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He said dean, he would never do this to his mother. the next thing i asked him, do you think the mob has had any connection with the kidnapping? he said no. >> on monday morning in los angeles, my mother actress barbara rush arrived on the warner brother's lot to resume filming robin and the 7 hoods. >> the choreographer came out and said barbara, something has happened, mr. sinatra had to leave and we are not going to shoot the scene today and this was a musical number and i said we are not the going to do it today and she said no, because frank, jr. had been kidnapped and i said he's been ki...

Little, no realization how much grief it would cause frank, jr. >> it was really violating. it was like -- it was the nearest thing to rape. it was very bad. >> but the jury didn't buy it. >> it after six week trial we were found guilty. joe and i were sentenced to life plus 75 years. and john who was not in the physical kidnapping was sentenced to 16 years and 8 months. >> but none of those sentences were actually served out. >> no. >> the story takes another strange twist when a series of evaluations and appeals got the sentences drastically cut so that they were all back on the street by 19...

Door and frank sinatra said come in. >> he said he had a package for frank, jr. so he walked in and put the box down on the floor. and when straightened up took his glove off and he had a small revolver in his hand. >> i cocked it in front of his face and said nobody move and nobody will get h hurt. >> and at that point he made us go lie down on the floor. >> i tied up john foss and then said joe, would you take mr. sinatra down to the car and he did. >> he wanted to hit me over the head with his rifle. he wanted me to be out of commission. but ke keenan said he didn't wt to hurt anybody, you ...

We're here and knocked on the door and frank sinatra said come in. >> he said he had a package for frank, jr. so he walked in and put the box down on the floor. and when straightened up took his glove off and he had a small revolver in his hand. >> i cocked it in front of his face and said nobody move and nobody will get h hurt. >> and at that point he made us go lie down on the floor. >> i tied up john foss and then said joe, would you take mr. sinatra down to the car and he did. >> he wanted to hit me over the head with his rifle. he wanted me to be out of commission. but ke keenan said he d...

Publicity stunt. that gave me the idea. >> all three had their own lawyers. john irwin's attorney was gladys root is, known for wearing outlandish hats to court. >> she was a piece of. she was. >> she claimed the whole thing was a hoax orchestrated by frank, jr. purely for publicity. in the trial transcript obtained by fox files root labeled the kidnapping an advertising scheme and planned contractual agreement. the sinatra family was outraged. >> i remember it mostly being oh he fended and stunned by -- offended and stunned by the lawyer gladys root. she knew that once you ring that bell it i...