Chowchilla was the largest ever kidnapping in United States History. It happened in a small town where no one would have expected it, during a summer day in 1976. What this is famous for is not just the kidnapping but on how it has impacted how people view victims, especially child victims, of childhood trauma and how they are treated.

In this episode, Fallon summarizes the latest true crime hit on MAX, Chowchilla, and also tells us info not given in the doc!


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-Audio editing by Dallas Hernandez.
-Research by Fallon Morey.
-Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chowchilla,_California
• https://web.archive.org/web/20151103185845/http://www.ci.chowchilla.ca.us/city%20facts/history.htm#1976
• https://www.nytimes.com/1976/07/17/archives/26-children-found-safe-after-being-kidnapped-from-bus-in-california.html?_r=0
• https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/08/us/chowchilla-dirty-harry-kidnapper-denied-parole-trnd/index.html
• https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22570738/chowchilla-school-bus-kidnapping
• https://doi-org.ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu/10.1176/ajp.140.12.1543
• https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/02/health/chowchilla-childhood-trauma/index.html