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Man who kidnapped a bus full of children in 1976 officially granted parole

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Frederick Woods was 24 years old in 1976 when he and two other men kidnapped a bus full of children in northern California in what would become the largest mass kidnapping in US history.

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The Independent

He kidnapped 26 kids on a school bus and buried them alive. Now he’s free

Three California rich kids hijacked a bus full of schoolchildren in 1976 and buried them underground, along with their driver. They then called in a ransom demand to local police before falling asleep and waking up to the news their victims had escaped. The final perpetrator, now 70, is only just leaving prison, writes Sheila Flynn

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Parole granted to last 1976 California school bus hijacker

The last of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus full of California children for an attempted $5 million ransom in 1976 is being released by the state’s parole

2 years ago·United States

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USA Today

He kidnapped a school bus of children and buried them alive. This week, he was granted parole.

Frederick Woods, now 70, was 24 when he and two other men\u00a0kidnapped 26 school children and their bus driver in Northern California and buried them.

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

Man who kidnapped a bus full of children in 1976 officially granted parole

Frederick Woods was originally found suitable for parole in March.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Washington Post

Captor paroled 46 years after hijacking bus, trying to bury 26 kids alive

Frederick Woods was one of three men who hijacked a school bus full of children, entombed them in a moving van and then sought a $5 million ransom.

2 years ago

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KRDO

Man who kidnapped a bus full of children in 1976 officially granted parole

By Amir Vera and Taylor Romine, CNN Frederick Woods was 24 years old in 1976 when he and two other men kidnapped a bus full of children in northern California in what would become the largest mass kidnapping in US history. Now 70, Woods is set to become a free man after he was granted

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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