Summary 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; 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. After about 16 hours underground, the driver and children dug themselves out and escaped, all surviving. The quarry owner's son and two of his friends were convicted of the crime, each receiving a sentence of life with the possibility of parole. In this installment, a kidnapping survivor discusses her Chowchilla ordeal and her fight to keep her kidnappers behind bars.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Erin Moriarty Peter Van Sant Richard Schlesinger Maureen Maher
Genres : Crime Documentary
Release date : Mar 17, 2023
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : West 57th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies : CBS News Productions
Summary 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; 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. After about 16 hours underground, the driver and children dug themselves out and escaped, all surviving. The quarry owner's son and two of his friends were convicted of the crime, each receiving a sentence of life with the possibility of parole. In this installment, a kidnapping survivor discusses her Chowchilla ordeal and her fight to keep her kidnappers behind bars.
Genres : Crime Documentary
Release date : Mar 17, 2023
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : West 57th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies : CBS News Productions
