Yosemite Park Killer: When A Victim Turns Into A Murderer | World’s Most Evil Killers | Real Crime

Also known as the Yosemite Park Killer, Cary Stayner murdered four women in 1999 before his capture. Were his actions the result of a tragic childhood?
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[@Melissab704]

The producer was all, “ can we get like an eccentrically dressed British guy to talk about how naked sunbathing, smoking weed and having an interest in big foot are all red flags?” 😂 The fantasies about killing women as a child aren’t enough?

[@aguilarcast]

The cab lady that took him back to his work was very lucky...

[@CK-ke9tq]

cab drivers usually carry weapon

[@00tonytone]

​@@CK-ke9tq i think people like stayner are the ones that go to hell. Paul wrote most of the new testament but before God called him he use to hunt down christians and persecute them. So you never know .

[@pattydonohue5452]

Joey Armstrong was a beautiful, amazing young ray of sunlight that attended Chico State. This horrific tragedy rocked Chico and the death of Joey is remembered here to this day. God rest her soul.

[@bobshane2]

What about the three other women?

[@regularfern]

@@bobshane2 what does that have to do with anything? We’re aware that other people died. This person focused on a particular person that they obviously had some connection with.

[@Rakel6784]

God rest all of them..Joey, Juli, Sylvina and Carol 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Gloria-ro4vn]

Cary's cousin, said he was a strange and weird kid, from the time he was a little boy, they often caught him sneaking around all the girls in the family and trying to watch them when they were dressing and undressing.

[@boingboingboinngg]

Yes my dad is his second cousin I go camping with aunt k which is Carey’s mom but I’ve never met Carey or Steven I’m only in my teens

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

Absolutely criminal is the delay in execution of a ghoul so egregiously guilty of horrors beyond horrors. It’s his turn.

[@leeantony]

I remember seeing that movie when I was a kid. I had no idea the older brother became a serial killer.

[@laurawirtjes7225]

Same here!

[@leanie5234]

The younger brother was killed in a "hit and run" ?! Then the [abusive] uncle was mysteriously murdered ?!

[@Brenda-Burd]

You might be right about Steven killed by his brother

[@MyName-yl2nc]

You can tell in that picture after his brother escaped and saved the little boy he just looks like the devil staring at his brother I love this channel and the content I'm hooked

[@kjm2989]

You ever seen the devil?

[@lunchlady2023]

@@kjm2989 just a few times. I’m not a good person.

[@terridemaio2926]

Yeah creepy

[@ZobethC]

I grew up watching Ted Roland’s on KTVU News. Crazy how Cary confessed to him before the cops. This whole story and family was so insane with the kidnapping of his younger brother and then Cary’s evil behavior. This was a huge story for me growing up. Very sad ending with Steven dying in the motorcycle accident after coming home from being help captive.

[@leanie5234]

I remember this story heard from the point of view of the father/husband of the first 2 women murdered. This poor man was suspected of their murder. Imagine sending your wife and daughter off for a hiking trip (that you cannot partake of because your work schedule will not allow it) and never seeing them again.....made me sob. He was lambasted by the press because his demeanor was flat.

[@CaliCarolyn]

@Lucy in the Sky Exactly!!! Reading her comment was painful.

[@worryphree]

I hate when people try to link smoking weed with psychopathy. Plenty of folks smoke pot everyday and don't go out murdering.

[@worryphree]

@@aquamarineblue8690 Amen!

[@anitaz278]

True, I’m plenty of folks lol and I absolutely could never imagine doing this!! 😩😩😩

[@rizaanjappie]

Yes but in the context of his Syco world. It affected him.

[@CidsaDragoon]

It's actually a very common occurence that serial murderers are under the influence when committing their crimes. It's not that the drugs MAKE them do it, they just make it easier for *them* to do it. It's another piece of the puzzle as to what led to what happened, basically.

[@worryphree]

@Sandra🦋 Amen! Did you know that police departments disqualify candidates if their IQ score is too high?

[@TheCatquillen]

Read the book, “The Gift of Fear.” My daughter studied crime, etc. while working on her Masters. She recommended it just as her professor had to her class. It has been a #1 selling book for 20+ years. The book explains how we all have that gift if we only listen to it. It’s that gut I feeling something is wrong. It can be a situation or a person.

[@lisabradford8180]

yes, i have that book. me and my sister swear by it.

[@dazuk1969]

I have not heard of that book, I will check it out. The Mother in the lodge had that "something is not right here" feeling when the maintenance man knocked her door at 11pm. The only reason she did is because of a phenomena called "social compliance". Ask your daughter about it as she is doing her masters and can explain it better than me...peace to ya.

[@guyjin788]

This suggestion that Bigfoot represents the dark side of Cary Stayner is ludicrous.

[@zuzanaxyz8866]

I stopped watching the second they started to ridicule Bigfoot. It’s pathetic. They should go watch “The Facts by Howtohunt” or dozens of other similar channels. Then they might stop with such BS.

[@user-ut9jf4mo5w]

@@zuzanaxyz8866you tweaking

[@MKD.357]

Love the dig against marijuana. Like smoking it will really contribute to someone becoming a serial killer. What utter horse manure.

[@jamesware457]

That place was riddled with meth

[@kilojoule11]

Comprehension obviously isn't in your skillset. The professionals DID NOT blame weed. Their point is that weed can be considered a depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogen. Pair that with psychopathic thoughts and depressions and you have an individual likely to become unhinged. That's the point they were making. You weed smokers are the new snowflakes but relax!

[@mrsd2950]

@@kilojoule11 but weed didn’t throw him over the edge. I get what you’re saying, and what the guy talking about the weed is saying, but I still don’t buy it. Where I live, weed is prescribed for depression so that doesn’t seem to add up realistically. And I’ve never met anyone who had hallucinating results from weed. Ever. His thoughts seem to be the thoughts of someone using hard drugs. Or already having extreme mental health issues (which he obviously is).

[@ZeffyZ]

You would think checking public transport and taxi records near where bodies are found would be on every cop's checklist as a matter of course, especially detectives, but here it obviously didn't cross anyone's mind and the incompetence cost Armstrong her life.

[@dallasphillips3433]

It's funny how they keep trying to blame it on marijuana

[@wonderbars36]

Dude and I gotta say: a little MJ and a nake-hike is pretty fun. Just do it after surveying your area for god sakes.

[@rizaanjappie]

It befogs the mind, its not harmless

[@babzcandlenook26]

I wondered this as well. With an emphasis on the paranoia part

[@sunowl5301]

Well, the guy explicitly said he wasn’t conflating the two.

[@Dinco422]

I once injected 12 marijuanas.... short story short... I was arrested for trafficking human beings from the moon to mars and back... I spent 69 years in fiction prison and I don't fucking know why are you keep reading this comment...

[@devon7466]

I live and grew up close to Yosemite. It was a scary time to be a young woman in the area.

[@dennishardy3869]

Me and my girlfriend had just visited YNP back in 1997. About a year and half before the news about the missing women at YNP. But I also thought whew to go visit the park in Feb. And in mountains. Not exactly the time of year I would be looking at it. But I thought how terrible. Place is lovely. We're gonna go again. I won't let the shit Stayner pulled deter me from going to the park. Atleast he's on death row.

[@dennishardy3869]

Word of advice sweetie. Someone start knocking on your door around 11pm. Don't open it. No matter what. Sadly there's possibly another like Cary out there. They might try the same tactic on another woman or women. Be aware!!! Try not to trust unless you know for sure. That's the mistake Carol Sund did. She decided to open the door to Carey. Now look where she's at. Other possible Predators watch the TV to. Don't become another victim sweetie.

[@savd8916]

Everybody in the comments is mad because she linked weed to this case. But what people need to understand is weed isn’t for everybody. I, for instance, can’t handle my weed for shit. I get super paranoid when I smoke no matter who I’m with, whether the environment is chill or not, and even if I’m having a good day. My paranoia isn’t the typical “oh no I’m going to get caught” it’s like every single demon and trauma that I have pushed down gets released or amplified and I quite literally feel like I’m going crazy. Therefore, I simply don’t smoke or do edibles or anything. I do partake in CBD which is amazing by the way because I don’t get a psych high but I still end up feeling relaxed. Anyways, In conclusion, I don’t think she’s fully trying to demonize weed but rather, bring to light that maybe this man with tons of issues shouldn’t have been partaking in ANY drugs because it quite literally probably wasn’t meant for him

[@Wally-pu2hh]

Right ! It doesn't relaxe me at all

[@peacefulpatriots]

Correlation, not causation. The FACT remains, that cannabis sedates, and has no propensity to cause violence

[@savd8916]

@@peacefulpatriots hence the reason why I said he already had tons of issues and she shouldn’t have partaken in ANY drugs or stimulants

[@savd8916]

@@peacefulpatriots bc of that correlation

[@savd8916]

He***

[@Janellabelle]

I used to have a boyfriend that smoked so much weed he couldn't pay his bills. This had been a problem for him for years. He'd smoke about 4 or 5 blunts a day and it cost about $80 more or less a day smoking a gram of the good kind per blunt. This was too expensive for his income (as I assume it would be for most of us). He wouldn't pay our rent on time or utilities, he wouldn't pay his child support, or even go to the doctor etc in lieu of buying his daily dose of weed. Whenever he didn't have any he would be very mean and impatient to me and say he had cold sweats and couldn't sleep good said he could hold still and felt restless. These are common withdrawal symptoms. He WAS 100% heavily addicted to marijuana. I thought at that time in my life that it was impossible to become addicted to marijuana due to the fact that it is so safe. But so is food, but that doesnt stop My 600 Pound Life from having a endless amount of characters dying from eating too much. He wasn't a serial killer tho(!) but he definitely used weed as a crutch for some underlying issues he had. I agree with the man that mentioned it. I'm for legalization and all that. I'm just saying I know that weed is not exempt from being a substance people abuse.

[@P9rkour90]

At least it wasn’t heroin like a lot of people including myself

[@preston2636]

Hahahahhaahahahah Marijuana withdrawals. Looooooool. Lmfao.

[@Azoria4]

@@preston2636 bro you can be psychologically dependent on weed and get withdrawals that way, withdrawals aren't purely physical based

[@davecooke7868]

Pot is not addictive,. I smoked 1/2 ounce a day for 5years then I stopped. It’s all in the head as is most habits . I would wake up to go pee and light one up then go back to bed . I stopped smoking weed for 10 years started back up again but only smoke a joint a day. I’m 68 , retired male and pot seems to relax me

[@preston2636]

@@Azoria4 a lot of things can be psychological aren't real

[@siduri9522]

Steven Staynor saved that little boy he escaped with. It’s an amazing story.

[@lisabradford8180]

its so sad that both steven and that little boy died at young ages.

[@principlemethods5281]

It's also weird Lisa

[@peepeepoopoo7633]

@@lisabradford8180 what happened to the little boy?!

[@mojo3631]

@Lisa have you ever done research on kidnapped/child abuse survivors? So many of them die young. One reads about an abused child being ‘rescued’ by CYS, only to land in a foster home, or be given back to abusive parents then killed. It almost seems as if these children were doomed at birth to live short lives. It is, indeed, a very strange phenomenon.

[@omarra6781]

@@mojo3631 ☹

[@nicolemeiner6903]

Honestly it's alarming how many excuses that are made for Cary in this.

[@mofo1853]

I was hoping to find a comment like this! I’m half way through and need to turn it off.

[@davidgillespiemusic3663]

Childhood trauma is a frequent antecedent of violent behavior. It isn't an excuse, it's just acknowledging a reality that, without that trauma, Cary may very well never have committed these crimes. Everyone loves to think that people like this are simply born this way, but that just isn't always the reality. Killers can be made and formed through their upbringings.

[@snicker576]

Agreed. It's this modern take on criminality where nothing is ever the individuals fault..... always someone elses's. Fills me with utter disgust.

[@mojo3631]

@David Gallispe I call BS on your comment. I was raised in an extremely emotional, verbally, physically abusive home. I had a father who came home from work, sat at the dinner table and Never asked ‘Why’ his kids had patches of hair missing, puffed, bloody lips, blackened eyes. I CHOSE to raise my kids with Love - Not Abuse them. Abused or Not Abused, we all make CHOICES in how we move forward in life. Cary is an extreme Psychotic Sociopath. That is the Only explanation for him fantasizing about ‘raping and murdering women’ at the age of 7. Grow up, study psychology, and get a life.

[@randyphillips6506]

It’s not excuses they’re just saying what might’ve built up to this like most serial killer documentaries

[@LafeJames]

Shoutout to the editor on these vids. Your soundtracks are spot on. Best in the game.

[@forlove5859]

So sad that both Steven, and Timmy white, have both passed on.

[@amysewell8141]

The fact that these professionals and “specialists” of their fields can blame psychological problems on weed is pretty scary and weak. Especially when THC and CBD is used in lieu of traditional medicine and has worked wonders for several different types of ailments. Stayner’s problems had nothing to do with weed so these ppl don’t know jack sh!t.

[@nirv]

How about you stop breaking the law? You don't get to do whatever you want in this country you know.

[@margaretr5701]

It's legal in many places.

[@notsureiL]

@@nirv Weed is legal in Canada and several states in the U.S..

[@nirv]

@@notsureiL Keep lighting up. I bet if I interviewed you in voice chat I'd be glad once again that DEADBOLTS were invented for doors. I have yet to find a single mentally stable drug user. I'll keep searching though.

[@chezo2292]

@army that tells us that the professional are just reading from a weak book and they lack street knowledge and understanding of weed. I thinking they need to start teaching about weeds in medical school

[@smashassinassassin]

I like how most are hung up on the Marijuana, they didnt blame it on weed, she said it MAY have contributed to his dark side because weed does alter the state of mind, weed is a downer, and for 99 out of a 100 people 9999 out 10000 people, or whatever, may be entirely unaffected by weed negatively, doesnt mean it cant contribute to a rare individual and increasing their already obvious psychocopthy, yall are the least chill when some says anything bad about weed, like just because its minorly connected doesnt mean anyone is saying it proves its only bad

[@annc.3908]

Thank you. When I was 18 some of our friends friends came over and had smoked on the way, it was 2000. Their friend had an allergic reaction to the pot they smoked and this kid was 15, they left him laying in the grass by the street and bailed on him. We kept him awake, drove him to the ER, stayed for questions and spoke to the parents. Everyone is different and when you’re young on weed your brain is developing until 25. Maybe it’s time to up the buying age of this new age weed to 25. Same with alcohol. Everyone loves their ‘science’ so much until it halts their fun times.

[@TheRealJaded]

@@annc.3908 how about stop regulating everything. Freedom hater.

[@tapewormbreath8878]

@@TheRealJaded Yeah, she needs to smoke more weed to chill out, amirite?!?

[@bigcazz8085]

I used to be a everyday heavy smoker but now that I've gotten older I have to be careful when I partake(not much anymore) because, if I smoke too much, I have panic attacks lol

[@smashassinassassin]

@@TheRealJaded bruh, what part did i say to regulate weed, i just said it effects everyone differently 🙄🙄 sounds to me that you are the hater bud

[@Tommelen666]

nobody be talking about how they did not suspect him after the letter he wrote where he legit confessed he knew where the body was and that they had fun- like its so wierd how they did not charge him

[@diamondgirl6716]

"We had fun with this one". I remember that. Who's "we"? Why was he playing games like that with the Feds? Then just tell the story to a news crew?

[@pandorasbox4238]

I'd never heard about Steven's brother. It's such a tragedy he turned into a serial killer.

[@bobshane2]

*Spree Killer

[@wvmom2727]

@@bobshane2 serial. Not spree. He likely killed his uncle years earlier and there was a pause between the three then one.

[@bobshane2]

@@wvmom2727 nope he's a spree killer

[@wvmom2727]

@@bobshane2 nope. There was a pause.

[@thomasjensen6243]

Brutally murdered??? Is there such thing as a gentle murder?

[@Azoria4]

euthenasia is pretty gentle

[@thomasjensen6243]

@@Azoria4 how do you know? Did you experience being murdered by euthanasia?

[@Azoria4]

@@thomasjensen6243 brutal murder means savagely violent. Note, you didn't say painful. It's insipid. You understand, so grow up and stop picking freckles out of a moose.

[@thomasjensen6243]

@@Azoria4 Gotcha....you are free to say what you please. But you tell me to shut up.

[@Azoria4]

@@thomasjensen6243 what

[@RBBarry]

Just watched the full video reconstruction. Really a shame that California has backed off on applying executions. I think in cases like this where DNA has proved guilt without any doubt and the murders so extremely heanous, then this person doesn't deserve to have another bite of food or take another breath. Just not right.

[@dennishardy5024]

You can thank Gavin Newsom for that. Worst Governor of California.

[@rustybell2722]

While the story itself was well put together, the voice of the announcer is like the proverbial fingernails on a chalkboard.

[@Shakodancer16]

This comment is on every one of these types of videos and I CANT AGREE MORE

[@gamtngirl3655]

Yes. Pathetic and manipulative.

[@declamatory]

Your anguish is palpable! Here's hoping that many years of counseling will help you!

[@alysononoahu8702]

INTRUSIVE

[@tapewormbreath8878]

Yeah, kinda sounds like a rusty bell ringing, doesn't it?!? ✌

[@corinabarnett21]

My mothers best friend (Auntie J) is Cary’s first cousin both aunt J and my mom went on a hike/camping trip with Cary. When they were 17 they were driving to the trail, when they got to a closed/locked gate Cary got so frustrated and upset he immediately came back and said we are turning around. They tried saying “lets go somewhere else” and he said “no trips done im taking you home”. Whether his plan was stopped due to this road block or he was so mad and didn’t want to hurt his cousin, we cant know, either way Im glad my mother couldn’t go with him that day. About a year later he was staying at my aunts dad his uncles and then when he decided to leave due arguments with his uncle he murdered him there was no forced entry to the home and he locked the door behind him he was the only other person with a key it was never proven but to many coincidences to not be him.

[@davidjackson787]

I call BS. Not that that didn't happen, just that it is your story...sounds like you read it somewhere and then posted for likes.

[@Trouttiger]

That lady talking about weed makes me laugh every time I take a hit

[@Se7venLayersOfBeauty]

Say what? I think I know what you’re trying to say but the way you wrote it looks like you’re saying “the lady talking about weed makes me laugh everytime you hit it” or are you really saying that the statement that the lady made talking about weed and how it messes with ppls heads( in so many words) isn’t true because everytime you take a hit of weed it makes you laugh (gives you the giggles)

[@trouble1690]

I think we may have another serial killer on our hands, somebody check his closets. He's been smoking Marijuana

[@Trouttiger]

Me coughing WHILE BLACK SABBATH IS PLAYING ON REPEAT IM YHE BACK GROUND HAHA

[@Trouttiger]

@@Se7venLayersOfBeauty both

[@louiejordan7625]

I was surprised to hear a educated person say that

[@tinaingram9472]

That is alot of heartache for one family to suffer.

[@Mercurychyld1]

It truly SICKENS me and I do not understand why these MONSTERS are kept SOOO long on death row, costing the taxpayers a ton of money for so many years. It’s insane! 😡

[@Bman-qo9sg]

Simple they are not aloud to kill all of them instantly some of them gonna get life time in jail whitout ever gonna get the dead penalty there are just to many in there.

[@Elo-hv3fw]

@@Bman-qo9sg how old are you ?

[@dennishardy3869]

That's California Government and Gavin Newsom for you. Gavin doesn't have any balls between his legs. And he's a devil worshiper. He didn't even win the election for Governor of California legally. As far as I am concerned he's a fraud. He probably intends to one day release as many death row inmates as he can. God help us.

[@jclife7497]

The politicians are stupid. These monsters should not be cared for by taxpayers. Instead reallocate those funds to helping children foster kids and victims of crime. Stop the drain on the resources

[@Movs.]

It costs you guys even more to have them on death row due to rightful appeals. Just stop mandating the killing of prisoners altogether. It's not a power a civilized government should have, but no surprise there given the lack of civility the US government seems to show to non prisoners I suppose.. The risk of 1 innocent life is not worth even 1000 families feeling the "relief" of having revenge. Rotting in jail is punishment enough. Half the freaks in there are there for crimes against women and children... and where they are now, those things they liked the most aren't around them. Let them live in filth and violence for the rest of their lives, often it's a punishment worse than death for those who have to think about how they landed themselves there. Because at least despite being horrible people a lot of them regret what they did every day, even if not just the selfish part of it. At least when you're still alive you can continue fighting for your defense and possibly freedom if you know you didn't do something though, but we ultimately take that chance away from people when we condemn them to death. And we all know innocent people have indeed been put to death in the US. Can you guys honestly say those innocent lives were worth killing the amount of truly guilty over just keeping them in prison? I don't think so personally. The feeling of helplessness marching to your death as an innocent man would be like nothing you could imagine. No innocent human should have to go through that feeling. But I'd like to hear other opinions.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

I'm relieved that his last victim didn't end up spending hours with him. He killed her quickly, b/c he lost it when she tried to escape.

[@onthree1-2-lift42]

18:34 that's not Bigfoot, that's a dude wearing a Chewbacca costume! 😂

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

At 7? JHC 😰 That’s horrific and way before Steven was taken. Bad seed!

[@Requiem8040]

Its after 11pm, I didn’t get a notice from the front desk or staff but I’m just going to let some random shitbag knocking on my room door convince me he NEEDS to come inside....yeah okay that isn’t sketch at all

[@gabrielamartiniuc6322]

Wow , Yosemite. We vacationed there as kids for years and I even took my kids there! Just a few couple hours away from where we live . I’ve been there so many times! Scary!!!

[@alysononoahu8702]

Yes, lots of locals and visitors. The lodge was outside National Park however. February is off season unless they're skiing

[@cherryrotella3714]

Utter terror for those young women. God grant that they rest in peace 🙏🏼

[@paraleeculbert1281]

Never Pick one of your own over another it do affect the child.I've seen some People do this that's a terrible feeling and all the way into adulthood.yes I do know it don't turn you into a murderer.and it's no excuse.this is just a unpredictable treacherous world we live in.

[@charlottestreet3301]

Do you mean that when you have kids you should love them equally instead of playing favourites

[@christineegan465]

The voiceover voice is the true crime here.

[@joycampi7233]

Lololololol

[@acrylbuddha5326]

He sounds like he is constipated

[@ehzimmer]

LOL, agreed.

[@cerealrakist7360]

I hate it for some reason and wish I didn’t but we can’t help what irks us and all

[@mettattem]

He sounds like the lifestyles of the rich and famous dude lololol

[@Imfamousduece0nina]

I live like 30 minutes away from Yosemite and never heard of this

[@stardust1253]

I’ve watched so many videos on both of the boys cases and for some reason never connected them. Holy crap this is mind blowing rn

[@reneelarson7475]

I know someone who reported Carry Stainer who happened to be at a gas station in Modesto CA There were two others with him and one female in the back seat crying and and because he suspected trouble called the Police and sometime later they found a wallet near the intersection at a gas station near the person I know was at a corner gas station. Now sure why they never linked the two others?. I don't believe he acted alone.

[@diamondgirl6716]

Very interesting, I wonder who those two other people were. I lived near the corner of Carver & Rumble at the time. Someone said the wallet was found in an intersection near there. When I seen who they were trying to accuse of those missing women and where the wallet ended up, I knew there were some shenanigans going on. Somebody was definitely going to get set up if the fourth victim wasn't found.

[@margaretnjeri6071]

From 254🇰🇪,I love this channel 💯.

[@allanmwangi2022]

Eeeeey🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@harey5741]

Seems too me like he's looking for the sympathy and attention he hadn't gotten as a kid . 🤔 jealous of his brother's spot light. ... jus my opinion

[@dewalt4594]

I like how they said he locked the girls in the bathroom . Bathrooms lock from the inside !!!

[@user-gz3sw7cl7u]

07:22 - "his younger brother Stephen then aged 7 was abducted". So either Stephen was 4 years younger (not 7 years younger 6:51), either Stephen was 4 when he was abducted. Or what am I missing?

[@Liz-ic6jb]

They made an error. Carey is 4 years older than Steven

[@Bootmahoy88]

It's astounding and infuriating to me how our present culture turns these super-creeps into a form of anti-hero. It's disgusting. It's like we're collectively saying, "Hey, guys and gals become a serial killer, a serial rapist, a serial killer pedophile rapist and we'll give you your own show!! How's that for a deal?"

[@Notmytoe]

Agreed

[@alysononoahu8702]

Like Steve Bannon

[@Bootmahoy88]

@@alysononoahu8702 You got that right!

[@brunorubio8245]

I don’t think they’re tryin to glorify it more so inform the people about it or just to tell the story to the public eye in a better more detailed way but then again who knows why they do it

[@ang3lbass]

This isn’t a show about HIM. You think I’ll remember his name? I’m still watching and I’ve already forgotten it. It’s about understanding the human brain, it’s about what creates monstrous behavior, it’s about justice, it’s about not forgetting the victim’s names, and most importantly it’s about learning what we can from these tragedies and using that to help prevent it from happening again or protecting ourselves/our loved ones from the people who do such things.

[@blacklivesmatter4918]

@22:32 it's tragic to hear that she tried to "prevent him from entering the room!" 🤦 She "sensed something wasn't right!" This is why we have to "listen to our gut" because in the end we rather be safe than sorry! This very thing happened to me in 2001! I was four months pregnant with my son at the time! I had just gotten out of the "shower" so I was still wet with a towel wrapped around my body! Then that's when I got a knock at the door... 🚪 without opening the door I asked who it was... the man on the other side of the door told me his name was: "Anderson!" He was my "boyfriend's friend" but he almost always made me feel uncomfortable around him... so because I had just got out the shower and my boyfriend wasn't home I decided to not open the door! So instead he moved on down the hall to my neighbor's door!!! Later on that night I found out she was raped and murdered! I won't give any "brutal details" because she was definitely tortured!!! Sad to say I didn't hear a word not a peep! And that haunts me to this very day! I thank God he got life in prison but he went on to killed a few other women!!! 😲😰 "My gut told me to not open the door" and that (quick decision) saved my life! 🙌😇👼🙏

[@moonsiemeda5054]

Steven Stayner must have flipped ove in his grave from the evil his brother did. Steven had so much heart to have escaped with that little boy to spare him the pain and trauma he went through. Sad that both of them (Steven, Timmy) died so young.

[@900bz]

I cant finish this dumb show they keep trying to blame marijuana and they keep telling us what they think why cant 1 person tell the story we dont need 10 people interrupting telling us their opinions and what they think the killer is thinking this is just a bunch of pointless bs

[@strawberryr.8852]

The family was just f’d up I can only image his parents behavior shidd! It’s sad asf you can’t have kids with anyone

[@melissahaire7058]

I love how the narrator says peed-o-file!!! 😂 Great video as always!!

[@Riz2336]

That's crazy I've been to yosemite several times and I didn't even know this happened there

[@Bootmahoy88]

It's astounding and infuriating to me how our present culture turns these super-creeps into a form of anti-hero. It's disgusting. It's like we're collectively saying, "Hey, guys and gals become a serial killer, a serial rapist, a serial killer pedophile rapist and we'll give you your own show!! How's that for a deal?"

[@oAgL214]

@@Bootmahoy88 well, that's one way to look at it. This is a reality and these shows are in a way creating awareness that these people could be anyone, your child, cousin, father, husband, neighbor, etc. Many red flags and warning signs many often ignore. Of course each person will get a different perspective on these cases, after all, every head is a different world.

[@nycwizrd8348]

​@@Bootmahoy88its great to understand history and how monsters are created. Take a pill please.

[@leegalen8383]

Please get a new narrator. This guy's voice is unbearable!

[@gabrielamartiniuc6322]

I love his voice !!!

[@xcape2usa]

What an incredibly sad story. All way round.

[@AABB-bm9kk]

These stories of what “made” these killers become killers never cease to disappoint … His brother got some deserved love and attention when he finally escaped a pedophile… He wasn’t his parent (s)’ favorite (Boo Hoo 😩)… “They moved away and he was on his own”-As an adult man!… I ask how many of us were not our parents’ favorites ?- How many of us didn’t forever live with or next door to our parents ?- How many of us had to be alone on our own as adults ? Many or most of us I’d say to all of those - And how many of us “had to” go murder people ??: Not friggin many! …Oh I almost forgot : Did we have a sibling who was abducted and abused but returned to our family? - Most not , right ? - But if we did would that have made us want our own TV movie for killing innocent strangers ?? …In a word : “No!” 🤨✌️

[@naowright9308]

I know, really! My younger sister is a narcissist and I could just hear how that would go down. A middle child in a large family, misunderstood, abused, neglected, ect. ect. She is the only one of 16 that has turned out this way and none of us know where she gets all of this.

[@ajhproductions2347]

Great comment! But I think your current pfp could use a slight adjustment to reflect the recent developments in Rome...my guess is it should look more runny and child sniffy

[@sonyonker]

At least he had something traumatic happen around him. Wait until the next generation of serial killers who will be blaming their crimes on the ‘trauma’ of being told they can’t go to the pub with their mates for a few weeks during lockdown.

[@AABB-bm9kk]

@@sonyonker Ha! Right ! ✌️

[@AABB-bm9kk]

@@ajhproductions2347 Hee! 😀✌️

[@010FRnr1]

It almost sounds like he is the victim...Give me a break

[@dawnmazarati3301]

The Narrator's voice made me corkscrew my eardrums out. Thanks, Bro.

[@devilsplayground1344]

Steven was killed while driving a motorcycle not a car.

[@emelouvalderama]

So he's still awaiting death penalty? It would take years 'til he gets his turn! This guy is beyond redemption!!!!

[@katmah78]

California has the moratorium. He’ll never be executed.

[@Sunshine-pn2gy]

They killed that women serial killer in 12 years, yet many of these pedo killers are lingering on death row over 20years , bias.

[@Brenda-Burd]

Sometimes it takes 15 plus years

[@thijsngina]

He was a twisted person, I am from there and the fact he did not kill any locals through the years is astonishing…when he was in the Mariposa Co Jail he was always request horror movies or the news. He wanted the news so he could watch himself in the media. My mother in law at the time was a Sergeant in the jail. So ya he was just weird, and creepy. There is no excuse for what he did other than being a twisted person. I feel for the families of his victims.

[@tidusjecht9143]

Well, he didn't kill any that we know of. I still wonder about his uncle's murder. I find it hard to believe it wasn't Cary.

[@Muirmaiden]

@@tidusjecht9143 It could have been.

[@joanbaczek2575]

His parents were monsters too just better at hiding it

[@shadipahlavi]

Maybe he himself killed Steven and staged a hit &run,?

[@courtneyward808]

Yeah ,maybe

[@pamwilliams9458]

I thought I was the only one

[@shadipahlavi]

@@courtneyward808 i really think he killed steven himself i also think he did it outta jealousy becuz steven became a hero and a famous celebrity ;very special in the eyes of his parents so this guy went on assuming the role of the villain and trying 2 counterbalance stevens goodness with his evil deeds ;all no doubt becuz of jealousy and a sick sense of siblings rivarly

[@tiarajackson448]

She keep talking about marijuana that don’t make you kill ppl he was on Meth n other shit

[@jenniferguidry27]

So sad what people can become from a horrible childhood. God bless the other girls families

[@jessickalush3305]

Why? Life is hell, and dying is a gift.

[@jenniferguidry27]

@@jessickalush3305 yes it is when we aren't a child of God. God can change everything in are life's. God bless you Jessica lush

[@jenniferguidry27]

Yes it is . When you're not living with Jesus Christ of Nazareth way's

[@california199_7]

Hello from Fresno! This documentary seem like it’s from Canada or Europe. Good documentary and awesome voices.

[@carrueross2705]

Such extreme violence in such majestic surroundings. And mix in the most well known cryptid, we have such a gruesome story. Well told!

[@sarahtonin256]

Agreed, amazing story but very sad for the victims and family

[@oystersoup3434]

Can we please stop calling this dude a victim? Ir any of these killers for that matter? I'm fed up with this channel and its flim-flammy approach toward coldhearted murderers. I'm sticking to smaller KZbinrs from now on. At least they have some sense to them.

[@oAgL214]

I personally believe he was a born psychopath. A child that small shouldn't be thinking those things or perhaps he suffered some kind of abuse, saw his parents or some adults having violent intercourse but who knows. Now if that in fact happened and he experienced something traumatic he was a victim of those around him but that still doesn't excuse or justify his actions. Being born a psychopath also doesn't make him a victim. He's guilty for everything and should be behind bars for the rest of his days.

[@starrgod7671]

See how easy that was? Just don't watch, if it offends you so. ✌☮🕊

[@sinailove5943]

@@starrgod7671 lmao

[@mattthecat9576]

Did the narrator steal those glasses from Sally Jessy Raphael?

[@sunnybunnyfeeling7062]

He killed her for them and Bigfoot made him do it.

[@eucliduschaumeau8813]

No, he borrowed them from Joy Behar.

[@christopherhorn1161]

A lil too much reefer madness on this one.

[@squishiehunter693]

If ur visiting these parks, go with a group of people, never alone. U gotta stay safe.

[@bookbeing]

The sad childhood sob story from these types is ridiculous and outrageous! It's a more than likely a dishonest scripted acting game and even if their canned story were somehow slightly true, this is still irrelevant and grants no excuse or justification for the heinous actions of these monsters. Lots of people have bad childhood experiences and struggle as adults for decades. Even though they suffer and deal with psychological wounds, you won't find these people running around killing random people!

[@jackiereynolds2888]

Every time I see one of these shows only half of the story is about the crime while the other is filled with all the misfortune the perpetrator experienced as a youth making the unspoken but very clear claim that the one was the cause or reason or 'excuse' for the other. This is so wrong. No two narratives about the same story are alike.

[@superstarwrestlingnetwork6721]

Mare-uh-Wonner

[@1onewayrnoway]

After being in the presents of Carey a tall military build individual and disciplined with a cool calm demeanor . He reminded me of Ron Howard's "Opie" character..but a lethal version.

[@rejaneflorinda6162]

People who use maryjuana can say what they want, but it is very possible that substance abuse may have potentialized his dangerous state of mind.

[@ChrisTopher-zo1vg]

Now all of a sudden these guys are Bigfoot experts?!?!

[@tiahnnayasmine670]

Clearly these parents don’t know how to supervise their own children so they blame it on the older sibling- how would an 11 year old stop a fully grown man from overpowering him ? Not even logical

[@toobmaniac]

I never knew Yosemite Park was dead !

[@comfortsuites1087]

can i just say the guy in the background telling the story he makes it so interesting

[@d.h.601]

By 1999, happy hippy man Gary strainer was a time killing cereal bomb

[@geekyreader34]

weed doesnt have these negative effects unless laced with other drugs

[@theanimerican]

This crime got covered elsewhere but more in the point of view of the victims. While it didn't cover Cary's background, it also didn't have the off analyses this one had. However, it did bring up details the other didn't cover. Mixed feelings about how this was covered over all.

[@bobshane2]

The title should be "Brother of victim turned into a piece of shit!" Also this guys a Spree Killer y'all, not a serial killer.

[@malisaperalta8898]

Not me watching it on Valentine's weekend👁👄👁

[@lovelife7278]

It sad story I read about the stayer sister after Stephen was kidnapped they family was not happy thier parent didn’t pay attention to two the other4 kids the sisters all had a bad life because they felt the parent didn’t seem to care the kids they have not making excuses for him but I do feel sorry losen 2 brothers and the victims losen thier life’s it sad

[@hellykerbert2838]

Good to hear that the "lifestyles of the rich and famous" guy got a new gig. "Thee Yosemite National Park"... 🤦‍♂️

[@Nurse2639]

Is the guy that got his confession on Court Tv?

[@JustAThought155]

I just labored through the full documentary “Captured Audience: A Real American Horror Story,” which clearly displays Cary’s dilemma: nature and nurturing shaped this man’s behavior; the latter was his expressed outward crimes his young self tried to suppress like his “nurturing” parents. Think about it, their son was abducted and sexually assaulted for YEARS; the parents shared on Good Morning America how counseling isn’t for him or them. This type of parenting is Nurturing Bad Behavior 101: the foundation for a lifetime of psychological disorders…big time!

[@auntheidi9389]

Is there any proof re: Carey's accusations of abuse? Was he really treated poorly by his parents? Even if he was...NOT an excuse to murder. Lots of people have shitty childhoods & don't become murderers. Blaming your warped life on others or Bad circumstances is a copout. No one had a perfect childhood. No one.

[@axelshmontes14]

Nooooooo not Yosemite 💀

[@Bellfromtheboot18]

For this family to have gone through all of this .it's almost like a horror movie but no this was their lives how sad

[@williamstokely9589]

That psychiatrist seems to know his stuff.

[@peternolan4107]

"He drove east." Then the map shows he went west. Why do so many people have such a hard time with north, south, east, and west?

[@Mercurychyld1]

Well I am definitely one of those people. I never have a clue which direction is which way. Oh well. But there are many other things I am well versed in. We all have our strengths and weaknesses. No doubt there are many things you are not good at as well. 🙄

[@jamesware457]

There's at least 4 routes he could of taken.

[@danielwade1978]

I Know My First Name Is Steven. . . Great movie about a human tragedy. I had no idea that his older brother then went on to become a monster himself.

[@vincentlewis5]

The man is rational human capable of controlling himself. He refused to control those urges.

[@michaelarojas]

Best free true crime documentaries.

[@desireeboone3631]

Well considering what happened to his brother I can sympathize about that, it would stress him out however killing innocent people

[@desireeboone3631]

No he deserved the death penalty he was having thoughts about murdering people at the age of 7 and that was four years before his brother was kidnapped

[@twstf8905]

Oh, he _also_ regularly smoked marijuana?!? Well, that clearly further underlines the imbalance in anybody's personality, right?! How many crazed, sexually motivated, power hungry serial killers were also known to be big pot heads lol I mean, c'mon!! 😂