Mr. Schiff: A 75-year-old woman was kidnapped and buried alive for three days at a California park...

Mr. Norregard: "It was about a 10 foot hole; deep hole."

Mr. Schiff: That's Pete Norregard, an FBI Agent back in 1979. He says the case featured $1 million ransom; husband and wife suspects followed by helicopters. They split but one chopper had a wild ride...

Mr. Norregard: "The helicopter was involved in an up-and-down, sideways, evasive, triple-A ride at Disneyland, pursuing this motorcyclist, who attempted to drag them through some high tension wires, but they avoided that."

Mr. Schiff: Norregard says the cycle rider had a rifle and used it...

Mr. Norregard: "He had a carbine with a very long clip of ammo in it; a banana clip. He cut some rounds loose at the helicopter and put one through the bubble in the front."

Mr. Schiff: While all this was going on, the woman climbed out of the grave and was found, and the kidnapers arrested. I'm Neal Schiff and that's the FBI's Closed Case of the Week."

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