Teen Abducted By Teacher Is Acting Like Different Person; Family At A Loss

Public And Private Sympathy Disappears

If Patty Hearst was expecting the American nation to understand her sudden transformation into a gun-toting bank robber, she was mistaken. William B Saxbe, the United States Attorney General, denounced her as a “common criminal.” He was absolutely adamant that she was a willing participant. James L Browning Jr., the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California, also made it clear that he felt Hearst was not coerced into taking part and released a statement to that effect. However, the FBI agent who investigated the bank robbery said that there was evidence that the SLA had been pointing their guns at her during the robbery. This would not prevent her eventual indictment and trial for the robbery.