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    It has been 48 years since the 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping

    By John Houghton,

    5 days ago

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    CHOWCHILLA, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) — Monday marks 48 years since the abduction of a school bus driver and 26 children in Chowchilla.

    July 15, 1976, is a day that many in the community of Chowchilla say they will never forget. On that day, three gunmen abducted 26 schoolchildren and their school bus driver on their way home from a summer class trip.

    Survivor Recalls Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping 40 Years Later

    The children and bus driver were piled into a moving van and then buried in a Bay Area quarry.

    They were able to escape the next day.

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