Message #21484

[goldenearring]

WS - She hasn't been sentenced yet for involvement in the murder.  She has only been charged with it.  That is a case separate from the one with the car bomb stuff.  Even though Patty Hearst is all over the news telling the story, it hasn't yet been proven that Sara Olson was involved.  I do agree that the evidence at this point appears to be overwhelming against her not having participated, but I would hope that they have more than just Patty's testimony to that end.  I have mixed feelings about Patty Hearst, and I think she would do anything (and so would her family) to avoid tying herself in any further.  I guess Mr. Clinton's pardon of her cleared that little problem up for the Hearst family, though, didn't it?!  I could be wrong, but I don't see that Kathleen Soliah had the benefit of as much counsel on what to do to make things right like Patty did.  Maybe that would have cleaned things up long ago.  She wasn't nuts like the Harrises, just young and stupid and scared pea green.  But, trying to discuss that here would just lead to trouble, I suppose.  My heart goes out to the Opdahl family.  They are the victims here, and it has been far too long a time that they have been trying to get justice.  But, at least they are going to have their chance.  There are others, like the parents of abducted Jacob Wetterling who has been missing for over 10 years, who may never get any satisfaction in that regard.  I do believe that we need to let Kathleen/Sara Jane have a fair trial for this murder charge, though.  Do they have film like they did on Patty?  This whole thing is really freaky.