Identified! CA - Yosemite Summit Meadow, WhtFem, 20-23, Henry Lee Lucas Victim, 1983 - Patricia 'Patty' Hicks

[Bit of hope]

I'm very grateful to see this beautiful lady has (given) a name. Thanks to everybody who made this happen. The recon was almost perfect. Every day, the evolution of the technique amazes me and I have utmost respect for those who are bringing this further, step by step. I do not believe Lucas did this BTW.

Fly with the angels now Ms. Hicks. My sincere condolences to her loved ones.

 

[Plombage]

Just a bit of information about Cary Stayner, his younger brother is Steven Stayner. Steven Stayner was kidnapped on Dec. 4th, 1972 by child molester Kenneth Parnell. He was held until he escaped at the age of 14, along with another young boy.
In the documentary it mentions that the Gibson and Stayner families were neighbors and friends. This poor girl was just connected to so many bad people, then to possible stumble into the path of another serial killer.

 

[Noirdame79]

Just a bit of information about Cary Stayner, his younger brother is Steven Stayner. Steven Stayner was kidnapped on Dec. 4th, 1972 by child molester Kenneth Parnell. He was held until he escaped at the age of 14, along with another young boy.
In the documentary it mentions that the Gibson and Stayner families were neighbors and friends. This poor girl was just connected to so many bad people, then to possible stumble into the path of another serial killer.

The Stayner family had a dark history all its own

Excerpt from The San Francisco Chronicle, May 21, 2002

Defense To Fight For Stayner's Life/Lawyers Cite Report Detailing A Life Of Being Abused

Psychiatrist George Woods, who evaluated Cary Stayner at the Fresno County Jail over the course of a year, talked to relatives and reviewed court records, said in his report that Stayner's family had a history of dysfunction dating back three generations.

Stayner was molested by an uncle, and his sisters were abused by their father, according to Woods' evaluation. In 1986, according to the report, Stayner's father, Delbert Stayner, was accused of sexually molesting his daughters and was ordered into therapy by state authorities.

A Stayner relative told Woods that she believed that sexual abuse of children "has been going on for so long, it's like a sickness in the family."

Efforts to reach Delbert Stayner on Monday were unsuccessful.

When Cary Stayner was 11, his younger brother, Steven, was kidnapped.

Shortly afterward, Cary Stayner was abused by an uncle who had been convicted of child molestation, according to the report.
"Although (the uncle's) sexual proclivities were well known to Cary's older male cousins, he was nevertheless allowed to take boys for overnights in his tiny apartment," Woods wrote.
One evening, the uncle showed Stayner and his cousin nude pictures of young girls. Then Stayner and his uncle went to sleep in the same bed. Stayner awoke to find the uncle removing his underwear and attempting to molest him, the evaluation says.

"By the time Cary Stayner was in high school, he had a reputation as a quiet loner, though a talented cartoonist," the doctor wrote. "He was teased because he wore a hat all the time to cover the bald patches left by his compulsive hair pulling. His sexual relations with girls were almost nonexistent, and were often frustrated by his inability to achieve and sustain an erection."

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/defense-to-fight-for-stayner-s-life-lawyers-2820211.php

Excerpt from The San Francisco Chronicle, October 4, 2002

Stayner's Parents Fear Losing Another Son

When Cary Stayner was just 11, his younger brother, Steven, 7, was snatched from a Merced street on his way home from school. His abductor kept and sexually abused Steven for seven years. He finally ran away and turned himself over to a nearby police department. When he returned home, he was a promiscuous teenager with an alcohol problem and later died in a motorcycle crash. His story was turned into a television miniseries.

"We got Steve back, not Stevie," said Kay Stayner, who spent a lot of time telling the jury about the toll her youngest son's disappearance took on the family and how it affected Cary.

The defendant's father, Delbert Stayner, testified that after Steven went missing, he became obsessed with finding his boy and neglected his other four children - especially Cary.
"I didn't socialize with him," he said. "I yelled at him a lot."

It was common for the couple to load the kids in the car and take off in search of a new tip that could lead them to Steven. The trips always ended in a wild goose chase, according to testimony.

What was worse, Kay Stayner said, was that family members never talked about their feelings -- because in the Stayner home emotions were taboo. Only Kay Stayner's father voiced his opinion, she said.
"He said we should be glad that Steven was gone. Now we only had four children to clothe," she told the court.

Kay Stayner said that although her father molested her as a child, she allowed him to live in the Stayner home but kept him away from her daughters.

But according to court testimony, the girls weren't safe. State authorities said Delbert Stayner molested them.

The Stayners admit they weren't always the best parents. But they said they can't imagine losing another son.
"My son is very sick right now," Delbert Stayner told the court while sobbing. "I don't think he should be executed because he's sick."

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Stayner-s-parents-fear-losing-another-son-2789304.php

 

[Noirdame79]

The Stayner family had a dark history all its own

Excerpt from The San Francisco Chronicle, May 21, 2002

Defense To Fight For Stayner's Life/Lawyers Cite Report Detailing A Life Of Being Abused

Psychiatrist George Woods, who evaluated Cary Stayner at the Fresno County Jail over the course of a year, talked to relatives and reviewed court records, said in his report that Stayner's family had a history of dysfunction dating back three generations.

Stayner was molested by an uncle, and his sisters were abused by their father, according to Woods' evaluation. In 1986, according to the report, Stayner's father, Delbert Stayner, was accused of sexually molesting his daughters and was ordered into therapy by state authorities.

A Stayner relative told Woods that she believed that sexual abuse of children "has been going on for so long, it's like a sickness in the family."

Efforts to reach Delbert Stayner on Monday were unsuccessful.

When Cary Stayner was 11, his younger brother, Steven, was kidnapped.

Shortly afterward, Cary Stayner was abused by an uncle who had been convicted of child molestation, according to the report.
"Although (the uncle's) sexual proclivities were well known to Cary's older male cousins, he was nevertheless allowed to take boys for overnights in his tiny apartment," Woods wrote.
One evening, the uncle showed Stayner and his cousin nude pictures of young girls. Then Stayner and his uncle went to sleep in the same bed. Stayner awoke to find the uncle removing his underwear and attempting to molest him, the evaluation says.

"By the time Cary Stayner was in high school, he had a reputation as a quiet loner, though a talented cartoonist," the doctor wrote. "He was teased because he wore a hat all the time to cover the bald patches left by his compulsive hair pulling. His sexual relations with girls were almost nonexistent, and were often frustrated by his inability to achieve and sustain an erection."

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/defense-to-fight-for-stayner-s-life-lawyers-2820211.php

Excerpt from The San Francisco Chronicle, October 4, 2002

Stayner's Parents Fear Losing Another Son

When Cary Stayner was just 11, his younger brother, Steven, 7, was snatched from a Merced street on his way home from school. His abductor kept and sexually abused Steven for seven years. He finally ran away and turned himself over to a nearby police department. When he returned home, he was a promiscuous teenager with an alcohol problem and later died in a motorcycle crash. His story was turned into a television miniseries.

"We got Steve back, not Stevie," said Kay Stayner, who spent a lot of time telling the jury about the toll her youngest son's disappearance took on the family and how it affected Cary.

The defendant's father, Delbert Stayner, testified that after Steven went missing, he became obsessed with finding his boy and neglected his other four children - especially Cary.
"I didn't socialize with him," he said. "I yelled at him a lot."

It was common for the couple to load the kids in the car and take off in search of a new tip that could lead them to Steven. The trips always ended in a wild goose chase, according to testimony.

What was worse, Kay Stayner said, was that family members never talked about their feelings -- because in the Stayner home emotions were taboo. Only Kay Stayner's father voiced his opinion, she said.
"He said we should be glad that Steven was gone. Now we only had four children to clothe," she told the court.

Kay Stayner said that although her father molested her as a child, she allowed him to live in the Stayner home but kept him away from her daughters.

But according to court testimony, the girls weren't safe. State authorities said Delbert Stayner molested them.

The Stayners admit they weren't always the best parents. But they said they can't imagine losing another son.
"My son is very sick right now," Delbert Stayner told the court while sobbing. "I don't think he should be executed because he's sick."

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Stayner-s-parents-fear-losing-another-son-2789304.php

Much of the testimony the defense has tried to introduce, such as the molestation of one of Stayner's sisters by their father, has been barred due to objections by the prosecution.

Sister Tells of Stayner's Troubled Childhood

Courts: Younger sibling says the man who killed three Yosemite tourists isn't the brother she remembers. Judge orders defense to curtail repetitive testimony.

www.latimes.com

Stayner's three sisters testified briefly Thursday about their chaotic

family life, but much of what they tried to say was blocked by the judge who

said it was becoming repetitive.

Appeal from Stayner’s parents:

SAN JOSE -- If Cary Stayner's death could restore the lives he took, ''I say do it,'' his mother said in a tearful appeal to jurors Thursday. ''But executing Cary is not going to bring back those people. They're gone and there's no bringing them back,''

www.pressdemocrat.com

Now we know why these parents refused to get their children professional help, even though Cary especially needed it from an early age.