In 1981, Parnell was tried and convicted of kidnapping both White and Stayner in two separate trials and was sentenced to seven years in jail, even though he was released on parole after five years. Steven, wearing no helmet and riding with an invalid license, suffered severe head injuries. However, he was not charged for sexual assault as the prosecutors believed they were 'protecting' Stayner from the social stigma of male sexual abuse. Both Poorman and White testified for the prosecution at his 2004 trial. Hehad been working as a maintenance man and living at Yosemite's Cedar Lodge,where the trio were staying. Theme: Baskerville 2 by Anders Noren. "I've never been this angry. Dimmock explained. Young Stayner replied that his mother would donate, following which Murphy asked for his address and offered to accompany him to his house, to which he agreed. Cary Stayner when he was just 8 months old, wearing a baby bonnet. But the children in the family kept their feelings to themselves and didnt discuss their emotions. Not wanting to see the 5-year-old go through the same pain he had experienced, Steven attempted to walk White back to his house on March 1, 1980. Five months later, he killed Joie Armstrong, a Yosemite Institute employee. Mourners holding banner which reads VIGIL OF HOPE for Carole Sund, her daughter Juli, and Julis friend Silvina Pelosso. "It's a lot to imagine that any one family could undergo,"Jessica Dimmock, director of the three-part docuseries Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story, now streaming on Hulu, told E! He then violently murdered all three, according to History.com. In the early '80s, the story of Steven Stayner's childhood abduction and rescue riveted the nation. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. By Natalie Finn Apr 21, 2022 7:00 AM Tags. That statement later became the title of a book and movie. "I couldn't see Timmy suffer," Stevenlater told Newsweek. Parnell shifted from one place to another for work, often took Stayner with him, but later sometimes left him alone and unguarded. While they were lovingly raised among almond groves and peach orchards by Delbert and Kay Stayner, their lives in the farming town of Merced were unfortunately in dangerous proximity of a monster. The nurse reported him to the local police and he was once again convicted and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. ", He added, "Everything has changed. This is the hardest thing she has ever had to face, and she just cant talk to anybody. [14] In 1975, on Parnell's instruction, Mathias tried to lure another young boy, who was in the Santa Rosa Boys' Club with Stayner, into Parnell's car. He didnt whine about lousy breaks. Cary saw the attention that his brother received after returning home and their relationship was never the same, according to TIME. News. Steven eventually married and had two children. Your IP: He told Steven he was a minister, and asked if his mother would like to make a donation to the church. Steven Stayners miraculous story of escape from his kidnapper in 1980 garnered national headlines at the time. [11], Parnell began calling the boy Dennis Gregory Parnell,[12] retaining Stayner's real middle name and his real birth date when enrolling him in various schools over the next several years. I guess seven years changed him, too. Kay also talked about the effect Stevens return had on the family, He came back different, very different. Timothy, back home with his family, adjusted well, and things returned to normal. Born In: Merced, California, United States, Spouse/Ex-: Jody Edmondson (m. 19851989). Sadly, Stayners triumphant return didnt last long, as he died several years after the daring escape. Cary at 6, watching television from the couch. [] Everything has changed. So, today, at the age of 59, Cary Stayner is incarcerated at the San Quentin State Prison. And with the family's input,and based on source material fromMike Echolls' book of the same name, NBC's two-partI Know My First Name Is Stevenstill made quite the splashwhen it premiered on May 22, 1989. As long as I can see them and hear their voices, I'm OK.", I Know My First Name Is Stevenwas nominated fora Golden Globe and four Emmys, including Outstanding Miniseries and Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for then 17-year-oldCorin Nemec,thanks to his heart-wrenching turn asSteven. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Still, the family signed off on it, and Steven even had a nonspeaking cameo asone of the police officers who escort his TV self back home. Throughout the first week, Stayner repeatedly told Parnell that he wanted to go home, to which, Parnell told him that he had been granted legal custody of him by his parents. He was mocked at school, which caused him to drop out, and after he began drinking more often, he was kicked out of his parental house. You could see that he wanted to play and be with kids and be normal.". On March 1, 1980, after two weeks, Steven had had enough. His relationship with his father remained strained. [24] In an interview with Newsweek shortly after his escape, Stayner said, "I returned almost a grown man and yet my parents saw me at first as their 7-year-old. "This is really so phenomenal, for a child to be gone seven years and to be found alive," the boy's mother, Kay Stayner, told the reporters who flocked to Merced, Calif., on March 2, 1980, to cover the joyous, unlikely conclusion tothe family'sordeal. By the time Steven was nine, Mathias and Parnell had raped him on at least nine separate occasions. All rights reserved. Normally when I think about storylines in these categories, they tend to fall in binary categories, someone is either a hero or a villain. He gave lectures at local schools, and even testified before the Ways and Means Committee of the State Assembly on one bill that would increase penalties for kidnapping children, and another that would require parents to have their children fingerprinted. In an interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, his sister, Cory, said He got on with his life. Click to reveal Steven Stayner's incredible story features in the captivating Hulu crime drama Captive Audience . By the time she got there, the 7-year-old was nowhere to be seen. For Steven though, the adjustment was a little more difficult. When Parnells mother gifted him a dog, he gifted it to Steven. [17][18], By daybreak on March 2, 1980, Parnell had been arrested on suspicion of abducting both boys. [27] At the time of his death, Stayner was living in Merced and working at a pizza shop. Stayner later claimed that Murphy asked him if his mother would be willing to donate any items to the church. My dad said he didn't need any. Steven, hoping to spare another child his fate, had sabotaged so many kidnappings. [22] Stayner's kidnapping and its aftermath prompted California lawmakers to change state laws "to allow consecutive prison terms in similar abduction cases. Despite his circumstances, he did well among his peers, and even became known as an all-around happy person. [41][42] Nearly five months later, on August 28, 2010, a statue of Stayner and White was dedicated in Applegate Park in Merced. In the epilogue to his book, Echols describes how he infiltrated NAMBLA. The attempt was a failure. This case just breaks my heart And the whole story about his big brother, too. Steven Gregory Stayner was an American kidnapping victim popularly known for being abducted in Merced, California by child molester Kenneth Parnell on December 4, 1972, at the age of 7 years. Kay was elated to have her son back. On July 24, hours after beingcharged withthe murder ofJoie Ruth Armstrong, a 26-year-old nature guidewho was found decapitatedtwo days beforehand in a densely wooded area of Yosemite just a few hundred feet from her home, Cary confessed in an off-camera jailhouse interview with San Francisco's KBWB-TV to also killing Carole Sund, 42,her daughter JuliSund, 15, and the girl's friend Silvina Pelosso, 16,that past February. At the time, the concept of therapy was frowned upon, and his father insisted that he didnt need any counseling. Unable to avoid the collision, Steven hit the drivers side of the vehicle. Ill cover Cary Stayner soon. "I don't think he should be executed because he's sick. But why doesnt my dad hug me anymore? He went on to add, Sometimes I blame myself. Five hundred people attended his funeral, one being Timothy White who, at the age of 14, served as a pallbearer. While he still blamed himself for his abduction, starting a family helped him cope with his past, and he began interacting with child abduction groups and provided advice to children on the topic. Steven Stayner was a typical 7-year old boy. "You'vegot this crazy story that happens, and then you've got kind of the 1980s version of that story that's presented to the world," Dimmock told E!. Source: Vimbuzz.com Related Posts children: Ashley Stayner, Steven Stayner Jr. See the events in life of Steven Stayner in Chronological Order, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJq6NyCMd6c, http://swordandscale.com/steven-stayner-kidnapped-and-held-for-7-years/, https://alchetron.com/Steven-Stayner-818809-W. Steven Gregory Stayner was born on April 18, 1965 in Merced, California, to Delbert and Kay Stayner. I have covered them both in the same article. The family sent out fliers, Sartell said, and headed off on distant road trips to talk to people who might have any information about the missing child. In the 20/20 special, Cary, the older of the two, is described as being a loving brother who enjoyed spending time with Steven. "My older brother . The alleged driver of the car was later identified by witnesses. He convinced Mathias to lure another young boy into his car. Kenneth told Steven that his parents had given him away and that his new name was Dennis. This caused Parnell to believe Stayner lacked the means to be an accomplice. In addition to writing and editing entertainment news, she also spotlights the Hispanic and Latinx community through her work. Steven Stayner escaped Kenneth Parnell when he was 14 years old. kidnapped by Kenneth Parnell, who sexually abused him. Seven-year-old, Steven Stayner lived with his parents, Kay and Delbert and his three sisters and an older brother in the small Californian city of Merced. After they stopped trying to teach me the fundamentals all over again, it got better. For two weeks Steven watched Timothy suffer. He was bullied, teased, and his sexuality was always called into question. Its late and dark when they arrive, and Timothy cant remember where he lives, so they went to the police. Juli's body was discoveredMarch 25 next to a reservoirabout 30 miles away from the car with help from an anonymous letter to the FBI that Cary said he sent himselfbut had someone else lick the stamp, so his DNA couldn't be traced. What a case! When he didnt return home from school that day his parents went to the police. The attempt was unsuccessful. which involved killing them all and raping Lenna and her sister. "We tried to keep quiet and not upset our parents.". A cabin that sat several hundred feet away from his grandfathers house. [15] Mathias later claimed to have been completely unaware that "Dennis" had been kidnapped. Both actors reflecton the stranger-than-fiction chain of events inCaptive Audience, as well asread Steven and Cary's own words from interview transcripts. Steven Stayner's parents were left with many questions when their 7-year-old son vanished into thin air in 1972. "It was my do-or-die chanceand I also would be coming home for doing something positive.". Despite his efforts, Parnell had another young boy. He worked with child abduction groups and talked about childrens safety. The next day, on March 2nd, both the boys were reunited with their respective families and Parnell was arrested. He was 35 years old. Great article, as always! Stayner looked forward to raising his children, Ashley and Steven Jr, with Jody. When he didnt make it home a few hours later, the family went to the police. He fell in love. [13], For a period of eighteen months, a woman named Barbara Mathias lived with Parnell and Stayner. He told TheSan Jose Mercury Newsthat watching his children play was like having another childhood the childhood I didnt have., Steven was bravely going about reconstructing his life,JK Miller said. Stevens drivers license had been suspended, and didnt want to risk an accident in the company truck, so he declined the offer. In late 1989, Steven was riding his new Kawasaki motorcycle home from his job as a pizza delivery man when a car pulled out of the driveway just ahead of him. In 1999, a proposal to name a park after him was rejected as the officials feared that 'Stayner Park' may point to his brother Cary, who had just confessed to killing four women in Yosemite. But in 1980, the Stayners' prayers were answered when Steven returned home after a seven-year disappearance. After Steven said his mother would be interested in donating, Murphy offered to take the boy home. She added, "He [Steven] got on with his life but he was pretty messed up." Parnell then drove a confused Stayner to his cabin in nearby Catheys Valley instead. Originally published January 20, 2007 at 12:00 am. He was sentenced to seven years, but was paroled after serving five.[19][20]. "We never really got along that well after he came back All of a sudden Steve was getting all these gifts, getting all this clothing, getting all this attention. [17] Both children were reunited with their families that day. ", "My son is very sick right now," he added. However, Stayner skillfully sabotaged Kenneths plans. Judge Thomas Hastings has said that the evidence is becoming repetitive, and he has ordered Stayners defense to tighten up testimony so the case can go to the jury early next week. [8], Parnell molested Stayner the first night at the cabin. Steven, taking a leave of absence from his job, acted as an advisor for Lorimar-Telepictures and had a non-speaking part, playing one of the two policemen who escort 14-year-old Steven (played by Corin Nemec) through the crowds to his waiting family, on his return to his Merced home. Investigator Pat Lunney said, Merced was the lead police department, and so they really mounted a large effort to search. However, police officers spotted both of them, and that's when Steven's real identity was revealed. In 1981, Parnell was tried in two separate trials, one for each boy. In 1981, Parnell was tried and convicted of kidnapping White and Stayner in two trials. He now belonged to Parnell. Steven refused to reveal the details of his sexual abuse and endured bullying in school for being molested. Where is he now spends much his! Particular attention was paid to how the events impacted the life of Cary Stayner. More than 450 peopleturned out for Steven's funeral and Timothy White, the boy he saved, wasa pallbearer. Kay and Delbert Stayner married in 1960 and had five children together. He was bullied by other children at school for being molested and eventually dropped out. Steven later admitted to sabotaging the efforts. Kay remembered how she never left the residence unattended for the next two-three years because she thought Steven would call. [6], Acting on instructions from Parnell, Murphy passed out gospel tracts to boys walking home from school that day[6][7] and, after spotting Stayner, claimed to be a church representative seeking donations. [40], White later became a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy. Steven Stayner (April 18, 1965 - Sept 16, 1989) was a kidnapping victim. Steven Stayners incredible story features in the captivating Hulu crime dramaCaptive Audience. Aged seven, Stayner, a California native, was abducted by child molester Kenneth Parnell. His accomplices, Ervin Murphy, and Ronald Sean Poorman were also convicted, though on lesser charges, claiming they knew nothing of the sexual assaults. Their mother, Kay, knew Cary to be "artistic, seldom in trouble and quiet," according to The Berkeley Daily Planet. He could be disarmingly paternal, but also beat and sexually abused the child. On December 4, 1972, at the age of seven, Steven was approached after school by Edward Ervin Murphy, who claimed he was collecting money for church. After performing a background check, they discovered this wasnt his first offense he had been convicted in 1951 for sodomy. (The other driver, Anthony Loera, actually left the scene but ultimatelyturned himself in. Timmy White and Steven Stayner during a press conference. The FBI acknowledged at the end of March that, while they were looking closely at a few men who (unlike Cary) had criminal records, no arrests or charges were "imminent.". We expected him to come back. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. In addition to participating in the abuse of Stayner, she attempted to help Parnell kidnap a boy who was a member of the Santa Rosa Boys' Club . We tried to keep quiet and not upset our parents.. After he failed to find Timmy's parents, he decided to lead the young boy into the police station to get help, as he was not attempting an escape for himself. Steven Stayner, who was kidnapped at the age of 7, became a national hero after helping another child escape from abuse. Selena is the entertainment and news editor for Good Housekeeping, where she covers the latest on TV, movies and celebrities. Sister Cynthia Sartelltestified that their dad was "on a mission" after Steven disappeared, and looking for their brother consumed his time and energy, to the detriment of his other kids. He was held by his abductor until he was 14,. I guess I was jealous. The driver, Antonio Loera, drove off, leaving Stayner helpless on the rain-soaked highway. ), "I'm very, very, very angry,"his wife Jody, then 21, told a reporter for Knight Ridder that night. Its final this time,he said. Together they had two children, and he moved to work with child abduction groups, making appearances for various groups who search for missing children. Of course Cynthia Sartell knew him; he was her older sibling. In April 2022, Hulu released a limited true-crime docuseries "Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story" following the life of Stayner and his family and how the kidnapping impacted their lives. Luck was not on his side, however, and at 4:55pm, three miles away and driving under the speed limit, he rammed a car that had pulled into the street just ahead of him. The Most Iconic Celebrity Best Friendships, The Most Iconic Old Hollywood Engagement Rings, The Top Dog Breeds the Year You Were Born, The Most Iconic Oscar Dresses of All Time, Christie Brinkley Honors 69th Birthday in New IG. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. While there's not much information about what Steven was like as a child, there is some insight to Cary's early life. In high school, Cary was known for being creative, but he couldn't escape Steven's story. Meanwhile, Steven was undergoing unthinkable sexual, emotional, and psychological abuse at the hands of Parnell. At his funeral on September 20, a 14-year-old Timmy White was one of the pallbearers. Steven Gregory Stayner (April 18, 1965 September 16, 1989) was an American kidnapping victim. He remains on death row at San Quentin State Prison, though California hasn't executed a prisoner since 2006 and Gov. Parnell allowed Stayner to begin drinking at a young age and to come and go virtually as he pleased. He had askedhis home health care worker if she could help him procure a 4-year-old boy, offering to pay $500 to have him delivered to his house in Berkeley. Ervin Murphy, who aided in Steven'sabduction but, according to Echolls' book,insisted that he really thought Parnell was a minister and never thought he'd hurt a little boy, was also convicted of kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap, and served two years of a five-year sentence. Parnell had also moved from one menial job to another, some of his work requiring travel and leaving Stayner unguarded, causing an adult Stayner to remark he could have easily used these absences as opportunities to flee, but was unaware how to summon help. They were last seen alive Feb. 15 eating dinner at the hotel restaurant. "I brought in Timmy because I didn't like what was happening," Stevenexplained to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, a variation of what he told police and reporters for a long time afterward. As Steven Stayner got older, Kenneth Parnell began planning to kidnap another, younger, boy. When 14-year-oldSteven Staynerturned upat a police station, more than seven years after he was kidnapped while walking home from school, it felt like a miracle. Steven later said in an interview, I returned almost a grown man, and yet my parents saw me at first as their seven-year-old. Murphy had a stack ofreligious pamphletsand, explaining that he was collecting money for his church, offered the boy a lift home. His wife, Jody Edmondson, lashed out at Antonio for leaving the scene. I don't know sometimes if I should have come home. Under false pretenses, Cary entered their room and sexually assaulted both girls. Count everyone affiliated with the movie, including Nemec and Todd Eric Andrews, who played Cary at 18, as being floored by what happened. On March 1, 1980, the boys left the one-room cabin where Parnell was keeping them in the remote coastal town of Manchester (pop. The docuseries focused heavily on the miniseries and featured appearances by both Corin Nemec and Todd Eric Andrews. I don't know sometimes if I should have come home. 195 in 2010) in Mendocino County, Calif., and hitchhiked 40 miles to Ukiah. [4] Murphy, described by those who knew him as a trusting, nave, and simple-minded man,[4] had been enlisted by Parnell (who had passed himself off to Murphy as an aspiring minister)[5][6] into helping him abduct a young boy so that Parnell could "raise him in a religious-type deal," as Murphy later stated. I never did tell anybody about it, but I remember wishing on a star that my little brother would come back home.". Both claimed they knew nothing of the sexual assaults on Stayner. He was third of five children of his parents and had an elder brother Cary and three sisters. Parnell died in 2008 in prisonat the age of 76 while serving a25-years-to-life sentence for solicitation to commit a crime, trying to buy a human being and attempted child-stealing. I know my first name is Steven, he said, ditching the name Parnell had given him. Captive Audiencealsodelves into thecreative license taken during the making of the miniseries and the way in which the version of events that unfolded for an average of 35.8 million viewers over the course of two nights becamethestorythat everyone knew. He was allowed to come and go virtually as he pleased, he could have fled, gotten help, but he didnt know how. Performance & security by Cloudflare. [25] He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just before his death. "The worst thing that could possibly happen, happens to them," Dimmock said. After they stopped trying to teach me the fundamentals all over again, it got better. Gavin Newsom imposed a moratoriumon carrying out the death penalty while he's in office. In 2002, Kay testified during the penalty phase of her son Carys trial for a triple murder. Unfortunately, less than a decade after his incredible escape, Steven Stayner died in a motorcycle accident at the age of 24, leaving behind a wife and two children. He also convinced the little boy that his parents could not afford raising so many children and as such did not want him anymore. He barely knew his parents, and his parents scarcely knew the teenager whod returned home. "It was outrageous. The parents of five, who had kept all the presents their son never got to open after going missing a few weeks before Christmas in 1972, ultimatelygot their wish thanks to Steven's bravery. Initially wanted as an eyewitness, Cary was confronted by police in July of 1999, and ended up confessing to all four murders. Steven Stayner testifies about his abduction in 1972 by Kenneth Parnell and his seven years in captivity in this 1981 photo. Furthermore, Steven had saved a then 5-year-old Timothy White from the same fate, escaping from the cabin where they were kept. Parnell made Steven go by "Dennis Parnell," and as they moved from town to town in California he posed as the boy's father and enrolled him in school. I don't know my true birthdate, but I use April 18, 1965. He was raising hell at school and causing trouble with the law but things started to change when he met Jody Edmondson. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/steven-stayner-34446.php. [25][28], On September 16, 1989, Stayner sustained fatal head injuries while on his way home from work when his motorcycle collided with a car[28][29] in a hit-and-run accident. 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