it had been four years since steven was told ken parnell was his father. e town of comptche, california, which is in mendocino county. >> comptche was really tiny. it had maybe a post office and a general store. and he kept him on the grounds in a trailer. >> so this is where ken parnell used to live many years ago. it's a good place to hide. it's a long ways from anywhere out here. >> nobody knew what was going on behind closed doors, and that this wasn't a father and son at all. >> by this time, i'm pretty certain that parnell felt i've got him emotionally locked in. so he knew this kid was going nowhere. >> from all outward appearances, he'd adjusted to his new life. there was no school out there, so every day he had to get on a bus and ride for 30 minutes. > this picture just describes what he looked like. his personality, his hairdo, his flannel shirt, his smile. >> my name is lori and steven stayner was my boyfriend in high school. he had a great personality. he was spunky. you could see that he wanted to play and be with kids and be normal. growing u