Description
Ode Records president Lou Adler and his employee Neil Silver were kidnapped from Adler's home in Malibu. They were bound, taken to another nearby Adler home and held captive for eight hours. They were released unharmed after Adler arranged for a $25,000 ransom to be handed over. Police soon arrested a California couple, model Veronica Franovich and machinist Zoltan Laslow Kakash, who were charged with involvement in the kidnapping. Kakash was later sentenced to life imprisonment, while Franovich served seven months. A third accomplice fled and was never caught.