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Frank Sinatra Jr.’s Kidnapping: The Ransom and the Rumor That Followed

November 7, 2026 by gtvadmin
Frank Sinatra Jr performing in the 1972 television special Once Upon A Tour

Frank Sinatra Jr. was kidnapped in 1963 and released after a $240,000 ransom. The case brought arrests, a disputed allegation and an appeal.

Categories Classic TV, True Crime Tags 1960s, FBI, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr., Historical Cases, Kidnapping, True crime Leave a comment

John List: The TV Bust That Ended a 17-Year Search

November 4, 2026 by gtvadmin
Two archival portraits of John List published in an FBI wanted notice in 1972

John List vanished after killing his family in 1971. A sculpture shown on America’s Most Wanted helped investigators find him 17 years later.

Categories Classic TV, True Crime Tags America’s Most Wanted, Frank Bender, Historical Cases, John List, New Jersey, True crime Leave a comment

The Chowchilla Kidnapping: How 26 Children Escaped a Buried Trailer

November 3, 2026 by gtvadmin
James Schoenfeld, Frederick Woods and Richard Schoenfeld arrive for a 1976 pretrial hearing.

In 1976, 26 California schoolchildren and their driver were held in a buried trailer. Here’s how they escaped and what happened afterward.

Categories Classic TV, True Crime Tags 1970s, California History, Chowchilla Kidnapping, Ed Ray, Historical Cases, True crime Leave a comment

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