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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.
Apr 27, 2022 · Steven Stayner’s incredible story features in the captivating Hulu crime drama Captive Audience. Aged seven, Stayner, a California native, was abducted by child molester Kenneth Parnell. Kenneth told Steven that his parents had given him away and that his new name was Dennis.
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.
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 25, 2019 · Steven Stayner, who was kidnapped at the age of 7, became a national hero after helping another child escape from abuse. Cary Stayner, Steven's older brother,...
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.
Sep 17, 1989 · Steven Stayner, who as a child was kidnaped from his Merced home and held captive until he escaped seven years later, died Saturday in a motorcycle accident, a coroner’s spokesman said.
Apr 5, 2024 · Steven Stayner, brother of The Yosemite Killer, Cary Stayner, died in a hit-and-run motorcycle accident when he was 24. His death was widely publicized.
