When two women and two teenage girls are killed in a grisly set of murders near Yosemite National Park, police want answers.

Their trail led them to Cary Stayner, who was quickly labeled as a serial killer for his crimes—but there is more to the story than you might expect.

Before Cary Stayner was a serial killer, he was the older brother of seven-year-old Steven Stayner, a child who was abducted and spent seven years in captivity with a child molester before a harrowing escape.

This is Cary Stayner’s story.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.