Patty Hearst Kidnapping
Documents
HEARNAP: released FBI investigation files
The FBI’s 42-part released HEARNAP file collection, containing investigative records, correspondence and redacted material.
The 1977 direct-appeal decision
Primary judicial account of the conviction and disputed evidence, including the Tobin recording and defense expert material.
The 1978 post-conviction ruling
The district court’s 1978 denial of Hearst’s post-conviction motion, including the procedural history and claims concerning trial counsel.
The 1980 conflict-of-interest remand
The Ninth Circuit’s decision ordering hearings on three claims involving defense counsel’s publication interests and affirming the remaining rulings.
Selected testimony and courtroom arguments
Selected trial testimony and arguments, including Hearst’s cross-examination, witness accounts and discussion of captivity and abuse.
DOJ record of the January 1979 commutation
The Department of Justice list recording the grant of Hearst’s commutation on January 29, 1979.
DOJ record of the January 2001 pardon
The Department of Justice list recording Hearst’s presidential pardon on January 20, 2001.
Clemency correspondence: presidential archive finding aid
A presidential archive finding aid describing five folders and 44 pages of correspondence supporting and opposing Hearst’s pardon.
The FBI's coat-and-firearm display
Official artifact record connecting preserved objects to the bank robbery. The associated modern photograph is included in Images.