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Abductions case tied to Palo Alto youths near Chowchilla
From page 10A a housing bound California neighborhood shapes the backdrop for the Chowchilla kidnapping. The Schoenfeld brothers Rick and Jim, close friends of Fred Woods, are profiled through a mix of hometown details, work and family ties, and a pattern of suspicious activity. The piece links Woods to vehicle purchases, a Los Altos area life, and a found ransom note draft, while noting the victims’ capture and the unfolding police investigation.
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Schoenfeld Brothers
California
Rick
Stella
Honcho
Sierra
Palo Alto
Stanford
Mildred Strachan
Miss Strachan
Jim
Muldown
Schoenfeld
Madera County
Chowchilla
Fred Woods
Songel
Faye Woods
Woodside
Fred
Woods
Redwood City
Hawthornes
Jim Schoenfeld
Mountain View
John Kirby
Oakland
Mark Hall
East San Jose
Livermore
Reno
Nev
Ralph Lester Snider
Hae
San Jose
Schoenfelds
Joseph Muldown
Rick Schoenfeld
Ralph Snider
Ed Bates
Fred Woods III
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