Episode 229: The Vanishing School Bus - 26 Kids Went Missing Together
When someone goes missing without a trace, it’s enough to make the hair on our arms stand up. One second they are here; the next second, they are gone.
When 26 kids vanish into thin air on their school bus… the whole nation loses their minds.
Chaos. Parents calling authorities. People running up and down the streets calling the kids names. FBI booked out every single room in every hotel in the town.
And finally, a lead. The mayor’s wife received an anonymous phone call.
“The children will be found. But there will be others. It’s not over.”
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Book: “Why Have They Taken Our Children” - by Jack Baugh & Jefferson Morgan
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