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Jun 16, 2022 47 min

Ep. 4: 1976 Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping

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So back in July of 1976, in Chowchilla, California, three men carried out a mass abduction/kidnapping of an entire school bus of 26 kids (aged 5-14) and their bus driver after a day of summer school. They stashed all of them in a truck that was BURIED underground and left them there. They then went home to call in a ransom. However, things don’t go quite as planned for the kidnappers. They underestimated Ed the bus driver and the children. And this is one true crime story with a happy ending. Has anyone else heard of this?? I hadn’t! So down the rabbit hole I went and I just had to share the story with April. And with all of you. Shout out to Inhuman Podcast and Morbid Podcast for enlightening me! Take a second to subscribe and rate! Support us if you’d like!! See photos that go with this episode on our Instagram and in our Facebook group Follow us on: Instagram @nocturnaldistractionspodcast Twitter @podcast_nocturn Join our Facebook Group - Nocturnal Distractions: A Podcast Send an email with suggestions or questions to [email protected] visit our website: https://linktr.ee/nocturnaldistractionspodcast Sources for this episode: https://www.cnn.com/2015/11/19/us/rewind-chowchilla-school-bus-kidnapping/index.html https://www.latimes.com/visuals/photography/la-me-fw-archives-the-1976-chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-20190709-htmlstory.html Podcast episodes: Morbid: A True Crime Podcast (The Schoolbus Kidnapping of 1976) Inhuman: A True Crime Podcast (The 1976 Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping)

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