On this day - 18 September
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Patty Hearst captured
Patty Hearst was kidnapped in 1974 by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). On September 18th 1975 she was found and arrested. By this time she had carried out serious crimes in association with the SLA.
Hearst testified at her trial that she had been forced into these crimes and was threatened with death and raped while held captive. She was convicted of bank robbery and sentenced to 35 years in prison. This was later reduced to 7 years then commuted to the 22 months served by President Jimmy Carter. She was pardoned by President Bill Clinton in 2001.
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