Remembering the Chowchilla Kidnapping
48 Hours · Season 36 · Episode 21
The segment airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ follows the story of the infamous 1976 school bus kidnapping, in which three masked gunmen abducted 26 children and school bus driver Ed Ray. They were buried alive beneath a rock quarry and in an old moving truck, spending more than 16 hours in the dark before they were able to escape.
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Season
36
Episode
21
Air Date
18/Mar/2023
Air Time
22:00
Runtime
43 min
Overview
Episode summary.
The segment airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ follows the story of the infamous 1976 school bus kidnapping, in which three masked gunmen abducted 26 children and school bus driver Ed Ray. They were buried alive beneath a rock quarry and in an old moving truck, spending more than 16 hours in the dark before they were able to escape.
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