1.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.
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Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story
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.
DocumentaryCrime
Starring
Corin Nemec, Todd Eric Andrews
Episodes
Season 1
2.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.
3.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.
About
Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story
DocumentaryCrime
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.
When Steven Stayner returned home, the real story began.
Information
- Released
- Apr 21, 2022
- Episode length
- 46m
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Status
- Ended
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- Not rated
Networks
- Network
- Hulu
Cast
People in this story
Corin NemecSelf
Todd Eric AndrewsSelfMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.