Timothy White, victim of 1980 kidnapping, dies

[Kadie]

Timothy White, victim of 1980 kidnapping, dies



Five year old Timothy Lee White gets a piggy back ride from 14 year-old Steven Stayner at a news conference in Ukiah, Calif. in 1980. (Associated Press)


Associated Press

April 9, 2010 | 2:07 p.m.

Timothy White, the youngest victim and last survivor of a notorious California kidnapping saga whose rescue offered hope to parents of missing children, has died. He was 35.

Timothy White was 5 years old when he was kidnapped in Ukiah by child molester Kenneth Parnell. Two weeks later, fellow kidnap victim Steven Stayner, 14, fled with the boy, known as "Timmy," and hitchhiked to safety.

The dramatic story was told in the 1989 television movie, "I Know My First Name is Steven."

White's stepfather, Roger Gitlin, said White died April 1 of an apparent pulmonary embolism. He was buried Thursday in the town of Newhall, where he had worked as a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy.

Parnell died in prison in 2008. Stayner, who was held captive by Parnell for seven years, died in a 1989 motorcycle crash.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/me-timothy-white10-2010apr10,0,2434239.story?track=rss



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[CreekDog]

1. Both those guys died so young

their kidnapper lived a long life. :(

[REP]

2. Nothing but sadness from that story

I believe his brother's kidnapping had a big part in shaping what went wrong with Cary Stayner. I wish there were a hell so Parnell could burn there.

[devilgrrl]

3. Horrible :-(

:-(

[Skittles]

4. just a sad story all the way around

:cry:

[gateley]

5. Tragic. That photo just grabs my heart. nt

[Berry Cool]

6. Godawful tragedy.

First Steven dies too young, then him.

RIP, poor souls.

[BootinUp]

7. It was supposed to be a happy ending. nt

[stray cat]

8. It was in the sense that they both got away from the bastard; but Stayner particularly had a rough

time

[Gormy Cuss]

10. A truly weird part of the Stayner story is that his brother later murdered four women

in Yosemite.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_Stayner

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. very sad.