In 1972 The Stayner family became well known across America as the youngest son Steven had been missing for 7 years after vanishing on his way home from school. When he miraculously suddenly re appeared after rescuing another young victim & escaping their evil paedofile kidnapper, he became Americas youngest hero . But this was not where the Stayner story ends … Years after Steven was tragically killed in a motorbike crash the family name was all but forgotten in the media as they were left to grieve .. That is, until a grisly spate of murders began in Mariposa County in 1999 causing ripples of fear across the young women of California. As stories of more savage murders hit the news it left everyone asking the question, who is the Yosemite Park Killer & when would he strike next ? Finally the net closes in on this brutal predator & when it is revealed who he really is law enforcement & people all over the world are left in total shock. Because this violent murderer is the older brother of Americas young hero Steven Stayner . But this brothers story is the polar opposite to the heroic tale of his brave sibling that we covered last week … And as Cary Stayner is charged & sentenced to death for the murders of 4 women, suspected to be many more, it leaves us asking the age old question about known serial killers ? Is it infact nature or nurture that makes these monsters kill ?

This is episode 48: Cary Stayner - The Yosemite Park Killer ….

Crime talk timestamp: 5:33 mins

Sources: Captive audience an American horror story Disney plus , Wikipedia , daily mail, allthat’s interesting.com, criminal minds wiki, CBS News

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