Episode 92: The 1976 Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping

On July 15, 1976, three men took an entire bus of school children and their bus driver hostage in Chowchilla, California. What ensued over the next 2 days is one of the largest kidnappings to ever happen in the United States.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-frederick-woods-rare-photos-from-one-of-the-largest-kidnappings-in-u-s-history/

https://www.ranker.com/list/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-facts/jodi-smith

https://abc7chicago.com/school-bus-kidnapping-the-chowchilla-kidnapper-frederick-woods/11704245/

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/02/us/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-victim-trauma/index.html