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"THE HEIRESS ON TRIAL: PATTY HEARST'S BRAINWASHING DEFENSE, TWO PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS & THE DOG SHOW REDEMPTION - PART 2"
Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Reid Carter concludes the Patty Hearst saga with the trial that captivated America. February 4, 1976: F. Lee Bailey argued brainwashing turned a kidnap victim into a bank robber. Prosecution played surveillance tapes and jail recordings proving she was a willing revolutionary. Hearst pleaded the Fifth forty-two times. Jury deliberated twelve hours - guilty. Sentenced to seven years. Served twenty-two months before Jimmy Carter commuted. Bill Clinton granted full pardon on his last day in office. The woman who robbed banks as "Tania" married her bodyguard, raised two daughters, acted in John Waters films, and won prizes at the Westminster Dog Show.
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