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I knew nothing but nothing about this story aside from the defining photo of Patty Hearst with her gun and that it was a case of Stockholm Syndrome. OR WAS IT. (No, it pretty much wasn't.) There's kind of no one I'd want to tell it to me more than Jeffrey Toobin, who has such an excellent way of crafting a narrative when it's complicated, packed with different versions from the participants, and just kind of all-around crazy to begin with.
I wish he'd provided a little more commentary on what exactly the legal actions meant, because the only part of this that felt rushed was around the final portion, with the trial and Patty's subsequent pardon/commutation (unbelievable). But otherwise this was a brilliantly told look at a bit of 70s culture that's more often than not misunderstood and misrepresented.
I wish he'd provided a little more commentary on what exactly the legal actions meant, because the only part of this that felt rushed was around the final portion, with the trial and Patty's subsequent pardon/commutation (unbelievable). But otherwise this was a brilliantly told look at a bit of 70s culture that's more often than not misunderstood and misrepresented.