It has been 49 years since the 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping

CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — Tuesday marks 49 years since the abduction of a schoolhouse autobus operator and 26 children successful Chowchilla.

On July 15, 1976, 2 brothers, Richard and James Schoenfeld, and their person Frederick Wood abducted 26 schoolchildren and their schoolhouse autobus operator connected their mode location from a summertime people trip. 

All 3 were arrested, convicted, and person since been released connected parole.

After they were abducted, the children and the autobus operator were taken successful vans to a Bay Area quarry, wherever they were loaded into a moving van and past buried.

They were determination for 16 hours erstwhile the autobus driver, Ed Ray, on with immoderate of the older students, were capable to propulsion their mode retired of the apical and escape.