Synopsis

In 1973, 7-year-old Steven Stayner is kidnapped by pedophile Kenneth Parnell. Under the belief that Parnell has been given legal custody of him, and that his family has moved away, he stays with Parnell for seven years, enduring repetitive sexual abuse the entire time. Finally, in 1980, when Parnell kidnaps another young boy, Steven finds a way for them both to escape and return home.

Main Cast

Corin Nemec

Steven Stayner

Age : 53 | Popularity : 61%

Cindy Pickett

Kay Stayner

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

John Ashton

Del Stayner

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Arliss Howard

Kenneth Parnell

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Luke Edwards

Steven Stayner (Age 7)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 13%

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Irving Murphy

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Jacob Gelman

Timmy White

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Ray Walston

Bob Augustine

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Seasons

Season 1

1989 | 2 episodes

The harrowing true account of Steven Stayner, who was kidnapped by pedophile Kenneth Parnell and his lackey in 1973. In 1980, when Steven was 14, Parnell kidnapped another young boy and Steven found a way for the two of them to escape and go back to their families.

Season details

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Novel	W.H. Echols II
	Writer	J.P. Miller
Production	Executive Producer	Andrew Adelson
	Producer	Kim C. Friese
	Casting	Alice Cassidy Shawn Linahan
	Unit Production Manager	Kim C. Friese
	Executive In Charge Of Production	R. Robert Rosenbaum
Sound	Original Music Composer	David Shire
	Music Supervisor	Richard Berres
Camera	Director of Photography	Eric Van Haren Noman
Editing	Editor	David Ramirez Peter V. White
Art	Production Design	W. Stewart Campbell
	Set Decoration	Lee Poll
Costume & Make-Up	Hairstylist	Walter Derfer
	Makeup Artist	Robert Norin
Department	Role	Name

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