Cindy Pickett
Kay Stayner
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I Know My First Name Is Steven: With Cindy Pickett, John Ashton, Corin Nemec, Luke Edwards. The harrowing true account of Steven Stayner, who was kidnapped by a perverted pseudo-priest and his lackey during the 1970s. As he gets older, he realizes that he needs to try to make an escape and get back home.
- Budbundy
- 47
- 3 min
I Know My First Name Is Steven is a 1989 American television miniseries about kidnap victim Steven Stayner. The original title was I Know My First Name Is Joe Walz, but producers ultimately decided to use the real name of the victim. The two-part miniseries was first broadcast by NBC on May 22 and 23, 1989.
- Larry Elikann
- Andrew Adelson Company, Lorimar Television
I know my first name is Steven, I'm pretty sure my last is Stainer [sic], and if I have a middle name, I don't know it." [36] Stayner's story was also included in the book Against Their Will by Nigel Cawthorne , a compilation of stories of kidnappings.
- 2
- Merced Cemetery District
- December 4, 1972 (aged 7), Merced, California, U.S.
- Cary Stayner (brother)
Jul 19, 2019 · Telling police, "I know my first name is Steven" became the most iconic moment in Steven’s remarkable story – later becoming the title of the book and a television movie. "Steven was a ...
- 8 min
- Allie Yang,Joseph Rhee,Keren Schiffman
A two-part miniseries based on the true story of Steven Stayner, a young boy abducted from his hometown in Merced, California, in 1972 and held hostage for seven years. When his captor brings another boy home, Steven manages to escape with him, but a second ordeal begins when he has to readjust...
Summaries. The harrowing true account of Steven Stayner, who was kidnapped by a perverted pseudo-priest and his lackey during the 1970s. As he gets older, he realizes that he needs to try to make an escape and get back home. 7-year old Steven Stayner is kidnapped a few days before Christmas by Kenneth Parnell.
Overview. In 1973, 7-year-old Steven Stayner is kidnapped by pedophile Kenneth Parnell. Under the belief that Parnell has been given legal custody of him, and that his family has moved away, he stays with Parnell for seven years, enduring repetitive sexual abuse the entire time.
