Patty Has a Gun: The Life and Crimes of Patricia Hearst

In February 1974, a radical organization called the SLA shocked America with the kidnapping of 19-year-old heiress Patricia Hearst. But within weeks, the young woman known to the world as "Patty" would do something even more disturbing: She would join her captors in their violent crimes. It created a chilling question that still divides America today: Was Patty Hearst a victim of brainwashing, or did this California college student willingly become an armed terrorist? With help from expert analysts, this CNN podcast re-examines the evidence.

Episodes

The United States of America v. Patricia Campbell Hearst

March 2, 2018 • 24 mins

On September 18, 1975, Patricia Hearst's brief life of crime came to an end. Here's what happened next. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Tania, the fugitive

February 23, 2018 • 17 mins

After participating in an armed bank robbery, Patricia Hearst -- now known as Tania -- went on the run. For more than a year, the young heiress evaded authorities as she crossed the US from coast to coast. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Patty Hearst no longer exists

February 16, 2018 • 20 mins

Within two months of her abduction, kidnap victim Patricia Hearst made an announcement that shocked the world. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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How an American heiress is made

February 9, 2018 • 30 mins

Before she was kidnapped, little was known about UC-Berkeley student Patricia Hearst. But after she was snatched from her home near campus, the world got an inside look at one of America's most powerful families. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Inside the SLA

February 2, 2018 • 29 mins

Of all the radical groups that emerged during the 1960s and '70s, the Symbionese Liberation Army is largely unknown, despite carrying out one of the biggest crimes in American history: the kidnapping of media heiress Patricia Hearst. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Kidnapping

January 26, 2018 • 27 mins

On the night of February 4, 1974, a young woman approached a modest apartment at 2603 Benvenue Avenue in Berkeley, California. What happened next was so violent and shocking that it captivated a nation -- and changed the course of one 19-year-old heiress's life. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The curious case of Patty Hearst

December 8, 2017 • 2 mins

Join CNN's chief legal analyst and "American Heiress" author Jeffrey Toobin as he re-examines the evidence around one of the most bizarre crimes in American history. For more on the Patty Hearst kidnapping, watch CNN's "The Radical Story of Patty Hearst" on Sundays at 9 p.m. beginning February 11.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

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Patty Has a Gun: The Life and Crimes of Patricia Hearst

Episodes

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Patty Hearst no longer exists

How an American heiress is made

Inside the SLA

The Kidnapping

The curious case of Patty Hearst

Popular Podcasts

The United States of America v. Patricia Campbell Hearst

Tania, the fugitive