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Resend Activation Email. By this point, Cary Stayner had a couple of nervous breakdowns. Steven Stayner had a new father figure, and it was Kenneth Parnell, who by day, was his father, and by night, was his rapist. Tell me what you did?' The death-penalty trial of Cary Stayner was moved from Mariposa County to Santa Clara County, CA. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Mariposa police arrested Stayner that same day for smoking marijuana and questioned him, but somehow due to a clerical error, he was released from custody overnight, Rinek said. Stevens homecoming made him a celebrity. Park rangers found the body of Joie Ruth Armstrong about 4 miles from Cedar Lodge, where Stayner had worked August 6, 1999 Web posted at: 9:18 a.m. EDT (1318 GMT) LAST VICTIM'S STRUGGLE MAY HAVE SAVED OTHERS - Orlando Sentinel Armstrong, a graduate of California State University at Chico, had worked for the institute for two years. In late March, a taunting letter and a map were sent to an FBI agent in the Modesto, California, office, giving investigators a big clue into where Juli Sund was. While he attended his meeting, the women were to tour the Grand Canyon. He also exhibited some behaviors that made others uncomfortable, including, as he later admitted, exposing himself to his sister's friend. Jens had scheduled to meet them at the San Francisco airport that evening on his way to Arizona, to where the others were to accompany him. Sorry! ", The FBI was reluctant to finger Stayner because, they, and many others, did not believe that Stayner acted by himself, given the brazen killing of the three women in the Cedar Lodge Motel and the disposal of the bodies. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. He died in jail in 2008 at the age of 76. Thats not your everyday request, and he said not just a couple, three to four images," said Boles. I did murder Carole Sund, Juli Sund, Silvina Pelosso and Joie Armstrong None of the women were sexually abused in any way.". Include gps location with grave photos where possible. The brothers, four years apart in age, shared a room, but didnt get along, Steven didn't understand the rules that he was now expected to live by. Stayners father, Delbert Stayner, said his son was deprived of a fair trial by a kangaroo court and a judge who ignored defense arguments. Even as he awaits his day in court, he seems convinced that there is a malevolent Bigfoot stalking the forests and mountains of Yosemite. After first flying to San Francisco, where Carole rented a red 1999 Pontiac Gran Prix, they stopped in Stockton, where Juli took part in a cheerleading contest at the University of the Pacific. Try again later. Special agent Maddock said, "During the last 24 hours, we have developed specific information linking Stayner (also) to the Sund-Pelosso murders.". They had stayed at the motel where Stayner worked. Cary looked out for Steven, according to Cary Stayner's former classmate Jack Bungart. "He was spunky. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK - Joie Armstrong's grieving family and friends returned to her cabin here for the first time since she was brutally slain and beheaded. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. In the final moments of her life, Joie Armstrong, who grew up in Orlando and graduated from Dr. Phillips High School, might have saved other lives, sources close to the investigation said. Many local residents were convinced that no one person could have created so much horror, "'The logistics of it say it had to involve more than one person, said Letty Carolyn Barry, owner of the Yosemite Rosebud Lodge, west of Cedar Lodge. "And I did that almost every clear night from then on until Steve finally came back home. They confiscated the marijuana and sent him on his way. How could something so inhuman happen someplace so idyllic and far from the corruption of modern society? When Steven didnt return from school that afternoon, his parents sounded the alarm. Some 80 people live in 35 shared units in the area. It shows Don Pedro Reservoir, and its about forty miles away from where the car was found.". Armstrong's body was found nearby. He had no criminal record and his only encounter with the law was for marijuana use in 1997. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA California Or certainly, nothing noticed by his colleagues at the motel. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. What did she see?' You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Listen to Yosemite serial killer's never-before-broadcast confession tapes, "It seemed like she was alone. "Because in the letter of apology, theres always something that I didnt think of or that I missed in the interview.". Rinek recalled the moment Stayner took them to where he disposed of evidence in both murder cases. At the time Juli Sund's body was found, six days after the discovery of the two other victims, the authorities said only that they had been led to the body by a tip. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. I was literally trying to get my mouth going to hear that again to make sure I had heard what he said," Rinek recalled. Emotionally, Cary Stayner had a tough time during his childhood. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Carole and her husband, Jens, 43, owned a realtors business in the Stockton area. But Juli Sund was still missing. FBI agents have wondered whether they could have prevented Armstrong's murder by linking Stayner to the three earlier killings. Steven was a national hero. Stayner said to investigators I want you to get a hold of some producers in Los Angeles. The initial suspicion was that they may have wandered off the main hiking paths and got lost in the park. Hed been living under investigators noses for five months. She called the FBI to alert them of Stayners location. It was discovered beyond a campground adjacent to her living quarters in the Foresta community, a group of 30 cabins for use by park workers. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? He usually ate lunch and dinner at the motel restaurant. The FBI task force investigating Yosemite issued a federal warrant for her arrest after she failed to appear in Stanislaus County drug court in June. ", 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. "Theres a crude map, and the map shows Route 120. "That house had her prints all over it," said family friend Ken Skalitzky of Atlanta, who had known Joie Armstrong since she was a baby. He demanded that his parents be given the reward money, that he be incarcerated at a prison near his parents home, and, to Stayners detriment, that he be given a large cache of child pornography. By the end of that evening, the FBI felt it had gathered enough evidence to arrest Cary Stayner for murder, Sunday morning, they rushed him to Fresno to officially lodge a complaint, then to Sacramento on Monday where he was put before the courts. She had planned to spend the weekend visiting friends in Sausalito but never showed. "He said he took the roll of duct tape and the knife and he threw it out there as far as he could," Rinek said. Looking into his past, the FBI soon discovered that Staynors own family tragedy had transformed him into a violent predator. Then on March 25, Juli Sunds body was discovered near Lake Pedro in Tuolumme County. based on information from your browser. Stayner said he thought he had gotten away with the earlier crimes, but could not resist the urge to kill Armstrong after he struck up a chance conversation with her. Parnell, along with Murphy, took Steven to a cabin in Catheys Valley, where he was brainwashed to believe his parents no longer wanted him. She and I were neighbors and co-workers at the Headlands Institute in Marin. Despite this, he never appeared to behave lewdly nor perversely in public. Try again later. Steven Stayner helped another child escape from a pedophile, after enduring years of abuse and not wanting to see the child experience the same fate. Through the media, authorities alerted the public to be on the lookout for Stayner. "My wife Lori and I, were at our best when were helping people, and we dont necessarily decide who were going to help and who were not going to help.". Management found him a hard worker and honest. Stayner was convicted in both state and federal courts. Armstrong's head was later found near her body. There was Armstrong's solar-heated shower and the garden that she proudly nourished with water that she carried in heavy buckets from a nearby creek. Juli Sund, one of the earlier victims, was cut so deeply across her throat. In the Bureau's mind, this time it had the right man. What were you feeling? Please try again later. You know what I mean? The Stayner family was made up of two brothers, three sisters, and parents Kay and Delbert. In the end, Stayner confessed without the promise of child pornography or reward money for his parents. Billy Joe Strange, 39, an El Portal parolee who worked at the Cedar Lodge lounge and restaurant, where the murdered women were last seen. Then all of a sudden it's gone. Vacuum sweepings were taken from inside Joies house, where Stayner claims to have bound her with duct tape, yielded hair evidence. Now she knew why they could not say whether the body they found had red hair. Kenneth"Soldier" Stewart, 24, a former cellmate of Dykes who was charged with attempted murder. She was last seen alive Wednesday afternoon, when she left her office at the Yosemite Institute in Yosemite Valley, park spokesman. "With the recovery of the duct tape, and the watch and the knife, which was the murder weapon, now were talking evidence.". They lived in the farming town of Merced, California, the Gateway to Yosemite. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Something was clearly very, very wrong. A lot of people want to believe he was that way. In 1997, Stayner got a job as a handyman at the Cedar Lodge, seven miles from the gate of the national park, where he worked for 2 years before the murders.. July 23rdStayner was questioned and released and Stayner fails to show up for work for the first time in a year and a half. For years, Parnell traveled around California with Steven. Add to your scrapbook. Correspondent Don Knapp contributed to this report, Co-workers say Yosemite suspect not known for violence, FBI arrests motel worker in Yosemite murder, FBI questions man after Yosemite naturalist slain, Slain Yosemite visitors fund offers reward in other death, All 3 missing Yosemite sighteers identified, officials say, Yosemite Online : The Yosemite Association. "And in order to do that, part of doing that is to not be judgmental, not respond when he says things that repulse me, not to show the emotion thats coursing through me. Timothy Lee White, 5, gets a piggyback ride from 14-year-old Steven Stayner at a news conference in Ukiah, California, in 1980, Kenneth Parnell stops the car and goes to a payphone, he comes back and tells Steven, Your parents, I just spoke to them. Thats when I pulled out the gun and put it to her head. The 38-year-old then proceeded to confess to not only Joie Armstrongs murder, but the murders of Carole, Juli, and Silvina. But, says Delbert, puberty-aged Cary endured some emotional hardships because of that incident. Woman recalls moment family learned they were target of 1999 Yosemite Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Steven Stayners fame was short-lived. Those sources say it is difficult for some investigators to believe Stayner could have gotten the jump on all three women without any help, let alone dispose of their bodies.". Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. No one at the institute or at the park service would comment Friday morning.