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In the mid 70's when radical groups and terrorists were bombing buildings, hijacking planes and robbing banks, Americans watched the hunt for Patty Hearst, the 19-year-old granddaughter of wealthy newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst, as the victim of a kidnapping, and then as a wanted criminal and converted radical re-christened 'Tania.'


Jeffrey Toobin spoke with MPR's Kerri Miller about his latest book on the subject, "American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst."

'American Heiress' revisits Patty Hearst's kidnapping

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The "Thread Live" event was held September 28, 2016 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis.

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Jeffrey Toobin spoke with MPR's Kerri Miller about his latest book, "American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst."

Thread live event: Jeffrey Toobin on 'American Heiress'

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