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48 Hours · S36E21

Remembering the Chowchilla Kidnapping

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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.

Guest stars

  • David Begnaud as Self - Correspondent