Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 30 January 1977

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

When an attempt to swap Hearst for jailed SLA members failed, the SLA demanded that the captive's family distribute $70 worth of food to every needy Californian – an operation that would cost an estimated $400 million. On 3 April 1974 Hearst announced on an audiotape that she had joined the SLA and assumed the name 'Tania'.
(4 February 1974)

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Sunday 30th of January 1977

47 years ago

Christine Freund is shot dead by serial killer David Berkowitz aka Son of Sam at the age of 27 in Queens, New York, New York, United States.

Freund and her 30-year-old lover John Diel were sitting in Diel's car preparing to drive to a dance hall after having seen the movie Rocky. Three gunshots penetrated the car at about 12:40 a.m. In a panic Diel drove away for help. He suffered minor superficial injuries but Freund died several hours later at the hospital.