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- 1. (born 1954) US newspaper heiress; full name Patricia Campbell Hearst; granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst. Kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974, she was brainwashed, took the name of Tania, and joined them in their criminal activities. After being found by the FBI in 1975, she was tried and convicted of bank robbery in 1976 and served nearly two years of her sentence. In 2001, she was pardoned by President Clinton.
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- Patty Hearst, American heiress of the William Randolph Hearst media empire who was kidnapped in 1974 by leftist radicals called the Symbionese Liberation Army, whom she under duress joined in robbery and extortion.
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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.
Feb 4, 2024 · Newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst went on trial and earned a prison sentence in connection with a robbery of the bank in 1974. Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint on Feb. 4, 1974, by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a little-known armed revolutionary group.
Oct 23, 2024 · Patty Hearst, American heiress of the William Randolph Hearst media empire who was kidnapped in 1974 by leftist radicals called the Symbionese Liberation Army, whom she under duress joined in robbery and extortion. She was convicted in 1976 and released from prison three years later.
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They grabbed a surprised 19-year-old college student named Patty Hearst, beat up her fiancé, threw her in the trunk of their car and drove off. Thus began one of the strangest cases in FBI...
Apr 2, 2014 · Patty Hearst is the granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst, founder of the Hearst media empire. On February 4, 1974, at age 19, Hearst was kidnapped by members of the Symbionese Liberation...
Aug 1, 2016 · One of the decade’s most electrifying moments, magnifying flashpoints in American politics, culture and journalism, was the abduction of newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Campbell Hearst in...
Mar 22, 2014 · Patty Hearst was found guilty of armed robbery but served only 22 months, after her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter. She was granted a full pardon by President Bill Clinton...
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