Find books like i know my first name is steven from the worlds largest community of readers. Apr 30, 2004 buy i know my first name is steven new edition by echols, mike isbn. In the epilogue to his book, echols describes how he infiltrated nambla. March 3, 2020 josephs other dilemma february 24, 2020 what dilemma led to joseph smiths first vision. Seven year old steven stayner thought it was okay to get in the car with reverend parnell because the reverend has asked to speak to stevens mother about church.
I know my first name is steven by larry elikann larry. The harrowing true account of steven stayner, who was kidnapped by a perverted pseudopriest and his lackey during the 1970s. Their story was told in the 1989 television movie i know my first name is steven. While not of ann rule quality, i know my first name is steven is a fine book. As seen on the tv movie i know my first name is steven, this account tells of convicted child molester kenneth parnells abduction of sevenyearold steven stayner. Whites stepfather, roger gitlin, said white died april 1 of an apparent pulmonary embolism. Bright and likeable, sevenyearold steven stayner always listened to his mother. I know my first name is steven mike echols snippet view 1991. My brothers name is andrew stephen andy and i chose both of the names, which my mum always denied, over the years from a list she read out to me, when i was three. As he gets older, he realizes that he needs to try to make an escape and get back home. He also had a small, speechless role in the tv series as one of two policemen who escort his 14yearold self to his onscreen parents. In 1999, against the wishes of the stayner family, echols wrote an additional chapter, about stevens older brother cary at the request of his publisher, which then republished the book.
Little steven is kidnapped by childmolester ken parnell and is kept with him for 7 years. I know my first name is steven by mike echols alibris. With cindy pickett, john ashton, corin nemec, luke edwards. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. He was reunited with his family, whom he had believed had forgotten about him. The title of the tv series and the book on steven stayner, i know my first name is steven, was inspired by a line in his official police statement given after being rescued. Mar 31, 2010 steven stayners son looks exactly like him. The basis for the blockbuster tv movie, i know my first name is steven is the compelling true account of steven stayners seven years of horror and his parents who never gave up hope for his safe return. Steven, by then unsure of even his real name, after seven years. I know my first name is steven book by mike echols thriftbooks. A few years ago this book was brought back into print with an afterword about stevens serial killer older brother cary stayner. I know my first name is steven tv miniseries 1989 imdb.
Dec 01, 1991 i know my first name is steven is one of the best true crime books i have ever read. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. Telling police, i know my first name is steven became the most iconic moment in stevens remarkable story later becoming the title of the book and a television movie. His story made news around the world and last may was the subject of an acclaimed nbc miniseries, i know my first name is steven. Echols published his book, i know my first name is steven, in 1991. Steven gregory stayner april 18, 1965 september 16, 1989 was an american kidnap victim. Corky nemec, and to a large degree luke edwards, are what make this movie so gripping. When steven was finally able to escape, his testimony helped convict parnell for his hideous crimes. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His older brother, cary stayner, became known for different reasons years later. When 7yearold steven stayner was kidnapped by a loner, he was held captive for over seven years and then escaped. Get push notifications with news, features and more. Echols published his book, i know my first name is steven, in in the epilogue to his book, echols describes how he infiltrated nambla.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The twopart miniseries was first broadcast by nbc on may 2122, 1989. A family survival guide shay bilchik full view 1999. Handinhand, steven and timmy hitchhiked 40 miles to ukiah. Written as a true crime novel, i know my first name is steven is a rather gritty account of the kidnapping and sexual assault of steven and other boys by parnell. Screening rights were sold to a number of international television companies including the bbc, which screened the miniseries in midjuly of the following year. I know my first name is steven epub pdf fb2 download i know my first name is steven epub pdf fb2 type. I know my first name is steven is one of the best true crime books i have ever read. During these 7 years steven is renamed dennis parnell,attends school,plays sports,and functions as the sonand lover. Goodreads members who liked i know my first name is steven. I know my first name is steven by mike echols goodreads. I know my first name is steven tells the story of a 7yearold boy named steven stayner.
I know my first name is steven 1989 rotten tomatoes. My cousin is steven, spelt this way, and of course, theres steven gerrard. Jul 19, 2019 telling police, i know my first name is steven became the most iconic moment in stevens remarkable story later becoming the title of the book and a television movie. Cary stayner now the story behind cary and steven stayner. The alphabet text for this book comes from a playground game i learned in grammar school in the fifties. For seven years, steven was forced to endure such unspeakable abuse that he forgot his own name. Real writing, of course, uses the quotation marks with a lot less frequency. The main focus of the book is the period just prior to, and just after the seven year period when steven escaped from his captor with another boy, timmy white. I was disappointed with the condition and price of the book. My father in law, husband and my son are named steven.
Stayners story was told in the television movie i know my first name is steven. One of the men, a habitual child abuser named kenneth parnell, sexually. His older brother, cary stayner, became known for different. I put the quotes around true crime for a few reasons, the biggest which is that i am a snob. The basis for a blockbuster tv movie, here is the compelling true account of steven stayners horrifying abduction, as well as the updated story of how stevens brother.
Apr 11, 2010 their story was told in the 1989 television movie i know my first name is steven. One of the men, a habitual child abuser named kenneth parnell, sexually assaulted steven on an almost daily basis during the boy. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading i know my first name is steven. A hitandrun crash ends the life of kidnap victim steven. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions. I know my first name is steven kindle edition by echols, mike.
Steven stayner became a household name after being kidnapped for seven years. I know my first name is steven compare book prices and get the cheapest uk price for i know my first name is steven by mike echols. Jan 25, 2019 steven stayner became a household name after being kidnapped for seven years. Social security administration data, the first name steven ranks 35 th in popularity as a baby boys name in oregon. The game was played by bouncing a ball, one bounce for each word. Whites stepfather, roger gitlin, said white died april 1. Home books i know my first name is steven epub pdf fb2. I know my first name is steven cindy pickett john ashton corin nemec 19891989 kidnapped at age 7 in 1972, steven stayner escapes at 14 and returns to his parents. Buy a cheap copy of i know my first name is steven book by mike echols. Stayner died in 1989 in a motorcycle accident while driving home from work. Steven gregory stayner april 18, september 16, was an american kidnapping. The very year i know my first name is steven was released, steven stayner was killed in a motorcycle accident, survived by jody in the movie, its spelled jodie and two children. He died in a motorcycle accident in 1989 at age 24. While the book kept my interest and i was able to read the complete book in one day, there was a part that i just lost a little bit of interest.
I know my name is steven book, i know my first name is steven book. Steven gregory stayner april 18, 1965 september 16, 1989 was an american kidnapping. I know my first name is steven lifetime movie clip stayner 2. I know my first name is steven by mike echols waterstones. I know my first name is steven is a book by mike echols, telling the story of steven stayner, a boy who was kidnapped at age 7 by kenneth parnell and raised as parnells son and unwilling sexual partner. It was after steven brought timmy to the police station.
The basis for a blockbuster tv movie, here is the compelling true account of steven stayners horrifying abduction, as well as the updated story of how steven s brother, cary stayner, made headlines. At age seven, steven was kidnapped by two men who held him captive in a tiny shed for seven years. Based on a true story, the twopart tv movie i know my first name is steven tells the tragic story of steven stayner. The true story of the steven stayner abduction case by mike echols online at alibris.
Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Parnell evaded capture by moving his prisoner from one cheap motel to the next. What happened after that was seven years of being held captive by parnell. It is also the complete, updated story of how cary stayner made headlines of his own as the coldblooded killer who terrorized yosemite. Buy i know my first name is steven new edition by echols, mike isbn. A hitandrun crash ends the life of kidnap victim steven stayner. Mike echols recounts the events surrounding the kidnapping of sevenyearold steven stayner, who was held captive by convicted child molester kenneth eugene parnell for seven years before escaping.
Stayner was abducted from the central california city and county of merced, california at the age of seven and held until he was 14, when he escaped and rescued another victim, timothy white, in 1980. The author kept mentioning so many peoples names and i kept trying to remember who they were but to be honest it was a little boring. Buy i know my first name is steven by mike echols from waterstones today. Mar 24, 2009 seven year old steven stayner thought it was okay to get in the car with reverend parnell because the reverend has asked to speak to steven s mother about church. A clip from the lifetime movie i know my first name is steven. Cindy pickett john ashton corin nemec 19891989 kidnapped at age 7 in 1972, steven stayner escapes at 14 and returns to his parents. Check out my recent posts do you know how old joseph was when he saw his first vision. When steven was finally able to escape, his testimony helped convict parnell for his.
I know my first name is steven 1989 miniseries marathon. The true story of the steven stayner abduction case by mike echols a readable copy. And each time a word beginning with the correct letter of the alphabet came up, the player had to put one leg over the ball as it. Steven endured abuse so terrible that he forgot his own name.
Two weeks later, fellow kidnap victim steven stayner, 14, fled with the boy, known as timmy, and hitchhiked to safety. Imagine that, 160 babies in oregon have the same name as you in 1991. I know my first name is steven is a 1989 american television miniseries about kidnap victim steven stayner. The dramatic story was told in the 1989 television movie, i know my first name is steven. I know my first name is steven book by mike echols 1.
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