Description:
The 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping was the abduction of a school bus driver and 26 children, ages 5 to 14, in Chowchilla, California, United States, on July 15, 1976. The kidnappers held their captives in a box truck buried in a quarry in Livermore, California, intending to demand a ransom for their return. After about 16 hours underground, the driver and children dug themselves out and escaped.
Photo author:
By ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109289526
