Patricia ‘Patty’ Hearst was kidnapped on February 4th, 1974, at her apartment in Berkeley California. Patty was with her fiancé Stephen Weed when three armed strangers broke into their home. Weed was beaten and tied up and so was a neighbor who tried to help the couple.
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Patty Hearst was only 19 years old at the time of her kidnapping and was the daughter of Randolph Hearst, a newspaper publishing giant. Witnesses said they had seen Patty being forcibly carried away by three men and was blindfolded and put in the trunk of the car.