Found Objects - a history podcast

8. Heiress or terrorist? - history of Patty Hearst

04.24.2024 - By Katy BellottePlay

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The strange tale of Patty Hearst is one fraught with a stealthy kidnapping, a supposed change of heart, a girl gone wild, and one of the longest FBI manhunts in recent history. Today on Found Objects, we will unpack the events of Patty’s life from 1974 to 1975, from the kidnapping of a helpless college student to a criminal capture. Did this heiress go from good girl to terrorist? Tune in to find out. Follow us on Instagram: @foundobjectspodcast SOURCES: apnews.com/article/patty-hearst-kidnapping-anniversary-stockholm-syndrome-1e155ada27b2b0ab8940c2fc70d9b7d1 www.britannica.com/biography/Patty-Hearst www.britannica.com/science/Stockholm-syndrome www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/patty-hearst#:~:text=They’d%20already%20shot%20two,newspaper%20magnate%20William%20Randolph%20Hearst. people.com/archive/cover-story-the-california-heiress-turned-hostage-vol-17-no-4/. content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,913456-7,00.html. www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/02/04/patty-hearst-kidnapping-50-years/. www.npr.org/2016/08/03/488373982/whose-side-was-she-on-american-heiress-revisits-patty-hearst-s-kidnapping.

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