Episode
48 Hours: Live to Tell: The Chowchilla Kidnapping
Overview
Abducted by masked gunmen and buried alive in a truck trailer, survivors relive the horrifying time they spent underground and their journey to escape.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 33
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2019-10-12
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Live to Tell: The Chowchilla Kidnapping is Episode 5 in Season 33 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2019-10-12. The runtime is 43 min.
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