Parole granted to 1976 U.S. school bus hijacker who tried to bury 26 kids alive
The victims were able to dig their way out more than a day later
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The victims were able to dig their way out more than a day later
Three men buried the children, ages 5 to 14, along with their bus driver in an old moving van. The victims were able to dig their way out more than
Frederick Newhall Woods was found suitable for parole at a hearing in March and on Wednesday, the decision to release the 70-year-old was finalized after a 120-day time frame had expired.
Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the board to reconsider its decision to parole Frederick Woods, 70, on Tuesday
The last of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus full of children near Chowchilla for an attempted $5 million ransom in 1976 is being released by the state’s parole board.