#TrueCrimeTuesday: The 1976 Chowchilla Kidnapping

By Gary and Shannon Staff

March 29, 2022

Motion Blur of School Bus in City
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On this week's #TrueCrimeTuesday, Gary and Shannon look into the 1976 Chowchilla Kidnapping - a chilling abduction of 26 children and their bus driver.

This is one of the largest mass kidnappings in U.S. history. 3 masked gunmen stole a bus that carried 26 children and their bus driver. The kidnappers would drive them 100 miles away and would bury the bus, children, and driver 12 feet underground in a rock quarry. The driver and children were able to dig themselves out and escape, but over 40 years later, this case is still making headlines.

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