American kidnapping victim Steven Gregory Stayner was well-known for escaping after seven years after being taken from him.
His parents, Delbert Stayner and Kay Stayner, gave birth to him on April 18, 1965 in Merced, California, in the United States of America.
His parents had five children, and he was the third. On December 4, 1972, Steven Stayner, then only 7 years old, was abducted by child molester Kenneth Parnell in Merced, California, in the United States. He was taken from his home in Mariposa County, California, by the kidnapper, who then relocated him to Mendocino County, California, which was 61 kilometers (38 miles) away.
Where was Steven Stayner kidnapped?
Child molester Kenneth Parnell kidnapped Stayner, age 7, in Merced, California, on December 4, 1972. He was kept captive by his kidnapper for 38 miles (61 km) in Mariposa County, California, and for another two years in Mendocino County, California, until he was 14 years old and managed to escape alongside Timothy White, another of Parnell’s captives.
