RESOURCES

 

BOOKS:

I know my first name is Steven – by Echols, M. (1999), Pinnacle Press: Ohio

From victim to hero: The untold story of Steven Stayner – by Laughter, J. (2010), Buoy Up Press

 

COURT DOCUMENTS:

Parnell v Superior Court (People) (1981)
[Civ. No. 50913. Court of Appeals of California, First Appellate District, Division Two. May 21, 1981.]

The People v Kenneth Parnell A106798
(Alameda County Super. Ct. No. C144699)

 

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:

Vast hunt on for missing Merced boy – (AP) for the Oakland Tribune, published 8 December 1972, retrieved 9 February 2020

Merced boy still missing – (AP Merced) for the Santa Cruz Sentinel, published 10 December 1972, retrieved 10 February 2020

Stevie’s Yule gifts still unopened – by Larry Carroll, for the Los Angeles Times, published 28 December 1972, retrieved 10 February 2020

Reward upped – (UPI) for The Napa Valley Register, published 15 May 1973, retrieved 10 February 2020

Boy’s family’s hopes stay alive for Stevie’s return home – by Larry Carroll, for the Fresno Bee, published 12 December 1973, retrieved 10 February 2020

Parents believe Stevie alive after two years – by William Schiffman, for The Indiana Gazette, published 5 December 1974, retrieved 10 February 2020

Friend calls hostage case figure ‘poor, sick, creature’ – by Anne Richards for The Bakersfield Californian, published 19 August 1977, retrieved 10 February 2020

An emotional homecoming in Merced – (UPI) for The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California, published 3 March 1980, retrieved 10 February 2020

Kidnap case has happy ending – by Steve Hart for The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California, published 3 March 1980, retrieved 10 February 2020

Kidnap suspect a personable guy – author unknown for The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California, published 3 March 1980, retrieved 10 February 2020

Neighbours suspected nothing – (AP) for The Berkeley Gazette, Berkeley, California, published 3 March 1980, retrieved 10 February 2020

Suspect is held in Ukiah – author unknown for The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, published 3 Match 1980, retrieved 11 February 2020

Strange tale of a drifter and his ‘son’ – by Lewis Leader and Peter H. King for The San Francisco Examiner, published 3 March 1980, retrieved 17 February 2020

After 7 years of agony, a family is whole again – by Grahame L. Jones for The Los Angeles Times, published 4 March 1980, retrieved 17 February 2020

Missing boy, life in the one-room cabin described as ‘boring’ – by Steven Capps for The Hanford Sentinel, California, published 4 March 1980, retrieved 17 February 2020

Kidnapper in notorious 1972 case faces new charges – by Kim Curtis (AP) for The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, California, published 5 January 2003, retrieved 17 February 2020

Parnell admits attempt to buy boy – (AP) for The Californian, Salinas, California, published 10 January 2003, retrieved 17 February 2020

Timmy White case, Kenneth Parnell arrest revives memories of 1980 abduction – by Glenda Anderson for The Ukiah Daily Journal, Ukiah, California, published 11 January 2003, retrieved 17 February 2020

Stayner kidnapper back in court on boy buying charge – by Michelle Locke (AP) for The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, published 3 February 2004, retrieved 17 February 2020

Molester gets life term for attempt to buy a boy – (AP) for The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, published 16 April 2004, retrieved 18 February 2020

Kidnap accomplice released – by Bob Klose for The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California, published 2 June 1983, retrieved 19 February 2020

Suspect enters not guilty plea in Stayner’s hit and run death – by Ken Chavez for The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, published 21 September 1989, retrieved 20 February 2020

Man sentenced to 3 months jail in Stayner hit-run case – author unknown for The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California, published 5 January 1990, retrieved 20 February 2020

Parnell case molestation filed again – (Merced UPI) for the Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, published 30 April 1980, retrieved 9 March 2020

Parnell hearing testimony unveiled – (Merced UPI) for the Hanford Sentinel, Hanford, California, published 3 May 1980, retrieved 9 March 2020

A second look/kidnapping nightmare seems like a dream now – by Carol Pogash and Mike Lassiter for The San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, published 26 May 1980, retrieved 9 March 2020

Parnell doubts his chance for a fair trial – by Brian Clark for The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, published 7 August 1980, retrieved 9 March 2020

Timmy White: ‘no scars’ – by Susan Schwartz for The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California, published 8 February 1981, retrieved 10 March 2020

DA raps Parnell ‘smoke screen’ – by Jim Wood for The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, published 29 June 1981, retrieved 10 March 2020

Kidnap victim’s brainwashing stressed – (Hayward AP) for The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, published 18 December 1981, retrieved 10 March 2020

Parnell’s friend admits he has ‘no excuse’ – by Jim Wood for The San Francisco Examiner, published 23 December 1981, retrieved 10 March 2020

Stayners say Steven recovering from ordeal – by Catherine Wilson (Merced AP) for The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California, printed 2 March 1985, retrieved 10 March 2020

Merced DA suggests second Parnell trial – by Peter Page for Ukiah Daily Journal, Ukiah, California, published 9 April 1985, retrieved 11 March 2020

Kidnapping fades in Stayner’s mind – by Travis Brown for The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California, published 22 April 1986, retrieved 11 March 2020

 

ONLINE ARTICLES:

Timothy White, victim of a notorious 1980 kidnapping, dies at 35 – (AP) for The New York Times, published 10 April 2010, retrieved 17 February 2020

Timmy White, 1980 Ukiah kidnap victim, dead at 35 – by Glenda Anderson for The Press Democrat, published 8 April 2010, retrieved 17 February 2020

Statue honors Steven Stayner’s legacy – by Victor Patton for The Merced Sun Star, published 30 August 2010, retrieved 17 February 2020

24 years after Ukiah abduction, White again faces Parnell – by Glenn Chapman for the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, published 5 February 2004, retrieved 11 March 2020

 

VIDEOS:

20/20 Evil in Eden, Pt 1 – Two brothers tied to Yosemite, one a hero, the other a monster – by ABC News 20/20. Uploaded 26 January 2019, retrieved 9 February 2020

California 101: Mendocino County road trip – by Visit California. Uploaded 9 January 2020, retrieved 9 February 2020

20/20 Evil in Eden, Pt 2 – Steven Stayner’s abduction changes family’s life forever – by ABC News 20/20. Uploaded 26 January 2019, retrieved 11 February 2020

Steven Stayner Interview – March 14, 1980 – by ABC News. Uploaded 31 January 2019, retrieved 13 February 2020

E.T. report on ‘I know my name first name is Steven’ – by Entertainment Tonight. Uploaded 17 January 2018, retrieved 13 February 2020

20/20 Evil in Eden, Pt 3 – Steven Stayner escaped captor, returns home after seven years – by ABC News 20/20. Uploaded 26 January 2019, retrieved 17 February 2020

20/20 Evil in Eden, Pt 4 – Cary Stayner takes refuge in Yosemite – by ABC News 20/20. Uploaded 26 January 2019, retrieved 17 February 2020

KMST News Nightwatch – 4/9/85 – pt 1 of 3, by 80sCommercialVault. Uploaded 14 July 2009, retrieved 17 February 2020

 

 

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