Patty Hearst, the granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) on February 4, 1974. Initially, the SLA demanded a prisoner swap for Hearst, but when this failed, they instead demanded $6 million worth of food to be distributed to the poor in the Bay Area.
Neverland: The Rise and Fall of the Symbionese Liberation Army
The kidnapping of Patty Hearst, granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst, by the Symbionese Liberation Army marked the beginning of a tumultuous event on February 4, 1974.
