American heiress

On February 4, 1974, college sophomore and heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. What followed was a sensational saga of twists and turns, including Patty's apparent conversion to her captors' cause, a bank robbery, and a nationwide manhunt. This account delves into the craziness of the 1970s, a decade marked by political unrest and a collective nervous breakdown, all through the lens of one of America's most astonishing true crime stories.