Back to Cases
Unsolved February 4, 1974 Homicide

Steven Weed

Status Unsolved
Type Homicide
Date February 4, 1974
Location Berkeley, California
Victim Age Unknown
Gender Male

Patricia Hearst, heiress to the Hearst media empire, was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in Berkeley. She was held for months and famously participated in a bank robbery. This case relates to the SLA's murders and violent acts. Hearst was eventually convicted of bank robbery but pardoned in 2001.

kidnapping historical California Patty Hearst SLA controversial