The New Body Snatchers
March, 1979
Playboy, in its February 1978 issue, published the following essay by Contributing Editor and longtime civil libertarian Nat Hentoff. In light of the allegations made by Ted Patrick in this month's interview, it seems appropriate to reprint it at this time.A certain form of kidnaping is on the rise throughout the country. The perpetrators are parents, accompanied by hired enforcers and so-called deprogramers. The victims are the children—often over 21—of those parents. Because their progeny have...
