Patty Hearst

Patricia Campbell Hearst , now known as Patricia Campbell Hearst Shaw, is an American newspaper heiress, socialite, actress, kidnap victim, and convicted bank robber....

Timeline of Events

1974

2.4.1974

The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.

2.23.1974

The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.

1975

9.18.1975

Patty Hearst is arrested after a year on the FBI Most Wanted List.

1978

8.31.1978

William and Emily Harris, founders of the Symbionese Liberation Army, plead guilty to the 1974 kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst.

1979

2.1.1979

Convicted bank robber Patty Hearst is released from prison after her sentence is commuted by President Jimmy Carter.