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Investigators Optimistic in Chowchilla Kidnapping Case
Investigators say they are flooded with tips in the Chowchilla bus kidnapping. Alameda County Sheriff Tom Houchins and Madera County Sheriff Ed Bates express progress, with leads checked by computer and new clues including clothing found near Saratoga. A San Quentin inmate offered names of possible accomplices, and a suspicious van painting report is under review. There may have been a fourth party involved.
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Alameda County
Tom Houchins
Madera
Ed Bates
Saratoga
San Quentin Prison
Tuolumne
Jack Litteral