The document gives a detailed account of Stayner’s encounter with the three tourists he is convicted of killing.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the early ‘80s, the story of Steven Stayner’s childhood abduction and rescue riveted the nation. One December afternoon in 1972 ...

When 14-year-old Steven Stayner turned up at a police station, more than seven years after he was kidnapped while walking home from school, it felt like a miracle. "This is really so phenomenal, for a ...

A new documentary series streaming on Hulu this month will focus on the divergent lives of Merced brothers Steven and Cary Stayner. While the former even today remains hailed as a fallen hero, the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Captive Audience spends the first two of its three episodes telling the ...

Too smart for “true crime” and far more artfully constructed than standard-issue nonfiction, “Captive Audience” revisits the case of Steven Stayner, who in 1972 disappeared without a trace and then ...

In the early ‘80s, the story of Steven Stayner’s childhood abduction and rescue riveted the nation. One December afternoon in 1972, 7-year-old Steven had been walking home in Merced, California, when ...