An American Heiress in a Time Far More Violent Than Our Own

There are many defining markers of particular eras in American history.  One of them is notorious crimes.Think about it.  Sacco and Vanzetti , the Lindbergh kidnapping, Jeff McDonald, Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, O.J. Simpson and the kidnapping of Patty Hearst.  All are indelibly etched into the American psyche and each represents a set of fears and cultural markers.Today, when domestic terrorism is on all of our minds, the story of Patty Hearst, the Symbionese Liberation army and its rag tag affiliates were a time when literally thousand of bombing were taking place on US streets.  It’s a time well worth looking at. That what Jeffrey Toobin does in American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty HearstMy conversation with Jeffrey Toobin: Get full access to Talk Cocktail Podcast at jeffschechtman.substack.com/subscribe