The Rich American Heiress Who Became an Armed Robber Overnight

In 1974, Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her Berkeley apartment by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Just weeks later, the wealthy young heiress shocked America when she appeared on surveillance footage carrying an assault rifle during a bank robbery. How did a kidnapping victim become an armed revolutionary—and where did captivity end and personal choice begin? This is the bizarre true story of Patty Hearst, the SLA, and one of the most controversial criminal cases in American history. #PattyHearst #SymbioneseLiberationArmy #TrueCrime #AmericanHistory #CrimeHistory #History #TrueStory #1970s #UnsolvedMysteries #AmericanCrime