Patty Hearst

Bill Harris, a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army who kidnapped newspaper heiress Patty Hearst in Berkeley in 1974, has died. His death has prompted retrospectives from outlets including The New York Times and Berkeleyside revisiting the abduction, Hearst's subsequent involvement with the SLA, and one of the most notorious episodes of 1970s America.

Bill Harris, a leading figure in the Symbionese Liberation Army, has died, prompting the New York Times to publish a retrospective on the 1970s militant group best known for kidnapping heiress Patty Hearst. Readers are revisiting the group's violent history, Hearst's transformation into member 'Tania', and Harris's later imprisonment and release.

Bill Harris, a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army who took part in the 1974 kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst, has died, according to a New York Times report. Harris and his wife Emily were central figures in the abduction that became one of the most notorious crimes of the 1970s, and Hearst later joined the group after her capture. The news is drawing renewed attention to the case's lingering questions about coercion and guilt.