Welcome to OBSESSED, in which I provide you a reading list / media consumption list that speaks to my primary hobby: doing obsessive amounts of research into a singular topic or story for no reason.

The new three-part Hulu docuseries Captive Audience explores the tragic story of the Stayner family — specifically the fraught lives of their two sons, Steven Stayner and Cary Stayner. In December ...

Cary Stayner is the oldest of five children in the Stayner family and was born in Merced, CA, in 1961. His family came to national attention in the early 1970s when his younger brother, Steven, became ...

A new docuseries will be diving into a tale of two brothers, one of whom was a child kidnapping victim-turned-national hero and the other a serial killer. “This is the story of how a story gets told, ...

In the early '80s, the story of Steven Stayner's childhood abduction and rescue riveted the nation. One December afternoon in 1972, 7-year-old Steven had been walking home in Merced, California, when ...

Steven Stayner’s childhood abduction—and reappearance seven years later—captivated the nation. But his family’s story ended in dark tragedy. Entertainment Critic Captive Audience is the story of a ...

Note: The following article contains discussion of themes including sexual assault on minors that some readers may find upsetting. Hulu's new crime drama Captive Audience really has to be seen to be ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A woman has been arrested after she allegedly stole the identities of convicted murderers Scott Peterson and Cary Stayner to steal more than $145,000 in fraudulent unemployment ...

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Too smart for “true crime” and far more artfully constructed than standard-issue nonfiction, “Captive Audience” revisits the case of Steven Stayner, who in 1972 disappeared without a trace and then ...