Remembering the Chowchilla Kidnapping
- Episode aired Mar 18, 2023
The 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping was the abduction of a school bus driver and 26 children, ages 5 to 14, in Chowchilla, California, on July 15, 1976. The three kidnappers (James Schoenfeld; Ri... Read allThe 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping was the abduction of a school bus driver and 26 children, ages 5 to 14, in Chowchilla, California, on July 15, 1976. The three kidnappers (James Schoenfeld; Richard Schoenfeld; and Frederick Newhall Woods IV) held their captives in a box truck burie... Read allThe 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping was the abduction of a school bus driver and 26 children, ages 5 to 14, in Chowchilla, California, on July 15, 1976. The three kidnappers (James Schoenfeld; Richard Schoenfeld; and Frederick Newhall Woods IV) held their captives in a box truck buried in a quarry in Livermore, California, intending to demand a ransom for their return. Aft... Read all