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Kenneth Eugene Parnell (September 26, 1931 – January 21, 2008) was an American convicted sex offender, child rapist, and kidnapper infamously known for committing the abductions of 7-year-old Steven Stayner in Merced, California, in 1972 and 5-year-old Timothy White in Ukiah, California, in 1980.
Apr 3, 2024 · Kenneth Parnell abducted 7-year-old Steven Stayner in California in 1972 and later kidnapped 5-year-old Timothy White in 1980 — but the boys later escaped.
Apr 23, 2022 · Hulu's Captive Audience tells the incredible true crime story of Steven Stayner's kidnapping. Here's what became of his captor, Kenneth Parnell.
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.
Timothy James White (November 1, 1974 – April 1, 2010) was an American man who was abducted in 1980 by pedophile Kenneth Parnell and held for several weeks before he was rescued by fellow child captive 14-year-old Steven Stayner, who escaped and guided the 5-year-old to safety.
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 21, 2022 · Kenneth Parnell is most notoriously known for the kidnapping of Steven Stayner, but he was an active child sex predator long before that 1972 abduction.
Apr 28, 2022 · His abductor, Kenneth Parnell, pretended to be collecting donations for a church and insisted on giving Steven a ride home. Instead, Parnell took Steven to his own residence. After a few days,...
Apr 7, 2022 · At the time that Kenneth Parnell abducted Steven Stayner in 1972 in Merced, California, he was no stranger to law enforcement. His first encounter with the law came in 1952, when he was sentenced to three years in a California prison for the molestation of an 8-year-old boy (per SF Gate).
Jan 7, 1982 · Kenneth Parnell, accused of kidnapping 7-year-old Steven Stayner in 1972, was convicted today of abducting the youth who lived with him seven years. Mr. Parnell, 50, and a...
