Skip to main content Storied S.F. private detective Jack Palladino on life support after attempted robbery in front of his home FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Jack Palladino handled caes like the Patricia Hearst kidnapping and the Jonestown mass suicides.Chris Stewart / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Jack Palladino handled cases for many high-profile clients.Eric Luse / San Francisco Chronicle 1982Show MoreShow Less 3of3 Jack Palladino relaxes while visiting his stepdaughter and step family in Portland after beginning his shift into retirement.Courtesy Nick ChapmanShow MoreShow Less An attempted street robbery in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood has left storied San Francisco private detective Jack Palladino gravely injured and on life support.