Cary is still on death row and as of now, the court has not set the execution date for him. With caring parents, three sisters, and an elder brother, Steven seemed to have a normal childhood, but all that changed on the afternoon of December 4, 1972. Powered by. He had been a young patrol officer in 1972 when Cary Stayner's younger brother, Steven. In 1972, Stayner's childhood took a tragic turn when his younger brother Steven, then seven, was kidnapped while walking home from school in the family's hometown of Merced, California. [3] Cary later said that he felt neglected while his parents grieved over the loss of Steven. His lawyers claimed that the Stayner family had a history of sexual abuse and mental illness, manifesting itself not only in the murders, but also his obsessive-compulsive disorder and his request to be provided with child pornography in return for his confession. Carole Sund, her daughter Juli Sund and friend Silvina Pelosso were missing for a month before their bodies were found. . document.write(" 10 Syllable Sentence Generator, Articles I