Patty Hearst's Arrest: The End of a 19-Month Manhunt | True Crime Rewind

The Kidnapping and Transformation of Patty Hearst

• 📌 Patricia Hearst, granddaughter of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped in 1974 by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA).
• 🏦 Two and a half months later, she appeared with her captors as 'Tanya' during a bank robbery, displaying radical behavior and participating in the crime.
• 🔍 The SLA's headquarters were raided a month later, resulting in the deaths of most members, but Hearst was not among them.

The Long Manhunt and Arrest

• 🏃 For the next 19 months, Hearst remained on the run with her former captors, now considered comrades.
• 🗓️ On September 18, 1975, exactly 50 years prior to the video's recording, Patty Hearst was arrested in a San Francisco apartment.

Legal Defense and Conviction

• ⚖️ F. Lee Bailey, known for his defense of O.J. Simpson, was hired by the Hearst family to represent Patty.
• 🧠 Bailey's defense strategy centered on the concept of Stockholm syndrome, arguing that Hearst had been brainwashed, drugged, and abused by the SLA.
• ❌ Despite the defense, the jury did not accept the Stockholm syndrome argument and convicted Hearst of bank robbery.
• ⛓️ She was sentenced to seven years in prison but served only 22 months before her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter.

Later Life and Pardon

• 🌟 Twenty-five years after her conviction, on the final day of his presidency, Bill Clinton granted Patty Hearst a full pardon.
• 📚 In the years following her release and pardon, Hearst has written a memoir, appeared in films, and co-owns prizewinning French Bulldogs.