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Sep 23
28m 41s

Buried Alive: The Chowchilla School Bus ...

Michelle Cuervo
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Three school bus hijackers. Twenty-six kidnapped children. A buried moving truck. In this episode, we dive into the unbelievable 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping and the daring escape that shocked the nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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