Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story

Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story

When Steven Stayner returned home, the real story began.

Ended First aired 21/Apr/2022 United States English 1 season(s) 3 episode(s)
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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.
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Season 1 · Season 1
3 episode(s) · Air date: 21/Apr/2022
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S1E3
Chapter 3: Cary’s Story
Air date: 21/Apr/2022 · Runtime: 48 min
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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.

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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.

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Chapter 2: Steven’s Story Part 2
Air date: 21/Apr/2022 · Runtime: 44 min
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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.

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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.

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Chapter 1: Steven’s Story Part 1
Air date: 21/Apr/2022 · Runtime: 49 min
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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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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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Corin Nemec
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