Patty Hearst Story (last part)

From Patty Hearst to Tania: Shifting from one Personality Paradigm to Another

continued from 2nd to last part

But what may have solidified her identification with her captors was the fact that she witnessed them die when the police surrounded their safe-house and open-fired on them. By this time, Hearst became convinced that all the things they were telling her were true and that the cops now wanted to kill her. Patty then was already brainwashed.

Brainwashing, Stockholm Syndrome or defense mechanism -- the real reason for Patty Hearst’s personality transformation remains shrouded in mystery. Despite the many theories used to explain the incident, people could only be sure of one thing. Somewhere, at some point in time, something happened in Patty Hearst’s life -- and that molded her into the person that she was before and after her nightmare.


Related stories:

Patty Hearst Story (part 1)
Patty Hearst Story (part 2)
Patty Hearst Story (part 3)
Patty Hearst Story (part 4)
Patty Hearst Story (part 5)
Patty Hearst Story (part 6)
Patty Hearst Story (2nd to last part)


Trivia:

On April 3, 1974, Hearst announced on an audiotape that she had joined the SLA and assumed the name "Tania" (after the girlfriend of Che Guevera, a primary mover in the spread of socialism in Cuba and Argentina). sources:wikipedia.org & www.crimelibrary.com


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