1976 Chowchilla kidnapping - Wikipedia
On July 15, 1976, in Chowchilla, California, three armed men hijacked a school bus. They abducted the driver and 26 children, ages 5 to 14, and imprisoned them in a truck trailer buried in a quarry in Livermore, California. The bus driver and children managed to escape before the kidnappers could issue their ransom demands.
‘Chowchilla’ details how 26 kids were buried alive in California - CNN
Dec 2, 2023 · CNN Films’ chilling crime documentary “Chowchilla” explores one of the strangest mass kidnappings in history. It premieres on Sunday, December 3, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In 1976, gunmen stormed a...
Fred Woods: Where is Chowchilla Kidnapper Now? - The …
Jan 14, 2024 · Law enforcement officers in California were left stunned when they learned about the abduction of 26 school children and their bus driver near Chowchilla in Madera County.
1976 Bus Kidnapping | Chowchilla, CA
The children and their bus driver returned safely to Chowchilla by a police-escorted bus shortly before dawn on July 17, 1976. Investigators dug up the van and learned it had been buried in the quarry in November 1975.
Remembering the Chowchilla kidnapping: A never-before-seen …
Mar 17, 2023 · In the summer of 1976 three young men from wealthy families kidnapped a school bus full of children in the small town of Chowchilla, California. Twenty-six children ages 5 through 14 and their...
Chowchilla Kidnapping, When 26 Kids Were Buried Alive In A …
Oct 6, 2023 · In July 1976, dozens of parents in rural Chowchilla, California, faced their worst nightmare when their children went missing. A school bus carrying 26 students mysteriously vanished on the way back from a summer field trip, and three wealthy young men quickly became the top suspects.
Chowchilla Kidnapping: How 14-Year-Old Boy Saved …
Dec 4, 2023 · On July 15, 1976, three men in their 20s hijacked a busload of 26 school children on their way back from a swim excursion in Chowchilla, Calif.
Chowchilla Kidnapping Examined in New CNN Documentary
Oct 31, 2023 · On July 15, 1976, three men in their 20s hijacked a busload of 26 school children on their way back from a swim excursion in Chowchilla, Calif.
How a 1976 kidnapping transformed our understanding of childhood ... - CNN
Dec 2, 2023 · One sunny afternoon in July 1976, 26 children and their bus driver vanished on the ride home from school in Chowchilla, California, a close-knit farming town of 5,000 nestled in the San Joaquin...
Last man in prison for Chowchilla bus kidnapping in 1976
Aug 17, 2022 · On July 15, 1976, as a bus driver and 26 children were traveling in the bus, a van suddenly appeared and blocked the road. Frederick Newhall Woods IV, 24, and brothers James Schoenfeld, 24,...