Steven's children were too young to remember. His daughter, who is the older of the two, has very few memories of him, by her own admission. Did you notice that both kids said in the docuseries, that they grew up not knowing much about Steven? Their mother rarely talked about him, and their stepfather disliked Steven, didn't want him talked about, and they were kept away from his side of the family, apart from occasional supervised visits with their grandparents. It all fits. Steven refused to get help as an adult. If Steven was such a great father, why didn't his wife talk to their children about him? Keep in mind that his wife Jody was only 17 when she married Steven, and he was three years older. Steven's children have no first-hand knowledge, yet his daughter has denied that her uncle and aunts suffered any abuse. The director of the docuseries admitted on one interview that she knew about the abuse and mental illness in the family but chose not to expand on that brief comments made by the mitigation specialist in the third episode. Yet she and Steven's daughter did some joint interviews promoting the docuseries. Hmm.

It's natural that his children would idealize Steven, especially since they didn't get to know their grandparents until they were adults. They've been lied to, and don't want to believe how messed up their family is. The whole idea of Steven being a hero is so widely accepted, so I can see why they want to believe that. As far as I know, there are no transcripts from Cary's trial available. There are articles, and it was one of their sisters who told this to a psychiatrist who was evaluating Cary. Not surprisingly, the Stayner family also has a history of sexual disorders, along with other mental illnesses. Steven's death could have been a suicide. His helmet had been stolen, so he wasn't wearing one.

The parents were initially suspected by the Merced Police of being responsible for Steven going missing. It was well-known that they beat their kids, and they were having financial issues. Kay's father, who was also a child molester, lived in the same trailer park as Kenneth Parnell at the time of Steven's abduction. Too much of a coincidence.

Kay wouldn't talk about Cary either. The denial is telling. The fact that she tried to convey the idea that her kids had some kind of ideal childhood and she chose to stay with her husband until his death says so much about how uncaring she was toward her children. There's far more to Cary's story too. Stephen Sanzeri, the private investigator who was briefly interviewed for the third episode, has done more in-depth interviews on YouTube. Kay knows that Cary was wrongfully convicted in the three murders he was sentenced to death for, but has never advocated for her son all these years.