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Chowchilla

And I started to talk to him and thenjust out of nowhere Principal Tatum stepped in and...

And I started to talk to him and then
just out of nowhere Principal Tatum stepped in and said, "Why don't we just
give him a break, boys?

Full Transcript

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And I started
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to talk to him and then just out of nowhere
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Principal Tatum stepped in
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and said, "Why don't we just give him a break, boys?
Duration
12 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:12
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime, drama
Production
Zipper Bros Films,Sutter Road Picture Company,CNN Films

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Movie Summary

Go behind the headlines to explore the strangest mass kidnapping in history, with exclusive interviews from those who lived through it.
You know, let him go home and get some sleep." - Chowchilla 00:06
You know, let him go home and get some sleep."
There was my chance to tell the world - Chowchilla 00:07
There was my chance to tell the world
7 o'clock, we got dug out. I handed the kids up - Chowchilla 00:07
7 o'clock, we got dug out. I handed the kids up
As miraculously as they had disappeared - Chowchilla 00:11
As miraculously as they had disappeared
We were calm, but the kidnappers - Chowchilla 00:06
We were calm, but the kidnappers
I had a lot of agents out there - Chowchilla 00:07
I had a lot of agents out there
I had all the state. I had all the FBI. - Chowchilla 00:05
I had all the state. I had all the FBI.
The following morning I was directed to go out - Chowchilla 00:07
The following morning I was directed to go out
I had a whole crew of people - Chowchilla 00:07
I had a whole crew of people
'This is a place where they've cut a hole in the roof' - Chowchilla 00:08
'This is a place where they've cut a hole in the r...
The only people into the hole - Chowchilla 00:06
The only people into the hole
The sheriff's office is working very carefully - Chowchilla 00:07
The sheriff's office is working very carefully
The crime scene - Chowchilla 00:07
The crime scene
There was some notion that it might be a cave. - Chowchilla 00:06
There was some notion that it might be a cave.
It took us a while to understand - Chowchilla 00:08
It took us a while to understand
By today's standards uh, it wasn't a 40 foot van. - Chowchilla 00:06
By today's standards uh, it wasn't a 40 foot van.
It was a fairly short 27 foot moving van. - Chowchilla 00:06
It was a fairly short 27 foot moving van.
When you think about it, to have 26 kids - Chowchilla 00:09
When you think about it, to have 26 kids
The search for these suspects is now, of course - Chowchilla 00:08
The search for these suspects is now, of course
'Information on the registration is all phony.' - Chowchilla 00:12
'Information on the registration is all phony.'