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Steven Stayner escaped his captor and returned home to his family in March of 1980. 19 years later his older brother Cary Stayner was arrested in connection with the murder of a young woman named Joie Armstrong in Yosemite Park. Before he was even a suspect, Cary confessed. What's more, he confessed to being the Yosemite Park Killer, wanted for the murders of a woman and two teenage girls who had been vacationing near the park.
Cary Stayner's bizarre confession and trial made history, and it all began this week in March of 1999 when a hiker came across the remains of his first known victims.

Writing and research by Angelina Villeseche.

Original music and audio production by Louis Levesque.
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