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{{Villain_Infobox|fullname = Frederick Newhall Woods IV|alias = Fred Woods|origin = San Francisco|occupation = Ceo of the Ambria Acres Christmas tree farm and the eco Little Bear Creek gold mine | {{Villain_Infobox|fullname = Frederick Newhall Woods IV|alias = Fred Woods|origin = San Francisco|occupation = Ceo of the Ambria Acres Christmas tree farm and the eco Little Bear Creek gold mine<br>Ceo of a unknown car dealership|skills = Running businesses from prison but keeps getting caught<br>Hijacking|hobby = Running his businesses from prison|goals = Kidnap a school of children for ransom (temporary succeeded with kidnapping but completely failed with ransom)<br>Get paroled from prison so he can live in his Mansion and run his businesses (so far unsuccessful)|image = 360x0.jpg|type of villain = Mass kidnapper|crimes = Mass [[kidnapping]]<br>Grand theft auto<br>Child Endangerment<br>Holding kids and adult hostage<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>Child abduction<br>Bodily harm<br>Ransom<br>Robbery<br>False imprisonment<br>Hijacking<br>}} | ||
'''Fred Woods''' (born 1951) was the ringleader of the Chowchilla kidnapping in 1976. It was back in July 1976, when three young men from wealthy families kidnapped a school bus full of children in the Central Valley town of Chowchilla. Twenty-six children ages 5 through 14 and their driver were taken at gunpoint, driven in two locked and darkened vans for over 100 miles before being buried alive in an underground prison. It remains what is reported as the largest kidnapping ever in the United States. | |||
Grand theft auto | |||
Child Endangerment | |||
Kidnapping | |||
Child abduction | |||
Bodily harm | |||
Ransom | |||
Robbery | |||
False imprisonment | |||
Hijacking}} | |||
It was back in July 1976, when three young men from wealthy families kidnapped a school bus full of children in the Central Valley town of Chowchilla. Twenty-six children ages 5 through 14 and their driver were taken at gunpoint, driven in two locked and darkened vans for over 100 miles before being buried alive in an underground prison. It remains what is reported as the largest kidnapping ever in the United States. | |||
The children were buried under dirt and rocks in a quarry — inside an old moving van with makeshift ventilation, toilets, some food and water. The kidnappers left to call in their ransom demand — $5 million, which they expected the state would pay from a recently announced budget surplus. | The children were buried under dirt and rocks in a quarry — inside an old moving van with makeshift ventilation, toilets, some food and water. The kidnappers left to call in their ransom demand — $5 million, which they expected the state would pay from a recently announced budget surplus. | ||
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He said, despite their parents' wealth, that both he and Fred Woods had run up serious debts. He explained, "We needed multiple victims to get multiple millions, and we picked children because children are precious. The state would be willing to pay ransom for them. And they don't fight back. They're vulnerable. They will mind." | He said, despite their parents' wealth, that both he and Fred Woods had run up serious debts. He explained, "We needed multiple victims to get multiple millions, and we picked children because children are precious. The state would be willing to pay ransom for them. And they don't fight back. They're vulnerable. They will mind." | ||
Woods has been called the ringleader and a sociopath by | Woods has been called the ringleader and a sociopath by the sheriff of Madera County where the school bus was hijacked. Past parole hearings have found Woods to be evasive, unable or unwilling to follow prison rules and failing to acknowledge the severity of his crime. He has been cited for multiple disciplinary infractions including three for possession of pornography and two for possessing cell phones. | ||
Perhaps it is the children — and their long struggles to lead normal lives — who provide a hopeful lesson from the Chowchilla kidnapping. Psychiatrist Dr. Terr calls the kids, "little heroes of medicine" who have shown through their stories the devastation caused by even brief moments of terror and short separations from parents. Today we know the importance of prompt treatment for psychological wounds. Whether caused by mass shootings or other traumas, intense therapy and early counseling provide the best chance for recovery from those wounds. | Perhaps it is the children — and their long struggles to lead normal lives — who provide a hopeful lesson from the Chowchilla kidnapping. Psychiatrist Dr. Terr calls the kids, "little heroes of medicine" who have shown through their stories the devastation caused by even brief moments of terror and short separations from parents. Today we know the importance of prompt treatment for psychological wounds. Whether caused by mass shootings or other traumas, intense therapy and early counseling provide the best chance for recovery from those wounds. | ||
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