ENCORE The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst | 4 Free Will
1/8/202643 min
Patricia Hearst reunites with her family. Federal prosecutors navigate a trial that's become a national sensation.
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First 90 secondsLindsay Graham· Host0:00
Want to get more from American Scandal? Subscribe to Wondery Plus for early access to new episodes, ad-free listening, and exclusive content you can't find anywhere else. Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts. This episode previously aired in 2022. A listener note, this episode contains descriptions of violence and references to sexual assault. It may not be suitable for a younger audience. Wondery. It's September 18th, 1975 in a jail in Northern California. Patricia Hearst is curled up in bed in a small concrete cell. The space is no more than six feet wide and nine feet long. In one corner is a combined toilet and sink, and at the other end are a set of steel bars. Hearst rolls over trying to make sense of everything that's happened today. It was only a few hours ago that FBI agents stormed into her apartment, guns drawn, and placed her under arrest for robbing a bank. The encounter with armed law enforcement left Hearst feeling shaken. But the day took an even more surreal turn when Hearst and the agents arrived at the jailhouse and found a crowd of reporters waiting for her. Hearst greeted them with a raised fist, and during her booking, she identified herself as Tania, her adopted name in the Symbionese Liberation Army. She even