

Captive Audience: A Real American Horror Story
2022-04-21 · 46 min / episode · ★ 7.2
1972: 7-year-old Steven Stayner vanishes from Merced, California. For years, his family searches for him, only to find they’ve been looking for the wrong boy. 50 years on, Steven’s children unearth clues to their father’s mysterious past.
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