Posted on 03/29/2022 3:30:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A 70-year-old man imprisoned for the 1976 kidnapping of a bus full of children has been approved for parole, according to spokesperson Joe Orlando of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
Frederick Newhall Woods, 70, was one of three men who kidnapped 26 children and their bus driver in Chowchilla, a small city in Northern California's Madera County, more than 45 years ago.
All 27 captives were taken to Livermore, more than 100 miles away, placed into a moving truck and buried alive in a quarry owned by Woods' father. The kidnappers then demanded $5 million ransom while the victims were underground in what was the largest mass kidnapping in U.S. history, a scheme apparently inspired by a plot point in the movie "Dirty Harry."
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IT WAS A .44 MAG.
“The most powerful handgun in the world”
Democrats doing what democrats do: Setting vicious criminals free.
Bury him in a semi trailer, then cover it in 20 ft of concrete.
Very nice! Is the action comparable to 70s Pythons?
I’ve mostly owned Ruger Revolvers, they are stout and hold up well to magnum loads. But admittedly lack the refinement of the old Colts…
Have you handled any of the new Colt Revolvers? Probably nice, but not in the same league as the older hand built Colts.
Robinson is pretty good actor, he played Liberace in TV movie.
This crime very nearly became personal. I had family in Chowchilla. My sister’s 3 kids were supposed to go on that bus that day but took the day off for a 4H activity.
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