Cary Anthony Stayner (born August 13, 1961), also known as the Yosemite Park Killer, or simply the Yosemite Killer, is an American
serial killer
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and the older brother of
kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful confinement of a person against their will, often including transportation/asportation. The asportation and abduction element is typically but not necessarily conducted by means of force or fear: the p ...
victim
Steven Stayner
Steven Gregory Stayner (April 18, 1965September 16, 1989) was an American kidnapping victim. On December 4, 1972, seven-year-old Stayner was abducted in Merced, California, by child molester Kenneth Parnell. He was held by his abductor away in Ma ...
. He was convicted of the murders of four women between February and July 1999. The murders occurred in
Mariposa County, California
Mariposa County () is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 17,131. The county seat is Mariposa. It is located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, north of Fresno, east of ...
, near
Yosemite National Park
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. Stayner was sentenced to
death
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for the four murders, and is still on
death row
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at
San Quentin
San Quentin State Prison (SQ) is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men, located north of San Francisco in the unincorporated place of San Quentin in Marin County.
Opened in July 1852, San Quentin is the o ...
State Prison in California.
Early life
Cary Stayner was born on August 13, 1961, the third of five children born to Delbert Foy and Kay Stayner in
Merced
Merced (; Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on April 1 ...
,
California
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. He had three sisters and a younger brother,
Steven Gregory Stayner. On December 4, 1972, 7-year-old Steven was abducted in
Merced, California
Merced (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 86,333, up ...
, by child molester
Kenneth Parnell
Kenneth Eugene Parnell (September 26, 1931 – January 21, 2008) was an American convicted sex offender, child rapist, and kidnapping, kidnapper infamously known for committing the abductions of 7-year-old Steven Stayner in Merced, California i ...
. He was held by his abductor away in
Mariposa County, California
Mariposa County () is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 17,131. The county seat is Mariposa. It is located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, north of Fresno, east of ...
, and later in
Mendocino County, California
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, until he was aged 14, when he managed to escape with another of Parnell's victims,
Timothy White.
Cary later said that he felt
neglected
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Technical description and variation
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while his parents grieved over the loss of Steven.
When Steven escaped and returned home, he received massive media attention which resulted in the 1989 release of a television
miniseries
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based on his experience, ''
I Know My First Name Is Steven
''I Know My First Name Is Steven'' is a 1989 American television miniseries about kidnap victim Steven Stayner. The two-part miniseries was first broadcast by NBC on May 22 and 23, 1989. Screening rights were sold to a number of international te ...
'' (also known as ''The Missing Years''), based on the
true crime
True crime is a nonfiction literary, podcast, and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people associated with and affected by criminal events.
The crimes most commonly include murder; about 40 per ...
book of the same name, and Stayner once again felt overshadowed by the attention his brother got. Steven, who had married and had two children, died in a motorcycle accident in 1989.
When he was 3 years old, Cary was diagnosed with
trichotillomania
Trichotillomania (TTM), also known as hair-pulling disorder or compulsive hair pulling, is a mental disorder characterized by a long-term urge that results in the pulling out of one's own hair. A brief positive feeling may occur as hair is remov ...
and was put on medication, though the condition continued to affect him during his high school years; the consequential bald spots led to him being severely
bullied
Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception (by the bully or by others) of an imbal ...
and having to perpetually wear a
baseball cap
A baseball cap is a type of soft hat with a rounded crown and a stiff bill projecting in front.
The front of the hat typically displays a design or a logo (historically, usually only a sports team, namely a baseball team, or names of relevant co ...
. Although it is believed that his brother's kidnapping contributed to Cary's
sexual deviancy
Paraphilia (previously known as sexual perversion and sexual deviation) is the experience of intense sexual arousal to atypical objects, situations, fantasies, behaviors, or individuals. It has also been defined as sexual interest in anything ot ...
, Stayner claimed to authorities after his arrest that he had begun fantasising about abducting and murdering women since he was 7, prior to the abduction of his brother. Additionally, despite his intelligence being noted by his classmates and teachers and his being placed in accelerated classes in school, he continued having fantasies about women being
gang rape
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d before he was a teenager. While his sister's friend was staying over at his house, he even exposed himself to her. Due to his cartoon contributions to the school newspaper, Stayner was chosen as the "most creative" student in his graduating class at the age of 18 at
Merced High School
Merced High School is located in Merced, California, United States. It is a part of the Merced Union High School District.
The current enrollment is over 1,800 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is currently under Principal Marcus Knott ...
.
After graduating, Stayner worked as a window installer at a glass company which is where he allegedly developed a fantasy about ramming a truck into the workplace, killing everyone there, and setting the place on fire. In 1991, Stayner tried to gas himself to death with
carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide (chemical formula CO) is a colorless, poisonous, odorless, tasteless, flammable gas that is slightly less dense than air. Carbon monoxide consists of one carbon atom and one oxygen atom connected by a triple bond. It is the simple ...
. In 1995, he was admitted to a mental institution after claiming to have had a nervous breakdown and was released after receiving treatment. He was also arrested in 1997 for possession of
marijuana
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and
methamphetamines
Methamphetamine (contracted from ) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. Methamph ...
, although these charges were eventually dropped.
Victims
Confirmed
In 1997, Stayner was hired as a handyman at the Cedar Lodge motel in
El Portal, California
El Portal (Spanish for "The Gateway") is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is located west-southwest of Yosemite Village, at an elevation of . The population was 372 at the 2020 census, down from 474 at ...
, just outside the
Highway 140 entrance to
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an ar ...
. Stayner found all of his confirmed victims at the Cedar Lodge motel.
Between February and July 1999, he murdered at least two women and two teenagers.
* On March 18, 1999, the first two victims, 42-year-old Carole Evon Sund and 16-year-old
Argentine
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exchange student Silvina Pelosso, were found in the trunk of the charred remains of Sund's
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rental car.
The bodies were burned beyond recognition and were identified using dental records. Sund was strangled with rope and shot but was not raped while Pelosso was raped and shot. A week later a note was sent to the police with a hand-drawn map indicating the location of the third victim, Sund's 15-year-old daughter Juliana "Juli" Sund.
The top of the note read, "We had fun with this one." Investigators went to the location depicted on the map and found the remains of Sund, who had been raped and whose throat had been cut. Detectives began interviewing employees of the Cedar Lodge motel where the three victims had been staying just before their deaths on February 15, 1999. One of those employees was Stayner, but he was not considered a suspect at that point because he had no criminal history and remained calm during the police interview.
* On July 22, 1999, when the
decapitated
Decapitation or beheading is the total separation of the head from the body. Such an injury is invariably fatal to humans and most other animals, since it deprives the brain of oxygenated blood, while all other organs are deprived of the au ...
body of
Yosemite Institute employee Joie Ruth Armstrong, a 26-year-old naturalist, was found, eyewitnesses said they saw a blue 1972
International Scout
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parked outside the cabin where she was staying the day prior on July 21. Detectives traced this vehicle to Stayner, which led to him becoming the
prime suspect
''Prime Suspect'' is a British police procedural television drama series devised by Lynda La Plante. It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, who ...
in the case.
FBI
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agents John Boles and Jeff Rinek found Stayner staying at the Laguna del Sol
nudist resort
A naturist resort or nudist resort is an establishment that provides accommodation (or at least camping space) and other amenities for guests in a context where they are invited to practise naturism – that is, a lifestyle of non-sexual socia ...
in
Wilton, where he was arrested and taken to
Sacramento
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for questioning. During his interrogation, Stayner shocked the agents when he confessed not only to Armstrong's decapitation but to the murders of Pelosso and the Sunds and the sending of the map for finding Juli Sund's body. His vehicle yielded evidence proving his link to Armstrong.
Suspected
Following his arrest, Stayner was suspected of being responsible for other
homicides
Homicide occurs when a person kills another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act or omission that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no inten ...
and disappearances in addition to his four known victims. Given that similar offenders started their violent crimes at far younger ages, investigators have stated that they think Stayner may have additional victims.
* 28-year-old Patricia Marie "Patty" Hicks Dahlstrom last contacted family in September 1982 after relocating to
Merced, California
Merced (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 86,333, up ...
from Washington State. She had joined a religious following, the San Anda Apostolic Church, founded by cult leader Donald Gibson. Hicks was one of the group members who were detained in December 1980. An investigation into the religious organisation revealed that
sexual assault
Sexual assault is an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will. It is a form of sexual violence, which ...
s had been carried out under various religious pretences. Gibson was put on trial in September 1981, and was found guilty of four sex offences. Afterward, Hicks decided to leave the
cult
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and was last seen by her roommate taking
public transportation
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to the
Yosemite National Park
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. A severed arm and hand were recovered from
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an ar ...
on June 28, 1983. By 1988, a skull was also discovered near the original scene. In April 2021,
genetic genealogy
Genetic genealogy is the use of genealogical DNA tests, i.e., DNA profiling and DNA testing, in combination with traditional genealogical methods, to infer genetic relationships between individuals. This application of genetics came to be used b ...
identified the remains as being those of Hicks. Stayner is known to have been acquainted with Gibson at the time of his 1981 trial, which he attended. Authorities believe Stayner may have chosen to kill Hicks in retaliation for her testimony against Gibson.
* On December 26, 1990, Stayner's paternal uncle, 42-year-old Jesse Jerrold "Jerry" Stayner, with whom Cary lived in
Merced, California
Merced (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 86,333, up ...
, was shot to death in his house with his own shotgun. The murder was never solved and Stayner became a suspect after his arrest. Cary later claimed that Jesse molested him around the same time that Steven was kidnapped when he was 11.
* In October 1994, severed human hands were found near the
New Melones Reservoir
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The New Melones Dam and reservoir are a water collection and transfer unit of the Central Va ...
. On December 13, 1994, a headless and handless torso was found in a cluster of trees off Camp 9 Road near
Vallecito, California
Vallecito (Spanish for "Little Valley") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 442 at the 2010 census, up from 427 at the 2000 census. The town is registered as California Historical L ...
by a group of boys who were burning yard debris. A forensic pathologist determined that the detached hands belonged to the body. In December 1995, the remains were identified as belonging to 24-year-old Sharalyn Mavonne Murphy. Her head has never been found. The FBI investigated Murphy's homicide to determine a link between Stayner due to similarities between her death and the murder of Armstrong. Authorities also reviewed the case of 34-year-old Denise Smith, whose decomposed body was discovered in a 50-gallon burn barrel off Jacksonville Road near
Don Pedro Reservoir
Don Pedro Reservoir, also known as Lake Don Pedro, is a reservoir formed by the construction of the New Don Pedro Dam across the Tuolumne River in Tuolumne County, California, United States.
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard As ...
in December 1994.
* 20-year-old Michael Larry "Mike" Madden planned to meet friends at Sand Bar Flat Campground in the
Stanislaus National Forest
Stanislaus National Forest is a U.S. National Forest which manages of land in four counties in the Sierra Nevada in Northern California. It was established on February 22, 1897, making it one of the oldest national forests. It was named after t ...
near
Sonora, California
Sonora is the county seat of Tuolumne County, California. Founded during the California Gold Rush by Mexican miners from Sonora (after which the city is named), the city population was 5,226 during the 2020 Census, an increase of 221 from the ...
on August 10, 1996, for camping and fishing. On that day, he left his family's home at around 5:00 a.m. He was never seen again. At 2:00 a.m. on August 12, 1996, Madden's companions showed up to the predetermined spot, but they found no sign of him. Authorities have considered that Madden may have been a victim of Stayner who committed his crimes near
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an ar ...
, 75 miles east of Sonora.
Trial and conviction
Stayner was tried in federal court for Armstrong's murder since it occurred on federal land. To avoid a possible death sentence, he pleaded guilty to premeditated first-degree murder, felony first-degree murder, kidnapping resulting in death, and attempted aggravated sexual abuse resulting in death. During the sentencing hearing, Stayner stunned the courtroom when he suddenly broke down in tears and apologized. "I wish I could take it back, but I can't," he said. "I wish I could tell you why I did such a thing, but I don't even know myself. I'm so sorry. I wish there was a reason. But there isn't. It's senseless." Lesli Armstrong, Armstrong's mother, started crying as she listened to Stayner, and said afterward that she believed his apology was genuine. Stayner was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Stayner pleaded
not guilty by reason of insanity to the other murders in state court. Stayner also admitted that he had intended to murder two Finnish girls in 1998 but fled when the girls' advisor arrived. His lawyers claimed that the Stayner family had a history of sexual abuse and mental illness, manifesting itself not only in the murders, but also his
obsessive-compulsive disorder and his request to be provided with
child pornography
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in return for his confession.
Dr. Jose Arturo Silva testified that Stayner had obsessive-compulsive disorder, mild
autism
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, and
paraphilia
Paraphilia (previously known as sexual perversion and sexual deviation) is the experience of intense sexual arousal to atypical objects, situations, fantasies, behaviors, or individuals. It has also been defined as sexual interest in anything ot ...
.
He was nevertheless found sane and convicted of three counts of first degree murder with special circumstances and one count of kidnapping by a jury on August 27, 2002. After being sentenced to death for the brutal killings, Stayner has been housed at the Adjustment Center on
death row
Death row, also known as condemned row, is a place in a prison that houses inmates awaiting Capital punishment, execution after being convicted of a capital crime and sentenced to death. The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of ...
at
San Quentin
San Quentin State Prison (SQ) is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men, located north of San Francisco in the unincorporated place of San Quentin in Marin County.
Opened in July 1852, San Quentin is the o ...
State Prison in California since 2002. Stayner remains on death row
though there have been no executions in California since a 2006 court ruling over flaws in the administration of capital punishment in the state.
Media portrayals
* Stayner's case was featured in an episode of ''
American Justice
''American Justice'' is an American criminal justice television program airing on the A&E Network. From 1992–2005, the show was hosted by television reporter Bill Kurtis. The show features interesting or notable cases, such as the murder o ...
'' produced in 2002.
* In 2011, Stayner's investigation and arrest were featured in an episode of ''FBI: Criminal Pursuit'', titled "Trail of Terror", airing on
Investigation Discovery
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.
* In 2013, the history of Stayner's progress from student to the convicted murderer was told in an episode of the U.K. television series ''
Born to Kill?
''Born to Kill?'' is a British true crime television series, made by Twofour Productions. Each episode is an in-depth look at the childhood, and formative years of serial killers in an attempt to find out whether the individuals were born kille ...
'' titled, "Yosemite Park Slayer."
* The American Court TV (now
TruTV
TruTV (stylized as truTV) is an American basic cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel primarily broadcasts comedy, docusoaps and reality shows.
The channel was originally launched in 1991 as Court TV, a network that focu ...
) television series ''Mugshots'' released an episode on the Stayner case titled "Cary Stayner – The Cedar Lodge Killings".
* In 2018, the
Reelz
Reelz (formerly known as Reelz Channel) is an American digital cable and satellite television network owned by Hubbard Broadcasting. The network's programming was formerly devoted to entertainment-oriented programming focusing on the Hollywood ...
channel aired an hour-long documentary about the murders titled ''Yosemite Park Killer''.
* On January 26, 2019,
ABC News
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broadcast a
''20/20'' episode covering the Stayner brothers, titled "Evil in Eden".
* August 30, 2020
HLN aired "The Yosemite Murders: The Missing Women (Part 1)" and "The Yosemite Murders: The Evil Side (Part 2)", from the documentary series ''How It Really Happened''.
* October 31, 2020,
Casefile
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, an
Australian true crime podcast, released the first of two episodes on Stayner with the title "The Yosemite Sightseer Murders." The second episode was released on November 7, 2020. The podcast released an episode on Steven Stayner's kidnapping earlier in 2020.
* April 2022, a
Hulu
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three-part documentary "Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story" focused on the lives of Steven and Cary Stayner.
See also
*
List of serial killers in the United States
A serial killer is typically a person who kills three or more people, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines serial murder a ...
Further reading
* Allie Yang, Joseph Rhee, and Keren Schiffman, 2019, "Steven and Cary Stayner: The tale of two brothers' horror and heroism," ''ABC News (online)'', July 19, 201, Se
accessed September 2, 2020.
ubtitle: "The two brothers are both famous and both knew unspeakable horror."* Mara Bovsun, 2012, "Justice Story: Twisted trail of 'Yosemite murders' leads to resort handyman," ''New York Daily News'' (online), Sunday, September 30, 2012, se
accessed June 12, 2015.
ubtitle: "Cary Stayner planned to kill his girlfriend and her daughter; instead, he killed four other women."* CNN, 2001
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Books
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"Yosemite suspect confesses to 4 killings, ''cnn.com'' (online), July 27, 1999, se
accessed June 12, 2015.
* Stacy Finz, 2002, "Yosemite killer sentenced to death," ''
SFGATE'' (online), December 13, 2002, se
accessed June 12, 2015.
xcerpts from Stayner's confession; subtitle: "Terrible details of Stayner case stun even the judge."*
*
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References
External links
* Documentary series from Court TV (now TruTV
"MUGSHOTS: Cary Stayner -The Cedar Lodge Killings"episode (2002) at ''
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