A park official speaking on condition of anonymity said Armstrong had been decapitated, and that as far as he knew, she was clothed. He was absolutely certain it existed and whether he feared or identified with it, the thought of this remarkable cryptid took over his imagination. She was reported missing by a friend in Sausalito about 3 a.m. Thursday when she failed to show up there for a planned visit. It was buried in the underbrush near the Don Pedro Reservoir, a few miles away from the logging trail where the car had been found. I guess in the end, if my familys proud of me, Im okay. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. I was at a girlfriend's house, and I guess it's this girlfriend and her two daughters that were my original intended victims," Stayner told the agents during his interrogation. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. GREAT NEWS! It was the worst and best moment of my career," Rinek said. The police were not without leads, however. Im so proud of the way Carole and Juli lived, and Im so ashamed of Stayner.. Sorry! Failed to delete memorial. By the end of the car ride, Rinek had developed a connection with Cary Stayner. Try again. Whites stepfather, Roger Gitlin, said White died April 1, 2010, of an apparent pulmonary embolism. The FBI task force investigating Yosemite issued a federal warrant for her arrest after she failed to appear in Stanislaus County drug court in June. The agents bought some time and began questioning Stayner about Armstrong. "He had a great personality," said Lori Duke, who dated Steven in high school but knew him as Dennis. Movies. The California Highway Patrol verified the car's license plate as the Sunds rented vehicle and immediately notified the FBI. In the exclusive, never-before-broadcast audio of Stayners confession, obtained by ABC News, Rinek said you can hear him ask Stayner to "do it again" after having Stayner go through his outline of what happened when he murdered Armstrong. He looked into the ditch where it lay and found something else, the decapitated body of a young woman. He died in jail in 2008 at the age of 76. Park rangers found the body of Joie Ruth Armstrong about 4 miles from Cedar Lodge, where Stayner had worked August 6, 1999 Web posted at: 9:18 a.m. EDT (1318 GMT) Her luggage for her trip was packed in the back as if she had been ready to leave. "It says, 'We had fun with this one.' To use this feature, use a newer browser. The two hitchhiked to Ukiah, California. As part of the interview, Rinek said he used his deliberate interrogation technique of getting confessions, which involved making the subject go through the event three times from various perspectives. But Juli Sund was still missing. Joie Ruth Armstrong. On Saturday, July 24, FBI agents announced at a press conference that a man was in custody on strong suspicion of murder and that a "significant announcement" would be made shortly. International Women's Day: Remembering Joie Armstrong Her slaying was a federal case because her body was found in the national park. At that time, the Bureau stated that, while no one had yet been charged, it felt that those responsible for killing the three women at Yosemite were already behind bars. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? English cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. She got to spend good time with her child before she was murdered," Ham said. It shows Vista Point. Murder At Yosemite by Carlton Smith - Anna's Archive I guess I was jealous. The two brothers of the Stayner family are both famous - one experienced horror in the hands of a child molester, Steven, and the other, Cary, the serial killer in Yosemite. Cary was 11 years old at the time, and deeply upset about his brother's disappearance. He abandoned the group's rental car with the bodies of Carole and Silvina inside, returning two days later to burn the evidence and retrieve the wallet, which he dumped in Modesto to confuse authorities. He went on TV, spoke to newspapers, and even had a book and miniseries about his time as a sex slave of drifter and pedophile, Kenneth Parnell, a man who incidentally also used to work at the Yosemite Lodge. The Yosemite Institute is a nonprofit group that runs education programs through a partnership with the park service. Stayner's father, Delbert, admitted that he thinks son Cary may have suffered a trauma at age 11, when younger brother Steven, then seven, was abducted in 1972, disappearing for eight years. Now, 26-year-old Joie Ruth Armstrong was missing. He also struggled in high school where he was bullied for the abuse he had endured. She was subpoenaed because she is a friend of Dykes and Larwick. Yosemite Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty - ABC News He was sentenced to death in December 2002 and remains on death row. Cary Stayner was jealous of his brothers fame and their relationship soured after that, as did his relationship with his Steven-obsessed parents. Caroles charred body was stuffed in the trunk next to Silvinas. At the bar in the colony, Stayner struck up a conversation with Janet Damant, who had seen the BOLO (be on the lookout for) for Stayner. A year later, Uncle Jerry was found dead on the bedroom floor with a shotgun wound in his chest. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. She is remembered as a young woman who had a tremendous enthusiasm for life and a deep desire to give of herself . On July 22ndher body is found. Learn more about merges. He then carried Juli to a vista point near Lake Don Pedro, pledged his love, and then cut her throat as the sun rose. He also faces trial in the murder of three tourists but has pleaded not guilty. The Sund family's worst fears were confirmed when a hiker wandered onto the site of a burned-out red 1999 Pontiac, hidden off Highway 108, in the Stanislaus Forest region on March 18. Vacuum sweepings were taken from inside Joies house, where Stayner claims to have bound her with duct tape, yielded hair evidence. I want a movie-of-the-week made about my story,'" There was a movie made about his brother, Steven Stayner, and he wanted the same and for the world to take notice. We have set your language to It seemed as though he had a compulsion with trying to get close to women or be sexual with them, but he was unable to develop any sort of interpersonal relationships with any women. I never did tell anybody about it, but I remember wishing on a star that my little brother would come back home. "See the good that comes out of evil sometimes. < Dubs fans picking apart video of possible Poole-Draymond incident, Destructive landslide closes historic California institution, Bay Area mom influencer found guilty of lying about kidnapping, More rain, 'unseasonably chilly' temperatures coming to Bay Area, Horoscope for Monday, 5/01/23 by Christopher Renstrom, Bay Area preschool teacher suspected of dumping body along road, 49ers out in full force at Warriors-Kings Game 7, Shock, fear as 2 killings in 3 days rock quiet Davis, Sold-out Berkeley crowd gets rowdy at country star's concert, Steph Curry killed off the Kings with a smile, Draymond Green rips Domantas Sabonis: 'Lost a lot of respect', Klay Thompson calls Warriors-Lakers series 'a dream come true'. It is the same garden that her mother, Leslie Armstrong, asked FBI agents to continue watering when they sealed off the property and searched it for evidence after Joie Armstrong's murder. There was a dramatic period of silence after Rinek invited Stayner to continue opening up, Rinek said. The idyllic setting, a grassy meadow dusted with wildflowers and roaming butterflies, contrasts sharply with the grisly details of her death. He had done this before in the past, helped lost hikers find their way, but todays journey would prove to be very different and much more unnerving. "My wife Lori and I, were at our best when were helping people, and we dont necessarily decide who were going to help and who were not going to help.". Campbell, when first arrested on mail fraud charges, had in her possession Carole Sund's checking account and automated teller machine numbers. When he was picked up,. Stayner, from Merced, California, was the older brother of Steven Stayner, who had been kidnapped at 7 years old in 1972, and forced to live with his captor Kenneth Parnell, who sexually assaulted the young boy over the next seven years. There is a problem with your email/password. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Latent fingerprints were also been lifted from the interior of Joie Armstrong's truck, which Stayner admits to touching during his encounter with her. A Voice In The Dark - Esquire Chief James Maddock said he himself questioned whether the Bureau could have done anything to prevent Armstrong's killing. Both boys were reunited with their families shortly after arriving at the police station. But instead of seeking mental health treatment, he moved to Yosemite. Two days later, they took him into custody while he was eating at a clothing optional resort near Sacramento. Former FBI agent Jeff Rinek, who used his refined interrogation technique, recalls what he learned from Cary Stayner's confession to killing park naturalist Joie Armstrong in 1999. Upon examination by the FBI Laboratory, some items have yielded trace evidence. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. This is a carousel with slides. Cedar Lodge, 9966 CA-140, El Portal, CA 95318. Five months earlier, Kidd had become involved in the search for three missing female tourists who had vanished from their room at the Cedar Lodge, a hotel at Yosemites entrance. But by the middle of March, their hopes faded. In late March, a taunting letter and a map were sent to an FBI agent in the Modesto, California, office, giving investigators a big clue into where Juli Sund was. 5-year-old Timothy White walking home from school and they quickly snatched him. He was charged with attempting to purchase a child and attempted child molestation in 2004, that he was sentenced to 25 years to life. She was working for the Yosemite Institute for the past year and had worked on education programs through a partnership with the National Park Service. The man took a hit off the joint he had been smoking and explained to the ranger and accompanying police officer that his name was Cary Stayner. Steven Stayner died in a motorcycle accident in 1989 at the age of 24, and not long after, Steven and Carys uncle, whom Cary was close with and living with at the time, was killed. This browser does not support getting your location. Jeffrey Wayne Keeney, 32, of Modesto. This account has been disabled. Stayner also is a suspect in the killings of Carole Sund, 42, her 15-year old daughter Julie, and Silvina Pelosso, a 16-year old exchange student from Argentina. Then on March 25, Juli Sunds body was discovered near Lake Pedro in Tuolumme County. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? He loved his brother. You seem like you're feeling better. At that point, Rinek said he feared Stayner would refuse to continue to confess. He was arrested on Saturday and has provided details about the killing of Armstrong, 26, that only police knew about, the affidavit said. Not only were the murders particularly unsettling, but the location in which they occurred was also equally unnerving to the public at large. On days off he would escape to Laguna Del Sol, a nudist colony in Sacramento County. Ken Parnell went back to what he had been doing for years. She also had been a field instructor for the institute's sister organization, the Headlands Institute, in Marin County. This time, agents detained him and forced him to answer more questions.
