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his dark-rimmned glasses. He projeztts the manner of a smart, tough cop, but there is a disarming gentleness in his voice § . when He talks about Patty. Fy q The men who work for Kelley seem equally compassionate. It is almost unbelievable to find people directing a hunt of virtually unparalleled scope and intensity who talk about the target of their efforts with such understanding. It is almost like they are brothers, looking for a lost little sister. It is possible that law officers have never behaved quite like this. It is certain that there has never been a case guite like this. "This is a crime that fits 1974," one FBI Agent said, "Tt was the first political kidnaping in this country. In a classic kidnaping, the kidnapers want to get the victim back as soon as possible. The victim is a stone around their neck, It all changed, though, when they made their ransom demand. ‘hey didn't want money. They wanted to feed every welfare family in California." The strange dips and twists of the case have orten left Agents frustrated. “There is no rational explanation for some of the things that have happened in this case,“ said one Ayent. For example, it is rare, Agents said, for bank robbers to escape unnoticec. 3 "with even just two men, they are lucky if they “can hake the switch (change from their get-away car to another vehicle) without being seen. Usually, there are half a dozen people who see them. But after the April 15th robbery in San Ae = a EE titi ly +