Episode 084: Last Stop: Chapter 1: The Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping

English - April 02, 2018 23:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 4.6K ratings
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In 1976, in the small farming community of Chowchilla, California, a school bus full of children is kidnapped for ransom.

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Several resources were used in the research for this episode including:

Dan Noyes, ABC7 News, "Parole hearing reveals new details about Chowchilla kidnapping," Nov 29, 2012.

Holly Yan, CNN, "California mass kidnapping: After being buried alive, victims relive nightmare," Dec 28, 2015.

Robert Lindsey, The New York Times, "26 Children Found Safe After Being Kidnapped from Bus in Caliifornia," July 17, 1976.