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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.
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.
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.
- 8 min
- Allie Yang,Joseph Rhee,Keren Schiffman
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.
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.
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, was...
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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.
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