30-Kenneth Parnell

Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 8 a.m.

Steven Stayner was only 7 years old when he was abducted by Kenneth Parnell, a convicted sex offender. For 7 years, Steven was held captive by Parnell and forced to live under a pseudonym as his son. Seven years later, it was Parnell's abduction of 5-year-old Timmy White that would push Steven to free not only himself, but Timmy also. Finally free to reveal his true identity, Steven told his story to police, saying, "I know my first name is Steven." But this wouldn't be the end of the Stayner story...Listen as Coral and Dusty discuss exclusive versus opportunistic pedophilia and simple versus complex trauma.