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Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story

Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story
★ 7.2/10•2022•46m•15•Documentary•Crime
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When Steven Stayner returned home, the real story began.

1972: 7-year-old Steven Stayner vanishes from Merced, California. For years, his family searches for him, only to find they’ve been looking for the wrong boy. 50 years on, Steven’s children unearth clues to their father’s mysterious past.

Jessica Dimmock · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime46m
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 21, 2022

Episodes

Episode 1 - Chapter 1: Steven’s Story Part 1E149m

Chapter 1: Steven’s Story Part 1

1972: 7-year-old Steven Stayner vanishes from Merced, California. His family struggles to keep his case in the public eye - until his heroic return seven years later sparks a media sensation.

Apr 21, 2022

Episode 2 - Chapter 2: Steven’s Story Part 2E244m

Chapter 2: Steven’s Story Part 2

A heroic escape. A televised family reunion. But the Stayner ordeal is far from over as painful secrets surface. When a hit TV movie rewrites the Stayner story, reality gets stranger than fiction.

Apr 21, 2022

Episode 3 - Chapter 3: Cary’s StoryE348m

Chapter 3: Cary’s Story

Two decades after Steven went missing near Yosemite, three tourists vanish from the same area. When the FBI finds the killer, the Stayner family is linked to the new, horrifying crimes and the family is thrust back into the headlines.

Apr 21, 2022

Actors

Corin Nemec

Corin Nemec

Self

Todd Eric Andrews

Todd Eric Andrews

Self

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