A Lovely Girl: An Interview with author Deborah Holt Larkin

Just hours after Steven Stayner and Timothy White were found they both would be thrust in front of cameras to answer questions in what would become one of the biggest kidnappings in American history. In this episode we talk about the role the press played and give details of the experiences in the two days following Steven and Timothy’s escape.

18 Juli 20191h 19min

After 7 years of being kidnapped, Steven Stayner would make one of the biggest decisions of his life when he refused to let Kenneth Parnell hurt another child and brought 5 year old Timothy White into police. This act would dramatically change his life and the lives of the Stayner Family and the White Family.Website and show notes: http://www.californiatruecrime.com/If you would like to support us we have a Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/californiatruecrimeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/calitruecrime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/calitruecrimeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/calitruecrime/

11 Juli 201951min

During the 7 years Kenneth Parnell held Steven Stayner as a kidnap victim he would attempt several times to kidnap other children. In 1980, he would succeed and once again he would find a person he could take advantage of that would help him. On Feb. 14, 1980, Parnell would kidnap Timothy White. In this episode we discuss the kidnapping of Timothy White in detail paying close attention to the other victims in this story: The White Family. In this episode, Ukiah, CA will lose more than just a little boy when Kenneth Parnell comes to town. Website and show notes: http://www.californiatruecrime.com/If you would like to support us we have a Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/californiatruecrimeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/calitruecrime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/calitruecrimeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/calitruecrime/

27 Juni 201944min

For seven years, Steven Stayner lived a life with Kenneth Parnell he believed had been given custody of him by a judge. Like far too many children, Steven would be hurt by the man he had come to think of as a father, and would suffer terrible sexual abuse. But he also lived a life with friends, school, animals and hobbies as he traveled with Parnell across California. Often upset that the coverage of his life only focused on the bad parts we discuss Steven’s life during the time he was kidnapped and take aim at society’s judgements of abuse that continue to keep victims silent.Website and show notes: http://www.californiatruecrime.com/If you would like to support us we have a Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/californiatruecrimeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/calitruecrime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/calitruecrimeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/calitruecrime/

20 Juni 20191h 1min

You’ve heard the story of what happens to 7 year old Steven Stayner when he doesn’t come home from school on December 4, 1972.  Now hear it from the perspective of his parents, the city of Merced and police. From their vantage point, Steven would disappear from the face of the earth with no clues and no witnesses. We cover what police and the family do to try to uncover even the smallest of information on Steven’s disappearance. And psychics, gossip and at least 2 men who confess all send them in the wrong direction.Website and show notes: http://www.californiatruecrime.com/If you would like to support us we have a Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/californiatruecrimeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/calitruecrime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/calitruecrimeIntagram: https://www.instagram.com/calitruecrime/

13 Juni 20191h 13min

On December 4, 1972, Kenneth Parnell went to Merced and kidnapped Steven Stayner. In this episode, we cover Kenneth Parnell's life and talk about the institutions, from reform school to mental hospitals, and the laws that were used to harass and arrest innocent people while letting Parnell go free. We also talk about Merced, Snelling, Bakersfield and Oildale. Join us for the 1st part in our series on the kidnapping of Steven Stayner.

6 Juni 20191h 9min

Join us as we discuss the trial and details that go along with it in the second and final part of The Pinyon Pines Murders. Website and show notes: http://www.californiatruecrime.com/If you would like to support us we have a Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/californiatruecrimeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/calitruecrime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/calitruecrimeIntagram: https://www.instagram.com/calitruecrime/

21 Feb 201944min

On Sept 17th, 2006, Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts marking the first eruption for the long-dormant volcano in at least 10,00 years.  Also an audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election sparking widespread protests across the country. But in the evening on this date, in a small unincorporated community of riverside county, three people lost their lives to what looked at first to be a fire of accidental nature.  Upon further investigation we see a horrendous triple homicide that would not have full closure until twelve years later.  Join us in this week's episode of California True Crime as we discuss the first Part of The Pinyon Pine MurdersWebsite and show notes: http://www.californiatruecrime.com/If you would like to support us we have a Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/californiatruecrimeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/calitruecrime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/calitruecrimeIntagram: https://www.instagram.com/calitruecrime/

14 Feb 201949min