{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Pionerd","title":"[FROM THE ARCHIVES] The Fugitive of Highland Park","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":880,"description":"SHOW DESCRIPTION On a bright June morning in 1999, a multi-jurisdictional tactical team surrounded a minivan in a quiet St. Paul neighborhood, bringing a sudden end to one of the most remarkable fugitive evasion stories in American history. For nearly a quarter-century, Sara Jane Olson had lived a seamless double life as a suburban soccer mom, community volunteer, and acclaimed local theater actress—a stark contrast to her true identity as Kathleen Soliah, a radical member of the Symbionese Liberation Army wanted for mid-1970s domestic bombing plots and an armed bank robbery. On this episode of Pionerd: The Minnesota Edition, host Robert Thomas explores the decades-long saga of Kathleen Soliah, tracing her path from the fiery aftermath of the SLA's downfall in California to her reinvention within Minnesota's Twin Cities. From her international obscurity in Zimbabwe and her high-profile arrest to her defense fund cookbook and the eventual reopening of the 1975 Myrna Opsahl homicide, this is the story of how a quiet suburban reality collided with a long-buried radical past, forcing a final reckoning for justice and accountability.\n\nKEY TOPICS & HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS\nThe Radical Genesis & Bombing Plots: Soliah’s rise within the Symbionese Liberation Army following the 1974 Los Angeles safehouse raid, her connection to the deadly Carmichael bank robbery, and her attempt to pipe-bomb LAPD patrol cars.\nThe Scandinavian Alias & Twin Cities Reinvention: Building a new identity as Sara Jane Olson in Minnesota, her marriage, her time abroad in Zimbabwe, and her integration into St. Paul's civic and theater communities.\nThe One-Mile Radius Capture: How an America’s Most Wanted broadcast disrupted covert surrender negotiations and led to her peaceable arrest during a suburban St. Paul commute after 24 years on the run.\nThe Defense Campaign & Cookbook: Soliah’s return to Minnesota on a $1 million cash bail, her public campaign alleging political prosecution, and her...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/TBzQA953XT-5pUk9GpM9Lck7NRVoPLOa3qejYqJMdT4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMmRi/MTE5YzRmZTQ3ZjFk/ZjQ0OWUzODdkNGVm/MmVhMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}