Cary Stayner is an American serial killer who gained notoriety in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was born on August 13, 1961, in Merced, California, and grew up in a troubled household. His younger brother Steven Stayner was kidnapped when he was seven years old and held captive by his abductor for seven years before he managed to escape. This traumatic event deeply affected Cary and his family.On February 15, 1999, Stayner abducted a woman named Carole Sund, her daughter Juli Sund, and their friend Silvina Pelosso from a motel near Yosemite National Park. He killed all three of them and later dumped their bodies in a remote location.A nature guide named Joie Ruth Armstrong, whom he killed on July 21, 1999, in Yosemite National Park, where he worked as a handyman. Her decapitated body was found near the park, and it was later discovered that Stayner had also killed three other women in the area.After the murders, Stayner fled the area and went to a nudist resort in Oregon, where he was eventually recognized and apprehended by the police. In 2002, he was convicted of the four murders and sentenced to death. He is currently on death row at San Quentin State Prison in California.The Cary Stayner story is a tragic and disturbing tale of a man who was deeply affected by childhood trauma and who went on to commit heinous crimes. It highlights the devastating impact that traumatic experiences can have on a person's psyche and their actions.RESOURCES: The Yosemite Park Killer: Cary Stayner The True Storyhttps://www.audible.com/pd/Cary-Stayner-Audiobook/B01MFAHQLT?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp Cary Stayner - WikipediaCONTACT INFORMATION : www.twitter.com/frieddoepodcast www.instagram.com/frieddoepodcast
