Case 154: Steven Stayner
Episode Date: August 29, 2020When seven-year-old Steven Stayner fails to return home from school on December 4 1972, life changes irrevocably for the Stayner family. As the years...
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386 episodes transcribedWhen seven-year-old Steven Stayner fails to return home from school on December 4 1972, life changes irrevocably for the Stayner family. As the years...
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