Episode 17: Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping

The 1976 Chowchilla school bus kidnapping was the abduction of 26 children ranging in age from 5 to 14 and their bus driver, Ed. The 3 masked kidnappers drove their victims nearly 12 hours away before burying them alive in a truck trailer. They were held hostage in the dark for another 16 hours, listen to see how this story pans out for the victims. 

Resources:

wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Chowchilla_kidnapping
cbsnews.com/news/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-frederick-woods-survivor-i-felt-like-i-was-an-animal-going-to-the-slaughterhouse/ cbsnews.com/pictures/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-frederick-woods-rare-photos-from-one-of-the-largest-kidnappings-in-u-s-history/36/ cbsnews.com/pictures/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-frederick-woods-rare-photos-from-one-of-the-largest-kidnappings-in-u-s-history/

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