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Parole plea heard in Chowchilla kidnapping case
In Oakland California three men Richard Schenfeld James Woods and Fred Woods faced pre sentencing arguments as their lawyers urged the judge to grant hope for parole. The defense contended rehabilitation could be possible and challenged the mandatory life without parole. The defendants admitted abducting 26 schoolchildren and their bus driver in July 1976 and transporting them 100 miles.
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Leo Deegan
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Richard Sehoenfeld
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Fred Woods
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Ed Ray