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Child Disappearance Sparks Large Search
- Seven-year-old Steven Stayner disappeared on December 4, 1972, triggering extensive community searches and police investigation.
- His family held out hope while search efforts and media attention slowly waned over weeks and years.
Kidnapper Used Kindness And Deceit
- Kenneth Parnell abducted Steven by offering a ride and claiming he'd call Steven's mother.
- Parnell then kept Steven in a cabin, gave him toys and a puppy, and told him his parents didn't want him.
Steven Returns By Saving Another Boy
- In 1980, a dirty teenager named 'Stephen' walked into a police station with a younger boy, Timmy White.
- That 'Stephen' was the missing Steven Stayner who had rescued Timmy and told police about Kenneth Parnell.