transformation from heiress to terrorist and back again. here s a preview. reporter: before the o.j. simpson trial captivated a nation, there was patty hearst. as the granddaughter of publishing giant, william randolph hearst, her kidnapping in 1974 considered the crime of the century. it was so extraordinary. reporter: born into wealth and power, hearst grew up in hillsborough, a quite affluent suburb of san francisco. for college, she headed to berkeley where she walk the streets that bore her name. she lived off-campus with her boyfriend, steven weed, a former teenager at her high school. it was the couple s engagement announcement in her family s newspaper, the san francisco kp examiner, which first drew the attention of a small radical terrorist group that called itself sla. they pushed me back, shouting, get your face on the floor. reporter: hearst was kidnapped from her apartment by the sla on february 4th, 1974.
reporter: before the o.j. simpson trial captivated a nation, there was patty hearst. her kidnapping in 1974 considered the crime of the sent se churry. born into he will wth and power, she grew up in a quiet suburb of san francisco. for college, they headed to berkeley where she walked the streets that were her name. she lived off campus with her boyfriend, a former teacher at her high school. it was the couple s engagement announcement in her family s newspaper, the san francisco examiner, which first drew the attention of a small radical terrorist group that called itself the liberation army, sla. they pushed me back. shouting get your face on the floor. reporter: hearst was kidnapped from her apartment on february 4, 1974.
and power, hearst grew up in hillsborough, a quiet affluent suburb of san francisco. for college, she headed to berkeley, where she walked the streets that bore her name. she lived off campus with her boyfriend, steven weed, a former teacher at her high school. it was the couple s engagement announcement in her family s newspaper, the san francisco examiner, which first drew the attention of a small radical terrorist group that called itself the symbionese liberation army or sla. they pushed me back. shouting, get your face on the floor. reporter: hearst was kidnapped from her apartment by the sla on february 4th, 1974. patricia hearst was a symbolic target. she was an heiress. reporter: locked in a closet, she said she was blindfolded, beaten and raped. what does that do to a 19-year-old mind? reporter: she appeared on