After more than four decades behind bars, Fred Woods, the ringleader of the Chowchilla school bus kidnapping is released from prison. In this bonus episode, survivors share what his release means to them.Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

Taken - Ep. 1

Feb 26th, 2022 29m 14s

The rural town of Chowchilla, California is shaken to its core when a school bus carrying 26 children and their beloved driver disappears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where are the Children? - Ep. 2

Feb 26th, 2022 24m 10s

A significant clue is found that should lead straight to the children, but instead goes nowhere. Small town Chowchilla becomes international news as parents and law enforcement launch a frantic search. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m

Buried Alive - Ep. 3

Feb 26th, 2022 35m 45s

The children and bus driver are hidden underground. Will they be found or make it out alive? Hostages recall their 30 hours of terror.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kidnappers - Ep. 4

Feb 26th, 2022 29m 16s

The kidnappers spent more than 18 months planning the abduction. Who would carry out such a heinous crime on innocent school children? And were they inspired by a popular movie?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Hope Beyond Pain" - Ep. 5

Feb 26th, 2022 29m 35s

Decades after their terrifying ordeal, the event still haunts the survivors. They share their struggles as well as their victories in the years that followed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Reunion - Ep. 6

Feb 26th, 2022 31m 37s

Two survivors come together for a powerful reunion after four decades apart and another hero emerges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Nightmare in Chowchilla Trailer

Feb 17th, 2022 1m 12s

It was one the largest abductions in U.S. history. On July 15, 1976, a school bus carrying 26 schoolchildren ages 5 to 14 and their driver vanished without a trace in the tiny farming community of Chowchilla, California. As a frantic search f

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