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Patricia Campbell Hearst, also Patty Hearst (born February 20, 1954), now known as Patricia Hearst Shaw, is a granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst. She was the victim of a kidnapping, but soon afterwards acted as a criminal herself: she robbed a bank and had to spend time in prison.
Hearst was born in San Francisco, California, the third of five daughters of Randolph Apperson Hearst. She grew up primarily in the wealthy San Francisco suburb of Hillsborough, California.
She was kidnapped February 4, 1974 from her Berkeley, California apartment by a tiny leftist group called the Symbionese Liberation Army. Extortionate demands from the SLA resulted in the donation by the Hearst family of $6 million worth of food to the poor of the Bay Area, but there was no word from Miss Hearst.
Shortly thereafter, however, on April 15April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). There are 260 days remaining. Events 1450 Battle of Formigny; Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English forces, ending E, 1974, she was photographed wielding an assault rifle while robbing the Sunset branch of the Hibernia bank. Later communications from her revealed that she had changed her name to Tania and was committed to the goals of the SLA. A warrant was issued for her arrest and in September 1975Events January January 1 Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to 30 months to 8 years in jail on February 21 January 5 The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, i, she was arrested in an apartment with other SLA members. In the meantime, another SLA lodging was the site of a massive armed confrontation with 500 police, the resulting fire killing most of the rest of the group.
In her trial, which started on March 20March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). There are 286 days remaining. Events 1413 Henry V becomes King of England. 1602 The Dutch East India Company is established. 1739 Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and s, 19761976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 12 UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is s, Hearst claimed she had been locked blindfolded in a closet and physically and sexually abused, which caused her to join the SLA, an extreme case of the " Stockholm syndromeHearst may have suffered from Stockholm Syndrome The Stockholm syndrome is a psychological state in which the victims of a kidnapping, or persons detained against their free will — prisoners — develop a relationship with their captor(s). This solidarity c", in which captives become sympathetic with their captors. Hearst further argued she was coerced or intimidated into her part in the bank robbery.
The defense did not succeed and she was convicted of bank robbery. Her sentence was commuted after 22 months by PresidentThe President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. Under the U. Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and commander in chief of the armed forces. Because of the superpower status of th Jimmy CarterJames Earl Carter, Jr. born October 1, 1924) was the 39th ( 1977 1981) President of the United States. He had previously served one term as Governor of Georgia. Carter's administration marked the decline of U. power overseas and an economic recession.. Hearst was released from prison on February 1, 1979. Later she was pardoned by President Bill Clinton in January, 2001, during the final weeks of his presidency.
After her release from prison, Hearst married her former bodyguard, Bernard Shaw, and now lives quietly with her husband and two daughters in Connecticut.
Her attorney, Albert Johnson of Boston is currently handling the appeal of Pamela Smart before a federal court.
Hearst tells her version of events beginning with her kidnapping by the SLA in her memoir Every Secret Thing.
Hearst's notoriety has led to her being cast in several films, including John Waters' Cry-Baby , Serial Mom, Pecker and Cecil B. DeMented .
Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst is a documentary made in 2004; it was first called Neverland, but the name had to be changed because of possible confusion with the feature film J.M. Barrie's Neverland.
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