| Emily Harris | |
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.jpg/200px-Emily_Harris_(SLA).jpg) Emily Harris's 1975 mugshot |
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| Alternate name(s): | Yolanda Emily Montague Schwartz |
| Date of birth: | 1947 (age 60–61) |
| Place of birth: | Indiana |
| Movement: | Symbionese Liberation Army |
Emily Harris, born circa 1947 Emily Montague Schwartz, was, along with her husband William Harris, a founding member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), a leftist United States group involved in bank robberies, kidnapping and murder. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union The Symbionese Liberation Army ( SLA) was an American self-styled urban Guerrilla warfare group active between 1973 and 1975 that considered itself a Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Symbionese Liberation Army ( SLA) was an American self-styled urban Guerrilla warfare group active between 1973 and 1975 that considered itself a The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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Early life
Harris was the daughter of a middle class engineer. She graduated from Indiana University with a BA in language arts and received training from the CIA. Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus University system in the state of Indiana. She received straight A's at Indiana University and was smart and popular, and a member of Chi Omega. Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus University system in the state of Indiana. Chi Omega ( ΧΩ, also known as Chi O is a women's fraternity and the largest member of the National Panhellenic Conference. She was briefly a junior high school English teacher. Before leaving Indiana, she worked with her husband Bill and Angela Atwood in a "mod squad" for the Indiana State Police, where they set up narcotics arrests. Angela DeAngelis "General Gelina" Atwood was a founding member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA a domestic Terrorist group of the 1970s
Founding the Symbionese Liberation Army
Emily and Bill Harris arrived in Berkeley, California in 1973 from Bloomington, Indiana. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. Bloomington is a city and the County seat of Monroe County in the south central region of the U They came with their friends Gary Atwood and Angela Atwood. Angela DeAngelis "General Gelina" Atwood was a founding member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA a domestic Terrorist group of the 1970s They soon joined a radical group, visited prisoners in northern California through a prison visitation program , meeting Donald DeFreeze, who had recently escaped from prison. Donald David DeFreeze ( November 16, 1943 &ndash May 17, 1974) aka Cinque Mtume, was the leader of the Symbionese Liberation They joined the SLA, created by Mizmoon Soltysik and Nancy Perry along with original members, Joseph Remiro, Russ Little, Willie Wolfe, Angela Atwood, Theo Wheeler and Camilla Hall. Patricia "Mizmoon" Soltysik (1950 &ndash 17 May 1974) was one of the founders of the Symbionese Liberation Army. The Symbionese Liberation Army ( SLA) was an American self-styled urban Guerrilla warfare group active between 1973 and 1975 that considered itself a Harris' nom de guerre was Yolanda. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) [1] On November 6th, the SLA committed its first public act, the assassination of popular Oakland, California school superintendent Marcus Foster. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U Marcus A Foster (1923 &ndash 1973 was a respected African-American educator who gained a national reputation for educational excellence while serving as principal of The SLA mistakenly thought that Foster was behind a plan to require student identification cards in Oakland high schools.
Later SLA and Opsahl murder
Emily and Bill Harris came to lead the SLA after six other SLA members died in a Los Angeles shootout with police and the house fire it triggered. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West After the fire, the Harrises spent over a year on the run with kidnapping victim Patty Hearst and new members Kathleen Soliah (renamed Sara Jane Olson), Mike Bortin, Jim Kilgore, Josephine Soliah, Steve Soliah and Wendy Yoshimura. Patricia Campbell Hearst (born February 20, 1954) now known as Patricia Hearst Shaw, is an American newspaper Heiress, Sara Jane Olson, formerly Kathleen Ann Soliah (born January 16, 1947) was a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA in the 1970s Hearst had since become an active participant in SLA crimes herself. Yoshimura, Patty's closest friend while underground, was a fugitive for her involvement with explosives that were stored in a garage she rented. During that year the SLA committed a string of crimes, including an April 21, 1975 robbery of Crocker National Bank in Sacramento, California. Crocker National Bank was a United States Bank headquartered in San Francisco California During the robbery, 42-year old Myrna Opsahl was shotgunned to death. Opsahl was depositing a church collection at the time. Patty Hearst stated in her 1982 autobiography Every Secret Thing that Emily was the shooter. Every Secret Thing is a 1982 Autobiography by Patricia Hearst, co-authored by Alvin Moscow. Hearst also stated that Harris said "Oh, she's dead, but it doesn't really matter. She was a bourgeois pig anyway. Her husband is a doctor. " Other SLA members had urged Harris not to bring the shotgun to the robbery, as it had accidentally gone off twice during preparations.
The Harrises were eventually arrested and served eight years in prison for the Hearst kidnapping. Imprisoned at the California Institution for Women at Frontera, California, Emily Harris spent the first half of her term in solitary confinement. California Institution for Women (CIW is a female-only California state prison located in the city of Chino, San Bernardino County. When released to the main yard she organized a conference attended by 200 parole officers, probation officers and county social workers at the prison focused on helping women prisoners maintain relationships with their children. Through her efforts the first ever children's visiting center was created, complete with toys, so the children would not be so bored when visiting. (This center was dismantled some years later when the administration decided it wasn't as important as a secure visiting center for inmates who were not allowed to see visitors except through glass walls. ) Emily learned computer programming in prison.
Life after first prison term
After her release from prison, Harris became a computer programmer and began a successful computer consulting company. She worked at MGM Studios until her second conviction. She divorced her husband and lived with another woman for many years in Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Together they purchased a two-bedroom home in Altadena, California. Altadena is an unincorporated Census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California approx
Opsahl murder charges
For over 25 years no one was charged in the Opsahl murder. The SLA wore wigs and masks during the Crocker Bank robbery, and left little evidence behind[2]. However, with new forensics techniques, the FBI was eventually able to link shotgun pellets removed from Opsahl's body to shotgun shells found in an SLA hideout[3]. Additional evidence mounted, and in 2002 Harris and three other SLA members were charged with the Opsahl murder. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Harris's bail was set at one million US dollars, which her supporters quickly gathered.
Three former SLA members who had been granted immunity - Hearst, Steven Soliah, and Wendy Yoshimura - were set to testify for the prosecution in the Opsahl case. Sara Jane Olson, formerly Kathleen Ann Soliah (born January 16, 1947) was a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA in the 1970s Wendy Masako Yoshimura (born January 17, 1943) is an American Still life Watercolor painter better known for her involvement
Facing a possible conviction, Harris and the others pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Harris was sentenced to eight additional years in prison; Bill Harris was sentenced to seven years and Kathleen Soliah and Michael Bortin were each sentenced to six years for their roles. Sara Jane Olson, formerly Kathleen Ann Soliah (born January 16, 1947) was a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA in the 1970s The Symbionese Liberation Army ( SLA) was an American self-styled urban Guerrilla warfare group active between 1973 and 1975 that considered itself a Mike Bortin and Bill Harris were recently released from prison, and Emily Harris is expected to be released within the next year. Sara Jane Olson (an alias used by Kathleen Soliah) was due to be released in 2009 but was instead released Monday, March 17, 2008 [4]. Sara Jane Olson, formerly Kathleen Ann Soliah (born January 16, 1947) was a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA in the 1970s She was re-arrested on March 21, less than a week after being released because officials had found that an "administrative error" had been made resulting in Olson being released a year early [5]. Administrative Error The results of improper Administration (business or execution of the research task are administrative errors Chief Deputy Secretary Scott Kernan, a spokesman for the California Department of Corrections, called the error "an aberration" and indicated that the earliest date on which she will be released is March 17, 2009 [6].
References
- ^ Mae Brussell (February 1974). Why Was Patricia Hearst Kidnapped? (HTML). The Realist. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.
- ^ Gordon Young (2007). Patty Cakes - Terror, nostalgia and the SLA Gordon Young (HTML). metroactive. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.
- ^ James Sterngold (January 18, 2002). New Evidence Paved Way for Arrests in a '75 Killing (HTML). New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.
- ^ '70s radical-turned-housewife out of prison (HTML). CNN (March 21, 2008). Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Retrieved on 2007-08-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica.
- ^ Hearst gang woman back in prison (HTML). BBC (March 23, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow.
- ^ '70s radical-turned-housewife back in prison (HTML). CNN (March 23, 2008). Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Retrieved on 2008-03-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow.
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