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In America, ransom abductions are normally relegated to the rich and famous including notorious cases such as newspaper heiress Patty Hearst, aviator Charles Lindberghs baby and singer Frank Sinatras son. So when detectives found a scribbled ransom note over the weekend, even Manatee Sheriff Charlie Wells was surprised. (Herald-Tribune)
INTERNATIONAL MANHUNT ON Feb 26, 2007
THE NEWSPAPER HEIRESS WHO: Patty Hearst, granddaughter of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. WHEN: February 1974. (Herald-Tribune)
A Real-Life Horror Story Feb 25, 2007
The short list included the shocking Patty Hearst kidnapping, Hibernia bank robbery, Symbionese Liberation Army manhunt and L.A. shootout; the random Zebra murders on the streets of San Francisco; the San Rafael courthouse shootout and murder of Judge Harold Haley; the Golden Dragon restaurant massacre in Chinatown; the mass murder and suicides of more than 900 people -- most from the Bay Area -- in Jonestown, Guyana, and the killing there of local Rep. Leo Ryan and four others, including... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Zodiac killer obsession lives on Feb 23, 2007
Among them: the Zebra killings, the kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst, the mass suicides at Jonestown and the murder of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. The difference was, those cases were solved. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Post Traumatic Stress Feb 23, 2007
Stockholm Syndrome, brought into popular consciousness by the kidnapping victim Patty Hearst, who, much to the confusion of people later identified with her captors and committed criminal acts with them. The kinds of events that precipitate Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are typically so extraordinary that any human being would feel immense psychological distress. (Suite101.com)
Obama's new breed of baby boomer Feb 20, 2007
There is no doubt that the '60s found its way into the consciousness of Obama, like everybody else who was alive at the time, but it probably seemed like a slide show of passing images, from King to LBJ to Dylan to Fonda to Angela Davis, wrapping up somewhere in the early '70s, around the time of Patty Hearst. Obama was in the '60s, but not of the '60s -- the first serious presidential candidate since Bob Dole who can say that. (Boston Globe)
Home invasions of wealthy rare Feb 12, 2007
Patty Hearst, granddaughter of publishing titan William Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped from her Berkeley apartment by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974. John Paul Getty II, grandson of a U.S. oil billionaire, was released by Italian kidnappers in 1973 for a ransom of $2. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Infotainment Feb 8, 2007
Heatherette fall 2007 collection BRYANT PARK: Model Lydia Hearst, daughter of Patty Hearst, walks the runway at the showing of the Heatherette fall 2007 collection during a Fashion Week. AP. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Shawn, Ben Likely Dealing With Stockholm Syndrome Jan 24, 2007
Many will remember the case of Patty Hearst, years ago, who was kidnapped and tortured by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). Over time she took up arms and joined their cause, using the name "Tania" and helping the SLA rob banks. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Ellison spoke at fund-raiser for woman from group that tried to kill Feinstein Jan 22, 2007
Soliah who along with a small band of Bay Area radicals took in Bill and Emily Harris and Patty Hearst, the last surviving members of the Symbionese Liberation Army following the May 17, 1974, shootout in Los Angeles had been on the run since the three SLA "soldiers" were captured in September 1975 ... "My point is that I remember the SLA. I was 12 years old when it hit the news in 1974. I remember the name, I remember the made-for-TV movie with Patty Hearst, who was 'taken away by the SLA' and... (WorldNetDaily)
Officers had 'rapport' with suspect Jan 21, 2007
The most famous case of Stockholm Syndrome concerned newspaper heiress Patty Hearst who, in the 1970s, helped her captors rob banks. Lieberman called it "a coping mechanism" for people in life-threatening situations. (CNN)
Found, but mystery remains Jan 20, 2007
The most notorious example of Stockholm syndrome, until this week perhaps, was the heiress Patty Hearst, who was kidnapped by members of the radical left group the Symbionese Liberation Army but ended up sharing their aims and participated in a bank robbery, for which she was convicted but eventually pardoned ... Shock jock Bill O'Reilly roared on his Fox cable news show: "You know the Stockholm syndrome thing, I don't buy it, I never bought it. I don't think it happened in the Patty Hearst... (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Good Question: Why Don't Some Captives Run Away? Jan 19, 2007
"Patty Hearst had this.". Jack had her own experience in which she was held hostage during a bank robbery. (WCCO.com, MN)
- Marcel Berlins Jan 17, 2007
What is different about Hornbeck, Kampusch and, for that matter, Patty Hearst, the newspaper heiress captured by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974, is that at some stage they would have been able to leave their captors - but did not. This suggests that once the Stockholm effect has taken hold at the beginning of the captivity period, when escape is impossible, it stays for a long time, and remains dominant even when the victims are given some limited freedom. (Guardian Unlimited)
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