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Chowchilla

Go behind the headlines to explore the strangest mass kidnapping in history, with exclusive interviews from those who lived through it.

Director

Paul Solet

Year

Genre

documentary, crime, drama

Box Office

N/A

Production

Zipper Bros Films,Sutter Road Picture Company,CNN Films

Awards

1 nomination

Homepage

https://cnncreativemarketing.com/project/chowchilla

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I had all the state.
I had all the FBI. - Chowchilla

I had all the state. I had all the FBI.

The following morning
I was directed to go out - Chowchilla

The following morning I was directed to go out

I had a whole crew of people - Chowchilla

I had a whole crew of people

'This is a place where
they've cut a hole in the roof' - Chowchilla

'This is a place where they've cut a hole in the r...

The only people into the hole - Chowchilla

The only people into the hole

The sheriff's office is
working very carefully - Chowchilla

The sheriff's office is working very carefully

The crime scene - Chowchilla

The crime scene

There was some notion that
it might be a cave. - Chowchilla

There was some notion that it might be a cave.

It took us a while to understand - Chowchilla

It took us a while to understand

By today's standards
uh, it wasn't a 40 foot van. - Chowchilla

By today's standards uh, it wasn't a 40 foot van.

It was a fairly short 27 foot moving van. - Chowchilla

It was a fairly short 27 foot moving van.

When you think about it, to have 26 kids - Chowchilla

When you think about it, to have 26 kids

The search for these
suspects is now, of course - Chowchilla

The search for these suspects is now, of course

'Information on
the registration is all phony.' - Chowchilla

'Information on the registration is all phony.'

'We have no hard evidence.' - Chowchilla

'We have no hard evidence.'

My brother and I helped with - Chowchilla

My brother and I helped with

This is the latest composite. - Chowchilla

This is the latest composite.

'Is this from the memory
of the children?' - Chowchilla

'Is this from the memory of the children?'

The kidnap vans were found - Chowchilla

The kidnap vans were found

Reports say a rental agent told police - Chowchilla

Reports say a rental agent told police

The bus driver, Ed Ray - Chowchilla

The bus driver, Ed Ray

It is assumed
Mr. Ray will attempt - Chowchilla

It is assumed Mr. Ray will attempt

When they recovered the vehicles - Chowchilla

When they recovered the vehicles

They found a 12 gauge shotgun - Chowchilla

They found a 12 gauge shotgun

We found lumber material. - Chowchilla

We found lumber material.

The same lumber as - Chowchilla

The same lumber as

Number of mattresses - Chowchilla

Number of mattresses

...that had been
completely spray painted - Chowchilla

...that had been completely spray painted

'Did you see them
working on these things?' - Chowchilla

'Did you see them working on these things?'

They've recovered what looked like - Chowchilla

They've recovered what looked like

They had encrypted it into
some kind of unusual writing. - Chowchilla

They had encrypted it into some kind of unusual writing.

I was scared, I was actually - Chowchilla

I was scared, I was actually

"Where they're at, what they're doing - Chowchilla

"Where they're at, what they're doing

I know my wife's got
a girlfriend across town - Chowchilla

I know my wife's got a girlfriend across town

We did not like - Chowchilla

We did not like

The first real breaks in the case came - Chowchilla

The first real breaks in the case came

...that he had seen men working - Chowchilla

...that he had seen men working

One time, he said he found a young man - Chowchilla

One time, he said he found a young man

One of the things we learned - Chowchilla

One of the things we learned

When the Gold rush was
happening in California - Chowchilla

When the Gold rush was happening in California

Next day and I was asked - Chowchilla

Next day and I was asked

When we opened these doors up - Chowchilla

When we opened these doors up

Very fancy cut crystal statues. - Chowchilla

Very fancy cut crystal statues.

The place was littered - Chowchilla

The place was littered

It had antique Rolls Royces - Chowchilla

It had antique Rolls Royces

All kinds of military - Chowchilla

All kinds of military

There is a-a separate building - Chowchilla

There is a-a separate building

We had been told that Fred - Chowchilla

We had been told that Fred

And there was a desk - Chowchilla

And there was a desk

The actual plan of how - Chowchilla

The actual plan of how

And inside that, there
was a jack-in-the-box bag - Chowchilla

And inside that, there was a jack-in-the-box bag

But probably the most telling - Chowchilla

But probably the most telling

And at that point, it started to gel - Chowchilla

And at that point, it started to gel

Fred Woods, the suspect's father - Chowchilla

Fred Woods, the suspect's father

Told me, he tried
to get his son interested - Chowchilla

Told me, he tried to get his son interested

His son got interested - Chowchilla

His son got interested

He developed a business - Chowchilla

He developed a business

He had gone into partnership - Chowchilla

He had gone into partnership

His brother, Rick Schoenfeld was involved - Chowchilla

His brother, Rick Schoenfeld was involved

The brothers, their father was a, uh - Chowchilla

The brothers, their father was a, uh

They're always very polite and outgoing - Chowchilla

They're always very polite and outgoing

We were really shocked - Chowchilla

We were really shocked

'Why do you suppose that they
would do something like that?' - Chowchilla

'Why do you suppose that they would do something like t...

Acting on evidence
discovered at the house - Chowchilla

Acting on evidence discovered at the house

Suspects are considered - Chowchilla

Suspects are considered

The investigators worked 24 hours a day - Chowchilla

The investigators worked 24 hours a day

While Woods is up in Canada,
he's writing letters - Chowchilla

While Woods is up in Canada, he's writing letters

Jim Schoenfeld drove his car
up to the border... - Chowchilla

Jim Schoenfeld drove his car up to the border...

Gave him the guns back
and turned him around. - Chowchilla

Gave him the guns back and turned him around.

Good evening, the FBI is
looking all over the country - Chowchilla

Good evening, the FBI is looking all over the country

Two of the three men
suspected of kidnapping - Chowchilla

Two of the three men suspected of kidnapping

The third man,
Schoenfeld's younger brother - Chowchilla

The third man, Schoenfeld's younger brother

In Oakland, California, last night - Chowchilla

In Oakland, California, last night

He walked into the Alameda County - Chowchilla

He walked into the Alameda County

The attorney said Richard surrendered - Chowchilla

The attorney said Richard surrendered

James tried to get into
Canada one more time. - Chowchilla

James tried to get into Canada one more time.

He had gotten rid of most of the weapons - Chowchilla

He had gotten rid of most of the weapons

So they turned him around
finally gave up on that - Chowchilla

So they turned him around finally gave up on that

His lawyer said he'd gotten
tired of running, had called - Chowchilla

His lawyer said he'd gotten tired of running, had calle...

The police closed in an hour before that. - Chowchilla

The police closed in an hour before that.

The third suspect, Fred Woods - Chowchilla

The third suspect, Fred Woods

They say the 24-year-old suspect - Chowchilla

They say the 24-year-old suspect

He appeared nervous, a little cocky - Chowchilla

He appeared nervous, a little cocky

'Any concerns about
going to California at all?' - Chowchilla

'Any concerns about going to California at all?'

The kidnappers had hit this town - Chowchilla

The kidnappers had hit this town

Saying we're upset is very, very mild. - Chowchilla

Saying we're upset is very, very mild.

It was voiced... around
town that quote - Chowchilla

It was voiced... around town that quote

These were three men - Chowchilla

These were three men

All in the means of protecting them. - Chowchilla

All in the means of protecting them.

Inside, both woods and James Schoenfeld - Chowchilla

Inside, both woods and James Schoenfeld

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Go behind the headlines to explore the strangest mass kidnapping in history, with exclusive interviews from those who lived through it.

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Director: Paul Solet

Writer: Mario Diaz

Production: Zipper Bros Films,Sutter Road Picture Company,CNN Films

Genre: documentary, crime, drama

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 04 Dec 2023

Awards: 1 nomination

Homepage: https://cnncreativemarketing.com/project/chowchilla