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A fascinating look at one of the most bizarre crimes in modern history in AmericanHeiress: In 1974, at the age of 19, Patty Hearst was kidnapped by a left-wing terrorist group called the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). After being held captive for nearly two months, Patty announced that she had joined the group, taken on the name Tania, and began helping the SLA carry out a series of bank robberies and other crimes. The kidnapping and brainwashing of Patty Hearst made headlines around the world and sparked a heated debate about whether she was a victim or a willing participant in her own abduction. In September 1975, she was arrested by the FBI and charged with several federal crimes. American Heiress is a masterful work of true crime writing by journalist Jeffrey Toobin. It’s both disturbing and enlightening, and sure to fascinate anyone who reads it.

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