Patty Hearst is an American socialite and former heiress to the Hearst family fortune who became widely known for her involvement in a high-profile kidnapping case in the 1970s. Hearst was abducted by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) and later became involved in criminal activities with the group before her capture and subsequent trial. Her story, including her life post-abduction, remains a notable and controversial chapter in American criminal history.
"And you probably remember all of those papers and documents that they had published in the newspapers. And, you know, when you look at that, it really was their own little jihad that they had going. It just wasn't taken very seriously then."
"I had not seen that until - and when it first came out I was told. I had not seen or been aware of all of that physical evidence. And when I saw it, I was horrified. It was so astounding to me to see that there was that much evidence."
"Well, you know, one lawyer says I'm the only witness and I'm not credible. Another lawyer says this witness - there's tons of evidence that's been available for years."
"They called themselves an army. They were planning on recruiting more armies. They were planning on splitting up and forming smaller cells and going into different areas, recruiting more members and just growing until they had started a full scale war in this country."
"I had been, you know, held in the closet for two months and, you know, abused in all manner of ways. I was very good at doing what I was told."
"Even to me, as I was trying to tell the government what had happened, it just didn't seem to matter."
"I mean, Emily Harris was his wife. And she seemed to resent his leadership, but on the other hand, she felt like a good soldier, that he had to be the leader."