Virginia Piper, Post-Kidnapping, c. 1975
Virginia Piper, the wife of retired investment banker Harry C. Piper, was kidnapped from the couple’s home in Orono, Minnesota, on July 27, 1972. Her kidnappers released her two days later after her husband paid a one million dollar ransom—at the…
If you would like to learn more about the kidnapping, Special Collections has 5 subject files on the case. Just email us if you would like to see the files.
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