1. Cary Stayner worked as a mechanic in Mariposa County, California, and murdered four women between February and July 1999, dumping their bodies near Yosemite National Park, leading to him being dubbed the Yosemite Park Killer or simply the Yosemite Killer.
Cary Stayner is currently awaiting execution at San Quentin State Prison.
Cary Stayner was born on August 13,1961, the first of five children born to Delbert Foy and Kay Stayner in Merced, California.
Cary Stayner had three sisters and a younger brother, Steven Gregory Stayner.
Cary Stayner was held by his abductor 38 miles away in Mariposa County, and later in Mendocino County, until he was aged 14, when he managed to escape with another of Parnell's victims, Timothy White.
Cary Stayner later stated that he felt neglected while his parents grieved over the loss of Steven.
When Steven escaped and returned home, he received massive media attention; which resulted in the 1989 release of a television miniseries based on his experience, I Know My First Name Is Steven, based on the true crime book of the same name; Cary Stayner felt overshadowed by the attention his brother got.
At the age of three, Cary Stayner was diagnosed with trichotillomania and put on medication, though the condition continued to affect him during his high school years; the consequential bald spots led to him being severely bullied and having to perpetually wear a baseball cap.
Cary Stayner exhibited intelligence that was noted by classmates and teachers, and he was put in accelerated classes as a result.
Cary Stayner was arrested in 1997 for possession of marijuana and methamphetamines, although these charges were eventually dropped.
In 1997, Cary Stayner was hired as a handyman at the Cedar Lodge motel in El Portal, California, just outside the Highway 140 entrance to Yosemite National Park.
Cary Stayner found all of his confirmed victims at the Cedar Lodge motel.
Detectives traced this vehicle to Cary Stayner, which led to him becoming the prime suspect in the case.
FBI agents John Boles and Jeff Rinek found Cary Stayner staying at the Laguna del Sol nudist resort in Wilton, where he was arrested and taken to Sacramento for questioning.
Cary Stayner's vehicle yielded evidence proving his link to Armstrong.
Cary Stayner was tried in federal court for Armstrong's murder, since it occurred on federal land.
Cary Stayner pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the other murders in state court.
Dr Jose Arturo Silva testified that Cary Stayner had obsessive-compulsive disorder, mild autism and paraphilia.
Cary Stayner was nevertheless found sane and convicted of three counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances and one count of kidnapping by a jury on August 27,2002.
Cary Stayner has been housed at the Adjustment Center on death row at San Quentin State Prison since 2002.
Cary Stayner remains on death row, although there have been no executions in California since a 2006 court ruling over flaws in the administration of capital punishment in the state.