Last Stop: The Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping

Once Upon A Crime

Esther Ludlow

Truecrime, History, True Crime, Crime, Criminals, Criminology, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In 1976, in the small farming community of Chowchilla, California, a school bus full of children is kidnapped for ransom. #kidnappings #Chowchilla #ransom #crimehistory #California Resources: Dan Noyes, ABC7 News, "Parole hearing reveals new details about Chowchilla kidnapping," Nov 29, 2012. Holly Yan, CNN, "California mass kidnapping: After being buried alive, victims relive nightmare," Dec 28, 2015. Robert Lindsey, The New York Times, "26 Children Found Safe After Being Kidnapped from Bus in Caliifornia," July 17, 1976. Follow us at: www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime www.twitter.com/uponacrime www.instagram.com/onceuponacrimepod www.facebook.com/onceuponacrimepod

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases.
0:03.1	It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:06.9	It is not intended for children.
0:08.9	Listener discretion is advised.
0:13.5	Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.
0:17.2	We're beginning a new series that I've titled Last Stop.
0:20.6	In this series, I will detail cases where crimes are committed on public transportation.
0:25.6	This month, I'll be sharing two cases that are more well-known, and two others you might not have heard about before.
0:31.5	But first up is a case that was much publicized when it occurred.
0:35.5	It was such a strange and bizarre kidnapping case
0:37.9	that the details of it made national
0:40.0	and even international headlines in 1976.
0:44.0	This is Chapter 1 of Last Stop,
0:46.8	the Chowchillo School Bus Kidnapping.
1:03.1	A small farming community located in Central California was a setting for a random and bizarre crime in the summer of 1976.
1:08.9	Chowchilla, California at that time, had a population of less than 5,000 residents.
1:12.0	Most of the town's families supported themselves with small independent farms or by working in local industries that supported agriculture-related
1:17.4	businesses that dominated the region. Chowchilla is located inland, well off the beaten path.
1:23.6	The closest city is Fresno, located 40 miles to the south. Being a small town, there wasn't a lot to
1:30.6	occupy the town's children over the long summer vacation from school, so the Derryland Elementary
1:35.6	School District offered a summer school program for kids from the ages of 5 to 14. 175 students were
1:43.0	picked up by school buses to start the day at 8.45 a.m. The mornings were spent
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