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When they took me into the courtroom
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Chowchilla

When they took me into the courtroom I can remember sitting in the jury box and I felt...

When they took me into the courtroom I can remember sitting in the jury box and I felt like I could barely see 'cause I was so little

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When they took me into the courtroom
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I can remember sitting in the jury box
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and I felt like I could barely see
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'cause I was so little.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:22
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.
I remember not looking at the kidnappers like - Chowchilla 00:10
I remember not looking at the kidnappers like
I told them the harm - Chowchilla 00:10
I told them the harm
And as I finished and I walked out - Chowchilla 00:06
And as I finished and I walked out
'You think they should ever be released?' - Chowchilla 00:11
'You think they should ever be released?'
We were buried under the ground, man. - Chowchilla 00:06
We were buried under the ground, man.
After 16 days of grueling testimony - Chowchilla 00:08
After 16 days of grueling testimony
Deegan, "This was an ordeal of terror - Chowchilla 00:07
Deegan, "This was an ordeal of terror
Suffering is in itself physical harm." - Chowchilla 00:15
Suffering is in itself physical harm."
But just when survivors felt - Chowchilla 00:09
But just when survivors felt
And in 1980 - Chowchilla 00:08
And in 1980
The kidnappers had plenty of money - Chowchilla 00:13
The kidnappers had plenty of money
That was and still is like a slap in the face. - Chowchilla 00:08
That was and still is like a slap in the face.
But I didn't think we were gonna get out 'cause I didn't know - Chowchilla 00:08
But I didn't think we were gonna get out 'cause I ...
After the trial is done - Chowchilla 00:07
After the trial is done
My self esteem took a large blow. - Chowchilla 00:06
My self esteem took a large blow.
I didn't want anybody knowing - Chowchilla 00:06
I didn't want anybody knowing
But everybody in Chowchilla knew about the kidnapping - Chowchilla 00:08
But everybody in Chowchilla knew about the kidnapping
And then, unfortunate for us - Chowchilla 00:12
And then, unfortunate for us
I felt so betrayed by God - Chowchilla 00:07
I felt so betrayed by God
We had reporters at our house all the time. - Chowchilla 00:06
We had reporters at our house all the time.