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Steven Stayner
April 18, 1965 – September 16, 1989
American child kidnapping victim (1965-1989)
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Steven Gregory Stayner was an American kidnapping victim. On December 4, 1972, seven-year-old Stayner was abducted in Merced, California, by child molester Kenneth Parnell. He was held by his abductor 38 miles (60 km) away in Mariposa County, and later in Mendocino County, until he was aged 14, when he managed to escape with another of Parnell's victims, five-year-old Timothy White. His brother, Cary Stayner, later became a serial killer.
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- Birthday · April 18
- Anniversary · September 16
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