S2 Ep84: Last Stop: The Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping

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S2 Ep84: Last Stop: The Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping

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In 1976, in the small farming community of Chowchilla, California, a school bus full of children is kidnapped for ransom. #kidnappings #Chowchilla #ransom #crimehistory #California www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime www.twitter.com/uponacrime www.instagram.com/onceuponacrimepod www.facebook.com/onceuponacrimepod

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S2 Ep84: Last Stop: The Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping

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