Transcript for The legacy of Steven and Cary Stayner: Part 11
I asked him if he would bring us back to these places because he was talking about evidence. He took us to all the spots, and he knew exactly where everything was. And he pointed out in that direction, and he said he took the roll of duct tape and the knife, and he threw it out there as far as he could. With the recovery of the duct tape and the watch and the knife, which was the murder weapon. Now we’re talking evidence. With the confession and all the forensic evidence, Cary Stayner was found guilty and was sentenced to death. He has spent years in San Quentin prison, on death row. He’s now 57 years old. I don’t forgive him. I can’t, but at the same time I still have a hard time looking at him as a monster. Cary was the monster in the forest. Bigfoot was never supposed to be real, and then he became that real thing. I went to ask if Cary wanted to talk, and he just opened up. He told me that he’d had these feelings since he was a 7-year-old child, and had been resisting these feelings for years. It was almost as if he was to get credit for being a good soldier. He said, I want a movie of the week made about my story. There was a movie made about Steven Stayner, and he wanted the same treatment. He wanted the world to take note. As far as I know, he’s never talked to anyone about the effect Steven might have had on his crimes. I’m not sure there is any direct cause and effect. Steven could have grown up Normal, happy, and healthy, and Cary still would’ve been a serial killer. It’s difficult to picture what Cary has done because knowing Steve, their personalities are completely opposite. The only time Steve would kill anything like a fish is because we were gonna eat it. You know what I mean? I wouldn’t think that he would think of himself as one, but he is a hero. People. Because of Steven, Timothy white got a second chance at a childhood, but like Steven, didn’t live long. He died at the age of 35, of a blood clot to the lung. There’s a statue in Merced now, of Steven and Timothy white, and they’re holding hands. Yes, terrible things happened to Steven, but his legacy is that he saved another kid from having to suffer those same terrible things. That’s really how he should be remembered. We understand why the Stayner brothers’ story garnered so much global attention, but when it’s all over, who should we really be remembering? The sons. Silvina, Joie. These are beautiful people who met their death too soon. The only solace I get is that she’s with god almighty, and I will see her again. Joie’s legacy carries on in yosemite. There is something now called Armstrong scholars. Every summer a group of girls from the ages of 15 and 18 are brought into the park to spend a week exploring, learning about it, which is exactly why Joie was there in the first place. ??? And you can’t take my dreams away ??? Whatever terrible things happen in the world, I think people come to beautiful places like this because they know that nature has healing power. This is the place of beauty where evil will be vanquished. Now, New York’s number one
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