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Steven Gregory Stayner (April 18, 1965 – September 16, 1989) was an American kidnapping victim and the younger brother of serial killer Cary Stayner. On December 4, 1972, seven-year-old Stayner was abducted in Merced, California, by child molester Kenneth Parnell.
Apr 28, 2022 · A new documentary revisits the stories of Steven Stayner, who escaped from a seven-year captivity aged 14, and of his brother Cary Stayner, who was convicted of four murders years later.
Jul 19, 2019 · Steven Stayner captured the heart of a nation when he helped another child escape from a pedophile, after enduring years of abuse and not wanting to see the child experience the same fate.
Mar 17, 2022 · In 1972, seven-year-old Steven Stayner was kidnapped by a pedophile named Kenneth Parnell in Merced, California — and held captive for the next seven years. Three weeks before Christmas 1972, the course of Steven Stayner’s life would change forever.
Mar 2, 2022 · On the afternoon of December 4, 1972, 7-year-old Steven Stayner was walking home from school in Merced, California, when he was approached by a man passing out religious pamphlets.
Apr 21, 2022 · When 14-year-old Steven Stayner turned up at a police station, more than seven years after he was kidnapped while walking home from school, it felt like a miracle.
Jan 20, 2007 · Steven Stayner spent seven years as the captive of a pedophile. But after he and a fellow victim escaped in 1980, he discovered another ordeal was just beginning.
Apr 20, 2022 · Two Calif. brothers, one a kidnap hero and one a Yosemite serial killer, featured in Hulu documentary 'Captive Audience'. Surrounded by TV cameras, Steven Stayner, right foreground, and father...
Sep 22, 1989 · Steven Stayner served 10 years of a lifetime sentence of restlessness, doubts and rebellion against basic authority. He was released Saturday, say members of his family, when his motorcycle...
Apr 22, 2022 · Steven Stayner was finally able to escape at the age of 14, when his story became national news—news that was eventually turned into a hit miniseries in May 1989.
