That evening, the group grabbed some videos from the lodge's service desk to watch in their room. But by the middle of March, their hopes faded. Eventually, investigators found Armstrong's body near a stream in the woods about a half mile away from the cabin. Rinek said his wife Lori has been his rock and feels that without the support of his family he wouldnt have been able to deal with this and the other cases he's investigated. . He also exhibited some behaviors that made others uncomfortable, including, as he later admitted, exposing himself to his sister's friend. The brilliant, bubbly, strawberry-blond naturalist lived with her boyfriend and a second roommate in a cabin near Yosemite. "I dont know how to think of it. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. "That was followed by him saying, 'Okay, lets do it,'" said Rinek. I was blessed to have known and loved her. . 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Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. He couldnt believe it. He was also angry about how his truck had been searched. Joie Armstrong, a NatureBridge educator at Yosemite National Park in 1999, was a bright light to all who knew her. The Sund family's worst fears were confirmed when a hiker wandered onto the site of a burned-out red 1999 Pontiac, hidden off Highway 108, in the Stanislaus Forest region on March 18. Then, in the summer of 1999, Joie Armstrong, a 26-year-old woman running educational programs at Yosemite for children, was reported missing by her friends and later found decapitated in the park. Armstrong's head was later found near her body. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Armstrong's body was found nearby. At that point, Rinek said he feared Stayner would refuse to continue to confess. Timothy White, the kidnap victim, was only 35 when he died. He abandoned the group's rental car with the bodies of Carole and Silvina inside, returning two days later to burn the evidence and retrieve the wallet, which he dumped in Modesto to confuse authorities. ", Steven Stayner with his kidnapper Kenneth Parnell. You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. Stayner's father, Delbert, admitted that he thinks son Cary may have suffered a trauma at age 11, when younger brother Steven, then seven, was abducted in 1972, disappearing for eight years. He walked naked and and smoked pot, he could find the peace that he so desperately needed. Except for the Bigfoot thing, the likable, handsome man seemed perfectly ordinary. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Caroles parents, Francis and Carole Carrington, appeared on the Good Morning, America TV show, to ask for the prayers of Americans and their help in locating their daughter and the children. Latent fingerprints were also been lifted from the interior of Joie Armstrong's truck, which Stayner admits to touching during his encounter with her. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Joie Ruth Armstrong, 26, a German native who grew up in California, was found Thursday near a stream running by the housing area where she lived near Crane Flat in the west end of Yosemite National Park. The deranged woman-hating lunatic responsible turned out to be Cedar Lodge's handyman Cary Stayner. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Stayner, from Merced, California, was the older brother of Steven Stayner. He also faces trial in the murder of three tourists but has pleaded not guilty. Cary looked out for Steven, according to Cary Stayner's former classmate Jack Bungart. Her slaying was a federal case because her body was found in the national park. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Whatever this is that's inside you, you need to get it out. Armstrong recently climbed to the summit of Mount Shasta and part way up El Capitan in Yosemite. For two weeks, Steven watched Timothy suffer the separation from his family. You can always change this later in your Account settings. He did feel, however, that the FBI spared nothing to investigate the earlier killings. What were you going to do next? How can one family, contain two completely contrasting children? Joies head sat nearby. Management found him a hard worker and honest. Both boys were reunited with their families shortly after arriving at the police station. Stayner caught the attention of park rangers again last week after his sport utility vehicle was seen near Armstrong's residence on Wednesday night, an hour after she was last seen there. Upon his July 23 release, Stayner returned to the lodge and tried to quickly sell his belongings, police said, before he packed up and left, later arriving at the nudist colony Laguna del Sol, where he began living in a tent. "I'd been gone for most of the day off the property. Failed to report flower. Friends would say the younger Stayner never got his life back together after his ordeal. Cary Stayner worked at Cedar Lodge for two years before he killed guests Carole and Juli Sund and Silvina Pelosso. Parnell worked at the Yosemite Lodge, located about two hours away from the Stayner home. Still, the Bureau intensified its search, recruiting the use of more high-tech equipment and air support. Looking into his past, the FBI soon discovered that Staynors own family tragedy had transformed him into a violent predator. Former FBI Agent Jeff Rinek recalls the moments Cary Stayner approached 26-year-old Joie Armstrong at her cabin in an area of Yosemite National Park in 1999. Parnell was convicted on kidnapping and false imprisonment charges. Her decapitated body was found near a wilderness stream the next day. He usually ate lunch and dinner at the motel restaurant. Ive never seen anything thats so close to black and white and evil and good as Stayner and our children, said Francis Carrington, the father of Carole Sund and grandfather of Juli. He went on TV, spoke to newspapers, and even had a book and miniseries about his time as a sex slave of drifter and pedophile, Kenneth Parnell, a man who incidentally also used to work at the Yosemite Lodge. When he was picked up,. Two days later, they took him into custody while he was eating at a clothing optional resort near Sacramento. Then Carole, Juli, and Silvana arrived and he went off the deep-end. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Watch the full story on "20/20" FRIDAY, Jan. 25 at 10 p.m. In his interview, Stayner claimed that hair from his body was left on the bedspread in their motel room, but he returned later and changed the bed. It shows Vista Point. "Theres a crude map, and the map shows Route 120. He then carried Juli to a vista point near Lake Don Pedro, pledged his love, and then cut her throat as the sun rose. Cary Stayner was a native Californian who had lived outside of Yosemite most of his life. He realizes its not much, but its all he can offer. The death-penalty trial of Cary Stayner was moved from Mariposa County to Santa Clara County, CA. Marshal from the Fresno County Jail in Fresno, Calif., Aug. 6, 1999 on his way to an arraignment in federal court. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. 42-year-old Carole Sund of Eureka, California had been visiting Yosemite with her 15-year-old daughter Juli and Julis 16-year-old friend, Silvina Pelosso, who had been visiting from Argentina. I never recognized either one of them.". FBI agents have wondered whether they could have prevented Armstrong's murder by linking Stayner to the three earlier killings. It was discovered beyond a campground adjacent to her living quarters in the Foresta community, a group of 30 cabins for use by park workers. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Thanks for your help! It shows Don Pedro Reservoir, and its about forty miles away from where the car was found.". How could something so inhuman happen someplace so idyllic and far from the corruption of modern society? Weve updated the security on the site. Ham, who has known Armstrong since she was a red-headed baby, remembered her as a vibrant woman who challenged herself daily. Then he took action. Steven Stayners fame was short-lived. However, there were warning signs during his younger years. ", FBI sources claimed that he had already confessed his guilt during the Saturday evening interrogation. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. After several days, the bodies were identified as Carole Sund and Silvina Pelosso through dental records. Joie Ruth Armstrong had been working for the Yosemite Institute for the past year and had worked on education programs through a partnership with the National Park Service. Her body was found 27 feet away from her head in a drainage ditch. A lot of people want to believe he was that way. For months, law enforcement officials were stumped by the deaths of three tourists: Carole Sund, her teenaged daughter Juli, and a family friend, Silvina Pelosso. There was an error deleting this problem. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. In 1997, Stayner got a job as a handyman at the Cedar Lodge, seven miles from the gate of the national park, where he worked for 2 years before the murders.. Parnell was convicted on kidnapping and false imprisonment charges. I felt he was in pain and suffering, and I felt that what he was doing by telling these stories was a good thing for him and it was a good thing of course for the victims families to know," Rinek said. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Most experts believe that it would be unlikely for Stayner to have targeted three victims for his first killing, so he probably killed before that. "I could not believe what I'd just heard. The grisly find brought the events of the recent disappearance back to the forefront of Kidds mind. He would use his position to gain access to his victims. I never did tell anybody about it, but I remember wishing on a star that my little brother would come back home. "He asked me if I thought it was just, and I told him absolutely no," said Rinek, who is the author of "In the Name of the Children," a true-crime account of the cases he has investigated during his career with the FBI, including the Cary Stayner case. Getting Started | Contributor Zone . In the exclusive, never-before-broadcast audio of Stayners confession, obtained by ABC News, Rinek said you can hear him ask Stayner to "do it again" after having Stayner go through his outline of what happened when he murdered Armstrong. They then headed out for Cedar Lodge in El Portal on February 14, which is located on Yosemite's western slope. Cedar Lodge, 9966 CA-140, El Portal, CA 95318. That confidence evaporated on July 22, with the disappearance of another woman Joie Ruth Armstrong, 26, a pretty redhead who worked for the Yosemite Institute teaching children about. Juli Sund, one of the earlier victims, was cut so deeply across her throat. FBI investigators had compared tire tracks at the crime scene with photographs of Stayners treads and found that it was a perfect match. The next day, a tip was called into park rangers about a car spotted near Armstrongs cabin. Listen to Yosemite serial killer's never-before-broadcast confession tapes, "It seemed like she was alone. Against the odds, he flourished there. After first flying to San Francisco, where Carole rented a red 1999 Pontiac Gran Prix, they stopped in Stockton, where Juli took part in a cheerleading contest at the University of the Pacific. On December 4, 1972, at the age of seven, Steven was approached after school by Edward Ervin Murphy, who claimed he was collecting money for the church. Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Nevertheless, he seems to feel some remorse about what he has done and hopes to sell the rights to the story to Hollywood. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Then all of a sudden it's gone. He also struggled in high school where he was bullied for the abuse he had endured. Verify and try again. Try again later. On March 1, 1980, Steven waited until Parnell was at work and then fled the house with Timothy. At the time Juli Sund's body was found, six days after the discovery of the two other victims, the authorities said only that they had been led to the body by a tip. Failed to delete memorial. Everyone worried that something terrible had befallen her. By the time Steven was 14, he had been abused and manipulated by Parnell for seven years and Parnell and Steven together realized that Steven was growing up and that he was no longer going to be controlled by Parnell and they would need to find someone else that they could sexually abuse. What were your feelings? "With the recovery of the duct tape, and the watch and the knife, which was the murder weapon, now were talking evidence.". Shortly after Stevens death, an uncle with whom Cary Stayner was very close was shot and killed in a home they shared together. She was seen that day at the Institute offices and was planning to visit a friend in Sausalito, California, that day but never made it. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? He continued, "When we finish that perspective, we go back again. Stayner then detailed the murders of Carole Sund, Juli Sund and Silvina Pelosso. I want a movie-of-the-week made about my story,'" There was a movie made about his brother, Steven Stayner, and he wanted the same and for the world to take notice. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. All of sudden, it's here again.". Then Carole's wallet turned up in Modesto, which included money and credit cards. "It becomes clear to me that he's just this big emotionless monster, and Joie comes across as heroic 'cause she was a fighter. Armstrong spent months with her grandmother as she underwent chemotherapy, Ham said. Stayner was arrested Saturday at a nudist colony near Wilton, California, after someone there heard news reports about the wanted man and called authorities. 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At the bar in the colony, Stayner struck up a conversation with Janet Damant, who had seen the BOLO (be on the lookout for) for Stayner. As a naturalist, her job . The evidence gathered by the FBI indicated that they had been abducted from the Cedar Lodge and with the discovery of Caroles burned-out Pontiac a month later, the truth finally emerged. Im just horrified when I think of what happened in that room, what my daughter felt when she realized she was in serious trouble, said Carole Carrington as she asked the judge to sentence Stayner to death. Her decapitated body was discovered Thursday near her home in the. But, to no avail. "He was spunky. They lived in the farming town of Merced, California, the Gateway to Yosemite. "When you hear these snippets, hes going to sound clinical and unemotional, but this is what I asked him to do," Rinek said. "'Deep in my heart I know something my mind does not want to learn,' said Gina,13. The beheaded body of a young naturalist Friday touched off a new murder investigation in the second grisly crime in this busy national park in the past five months. Timothy Lee White, 5, gets a piggyback ride from 14-year-old Steven Stayner at a news conference in Ukiah, California, in 1980, Kenneth Parnell stops the car and goes to a payphone, he comes back and tells Steven, Your parents, I just spoke to them. Concluding the interview, he addressed the victims' families: "I am sorry their loved ones were where they were when they were. How frightened the girls must have been when he cut their clothes off.. Ham, who has known. Steven Stayner died in a motorcycle accident in 1989 at the age of 24, and not long after, Steven and Carys uncle, whom Cary was close with and living with at the time, was killed. Armstrong also spent a year in the Sierra foothills working for the Stanislaus County Office of Education's Outdoor School. SACRAMENTO - Handyman Cary Anthony Stayner has confessed to murdering Yosemite naturalist Joie Ruth Armstrong, according to an FBI affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in . Whites stepfather, Roger Gitlin, said White died April 1, 2010, of an apparent pulmonary embolism. "My wife Lori and I, were at our best when were helping people, and we dont necessarily decide who were going to help and who were not going to help.". They no longer want you.. Carole and her husband, Jens, 43, owned a realtors business in the Stockton area. Cary Anthony Stayner (born August 13, 1961) is an American serial killer and the older brother of kidnapping victim Steven Stayner.He was convicted of the murders of four women between February and July 1999: Carole Sund, her teenage daughter Juli Sund and their teenage traveling companion Silvina Pelosso, and Yosemite Institute naturalist Joie Ruth Armstrong. "She stepped up on the porch and she was talking to me and she turned. He, along with his three sisters and younger brother Steven, were the children of hard-working, middle-class parents. He was sentenced to seven years in prison but only served five, less time than he held Steven captive. "Its difficult for me to picture what Cary has done and knowing Steve because their personalities are completely opposite," Duke, Stevens former girlfriend, said. At the time of the murders of Carole Sund, Juli Sund and Silvina Pelosso, investigators didnt see him as a suspect, and he even opened rooms at the motel for the FBI to gather evidence. Parnell and Murphy were driving towards town when Stephen was lured into their vehicle and abducted. No arrests have yet been made in that case and FBI spokesman Nick Rossi said Friday there are no new developments. English According to the San Francisco Chronicle, "(A witness claimed that) Stayner was angry about authorities seizing his backpack after he was questioned earlier that day. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. The police were not without leads, however. Acting on a tip from a caller who was worried about the whereabouts of his friend, Joie Ruth Armstrong, 26, park rangers found her decapitated body on the morning of July 22, 1999.

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