The Strange Case of Patty Hearst Author:John and Francine Pascal What Happened to Patty Hearst and Why... is the most nightmarish and baffling crime riddle in American History. The bizare sequence of events--the kidnap, the ransom demand, the bank holdup, the blazing Los Angeles shoot-out-- has engaged the speculation and imagination of the entire country. — Is Patty Hearst a willing accomplice of the SLA, or ... more »a helpless, brainwashed victim?« less