Harrises Insist Patty Was Unharmed
San Francisco Chronicle - Oct. 4, 1978, p. 18


    "Patricia Hearst was not tortured, raped, assaulted, brain-washed, denied food or use of a toilet or any form of personal hygiene," William Harris claimed in a written statement to the Alameda County Probation Department that was released yesterday.
    Harris and his wife, Emily, both concentrated on giving angry rebuttals to Hearst's claims of mistreatment rather than asking for any mercy before yesterday's sentencing for their part in the kidnaping of the newspaper heiress.
    Here are some excerpts from William Harris' statement:

    Emily Harris' statement included claims similar to those listed from her husband, and added:


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