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Witness History: Patty Hearst: Rebel heiress

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Patty Hearst: Rebel heiress

13/02/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Patty Hearst: Rebel heiress

In 1974, a kidnapped socialite joined forces with her captors

In 1974, kidnapped socialite Patty Hearst shocked America by announcing she was siding with her captors.

When wealthy newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped by far-left militants in February 1974, America saw her as a victim.

But two months later, she announced she had decided to join the group. Soon, she was accompanying it on an attempted bank robbery.

In 2010, Louise Hidalgo spoke to Carol Pogash, a journalist who followed the story.

(Photo: Patty being led to her trial. Credit: Bettmann/Getty Images)

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