Welcome back to Something Strange! We’re starting off our January episodes with one heck of a doozy. Join us as we learn about the 1970’s hijacking and kidnapping of a school bus filled with school children.

**TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE**

Being buried alive, child abuse, kidnapping

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References:

• 48 Hours. “Remembering the Chowchilla Kidnapping: www.youtube.com/watch?v=daWpvRbTsIw.

• ABC30. “Last Man in Prison for Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping in 1976 to Be Released, Officials Confirm.”: abc30.com/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-1976-frederick-newhall-woods-fred-children/12133826

• CBS News. “Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping: Rare Photos from One of the Largest Abductions in U.S. History - Frederick Woods Case.”: www.cbsnews.com/pictures/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-frederick-woods-rare-photos-from-one-of-the-largest-kidnappings-in-u-s-history/27/

• “Edward Ray - a Local Hero: www.cityofchowchilla.org/301/Edward-Ray---A-Local-Hero

• The New York Times, “26 Children Found Safe after Being Kidnapped from Bus in California.”: www.nytimes.com/1976/07/17/archives/26-children-found-safe-after-being-kidnapped-from-bus-in-california.html?_r=0

• CBS News, “Chowchilla Bus Kidnapper Frederick Woods Ran a Gold Mine and Christmas Tree Farm from Prison - CBS News.”: www.cbsnews.com/news/chowchilla-bus-kidnapping-frederick-woods-ran-a-gold-mine-and-christmas-tree-farm-from-prison/

• City of Mountain View, “Rengstorff House .”: www.mountainview.gov/our-city/departments/community-services/shoreline-at-mountain-view/facilities-and-amenities/rengstorff-house

• Wayback Machine, “How Mountain View’s Oldest House Became a Motive for the 1976 Chowchilla Kidnapping”: web.archive.org/web/20231216062348/www.paloaltoonline.com/real_estate/2023/12/14/how-mountain-views-oldest-house-became-a-motive-for-the-1976-chowchilla-kidnapping.

• • Wikipedia, “1976 Chowchilla Kidnapping”: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Chowchilla_kidnapping
  • CNN “26 Kids Were Buried Alive in California. A New CNN Film Shows How One Plotted Their Escape – and What Happened Years Later”: www.cnn.com/2023/12/02/us/chowchilla-kidnapping-escape-cnn-film/index.html