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Conviction February 4, 1974 Missing Person

Patty Hearst Kidnapping

Status Conviction
Type Missing Person
Date February 4, 1974
Location Berkeley, California
Victim Age 19
Gender Female

Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was abducted from her Berkeley apartment by the Symbionese Liberation Army. After months in captivity she participated in a bank robbery. She was convicted in 1976 but pardoned by President Carter and later given a full pardon by President Clinton.

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