The Refugees Unleashed

by **gwen** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:25 am

by **gwen** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:29 am

DeDe Spicher: I Was 'Very Worried' for Terri Horman's Life

DeDe Spicher, the "mystery woman" in the Kyron Horman case, says her friend Terri Horman was in a crisis of grief and fear in the weeks following her 7-year-old stepson's disappearance on June 4.

"We were very worried for her life. There were death threats against her. And again, whoever has taken Kyron is still out there and could be after her, too," Spicher, 43, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive new interview.

A longtime friend of Terri's, Spicher stayed with her for 11 days beginning June 28, shortly after Terri's wife Kaine left her. "When Terri's parents had to leave to go back home, they asked if I would stay with her to help keep her safe," she says. "And I said of course I would."

She continues: "I dropped everything I was doing, and I went to see what my friend needed. And that's when I learned she had been served with the divorce papers, there was a restraining order and a story about a murder-for-hire or something. So, it was clear that she was very distraught."

In Crisis Mode
Spicher describes being in "crisis mode" with Terri during that time at her home outside Portland, Ore. They tried to avoid the media circus during the day – with no cable TV, they looked at articles online, but learned to avoid the reader comments – and guarded against any potential intruders at night.

Horman slept upstairs, while Spicher stayed downstairs, closest to the door. "I was trying to find a way to protect us if someone should come in, and the only thing I could think of was my fire extinguisher in my car," she says. "So, I slept with my fire extinguisher next to the bed."

The pair also assumed they were under surveillance. "Any conversations that we wanted to have, we'd go out into the yard," Spicher says. "When we were in the house, we'd talk about the kids, we'd talk about her marriage, talked about her family."

Worried About Both Kids
Terri Horman and Spicher have both come under scrutiny in the case – they are even the subject of a recent new police flyer – but Spicher has said they have nothing to hide. And she adds that Terri's main concern has been her children, including her 20-month-old daughter Kiara, who has been staying with her estranged husband Kaine.

"She would go through some of [Kyron's] old drawings, some pictures, and she would go through photos and albums of him and Kiara," Spicher says. "She was very sad and worried about both of them. I can't even begin to understand what that must've felt like."

http://www.people.com/people/article/0, ... 93,00.html

by **gwen** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:16 pm

by **gwen** » Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:42 pm

Three Months Later, Where's Kyron?

Sept. 3) -- Saturday will mark the three-month anniversary of the mysterious disappearance of Kyron Horman, and for everyone involved in the case of the missing Oregon boy, tensions are high as authorities remain tight-lipped about the status of the investigation.

No suspects have been named, but a grand jury has been meeting for more than a month. Kyron's eighth birthday, meanwhile, is coming up next week.

"No new information to provide at this time," the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office told AOL News this week.

According to a former FBI agent who has worked dozens of missing-person cases, that's not unusual in an investigation of this nature.

"I can only speculate, but based upon my experience, I can tell you there are two types of cases," Harold Copus, now head of Copus Security Consultants in Atlanta, told AOL News. "There are quick-hit cases that require little investigation and result in a quick arrest, and then there are cases, such as this one, that require an intensive investigation."

Copus added: "Quite frankly, if you don't do X, Y and Z in cases like this, you will get egg on your face."

Kyron's stepmother, Terri Moulton Horman, has said she last saw Kyron walking to his classroom at Skyline Elementary School in Portland on June 4. When the boy failed to return home later that day, his family called the school and discovered Kyron was missing. Multiple searches have been conducted, but to date authorities have found no sign of Kyron.

In the weeks following Kyron's disappearance, his father obtained a restraining order against Terri, after learning she was allegedly involved in a murder-for-hire plot. The order also detailed Kaine Horman's belief that his wife played a role in his son's disappearance.

"I believe [Terri Moulton Horman] is involved in the disappearance of my son Kyron," reads Kaine Horman's request for a restraining order.

The restraining order not only prevents Terri Horman from having contact with her husband but also prohibits any contact with their 19-month-old daughter.

On the same day that the request for the order was filed, Kaine Horman also filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.

The alleged murder-for-hire plot mentioned in court documents came to light in mid-June, when The Oregonian reported that a landscaper once employed by the Horman family told police Terri Horman had offered him a "large sum of money" to kill her husband.

Although she has not been named as a suspect or person of interest in the case, Terri Horman has hired prominent criminal defense lawyer Stephen Houze.

The grand jury convened in July to hear testimony in the case. Grand jury testimony in such cases typically lasts only a couple of weeks, but the fact that the jury is still convened means little, says one veteran defense attorney.

"It's [a] confidential [proceeding], so we don't really know what's going on," Steve Cron, a criminal defense attorney in Santa Monica, Calif., told AOL News. "On the face of it, it seems like an extraordinary amount of time, but we don't know if they've been meeting every day."

The district attorney's office did not return calls from AOL News, and it is unclear how long the proceedings will continue.

In his experience, Cron says, most grand jury cases do end with an indictment.

"I have rarely heard [of a case] where the prosecutor has gone to a grand jury to try to get somebody indicted and wasn't able to do it," Cron said. "It's a pretty easy task. Once you have someone indicted, that gives the police department any authority they want to go out and arrest somebody."

Silence on behalf of law enforcement should also not be interpreted to mean that the investigation has stalled, Copus said.

"At this stage, it looks like nothing is happening, but if you look below the water, the legs are really moving."

Kyron's biological parents did not respond to an interview request from AOL News.

On Aug. 27, Kyron's father and his mother, Desiree Young, spoke with reporters about the case. During the news conference, Young said she had "something to say to Terri."

"Terri, I feel like you are at a crossroads in your life," Young said, reading a prepared statement. "Our lives present moments like these, and we're not always going to like what life gives us. ... I don't doubt that the situation makes you feel like you don't have a choice, but you do and you always have.

"What you are going to be remembered for is what you do with these choices and how you handle it. How do you want to be remembered? This is not going to get any easier for you. The police will not stop until they find Kyron. You will go to jail."

Young said she did not confer with law enforcement officers before making the statement. "They did not help me format or review this statement in any way," she said.

"They are frustrated," Copus said. "They don't understand what is going on, and in their own way they are trying to put pressure on the stepmom. Psychologically, that sometimes works, but it can also backfire. It definitely draws a line in the dirt."

Kyron's parents said they plan to mark his Sept. 9 birthday with a remembrance in Medford and the Portland area.

Kyron's parents also continued to share their belief that their son is still alive and needs to be rescued, something Copus said is unlikely.

"Chances are slim to none," Copus said. "I hope I am wrong, but the outcome is seldom good. There are, of course, rare situations such as [that of] Elizabeth Smart, so there is always a remote possibility."

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/t ... nk1|168442

by **gwen** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:20 am

Police Narrow Investigation in Case of Missing Kyron Horman

Police in Oregon are moving the investigation into Kyron Horman's disappearance to a smaller task force, while cryptically promising to reveal surprising things about the case when it is finally resolved.

Having spent $1 million on the investigation since Horman went missing more than three months ago, Multnomah County police are assigning it to a task force of 8-10 detectives from different agencies, including a member of the FBI, sheriff Dan Staton said Wednesday.

Staton, who choked up several times while speaking at a press conference, added, mysteriously, that police have uncovered information in the case that they wish they didn't know about.

"I think there will be things that will come out of this investigation that will surprise you, that you'll think about later on, after it's over," he said. "We have a knowledge of things we don't want to know about. We have knowledge of things we wish we didn't."

Staton defended the amount of money spent on the case. "We threw everything we possibly could at this because it involved a school and it involved a child," he said. "We've closed enough doors in the course of this investigation to bring it down to a scale where we can target specific elements that we need to bring a successful conclusion to this."

Kyron, who turned 8 last Thursday, vanished June 4 from his Portland-area school. He was reportedly last seen by his stepmother, Terri Moulton Horman, who has often has been the focus of the investigation.

Kyron's parents, Kaine Horman and Desiree Young, are scheduled to appear Thursday on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss the case.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0, ... 40,00.html

by **PerryPeabody** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:35 pm

gwen wrote:Police Narrow Investigation in Case of Missing Kyron Horman

Police in Oregon are moving the investigation into Kyron Horman's disappearance to a smaller task force, while cryptically promising to reveal surprising things about the case when it is finally resolved.

Having spent $1 million on the investigation since Horman went missing more than three months ago, Multnomah County police are assigning it to a task force of 8-10 detectives from different agencies, including a member of the FBI, sheriff Dan Staton said Wednesday.

Staton, who choked up several times while speaking at a press conference, added, mysteriously, that police have uncovered information in the case that they wish they didn't know about.

"I think there will be things that will come out of this investigation that will surprise you, that you'll think about later on, after it's over," he said. "We have a knowledge of things we don't want to know about. We have knowledge of things we wish we didn't."

Staton defended the amount of money spent on the case. "We threw everything we possibly could at this because it involved a school and it involved a child," he said. "We've closed enough doors in the course of this investigation to bring it down to a scale where we can target specific elements that we need to bring a successful conclusion to this."

Kyron, who turned 8 last Thursday, vanished June 4 from his Portland-area school. He was reportedly last seen by his stepmother, Terri Moulton Horman, who has often has been the focus of the investigation.

Kyron's parents, Kaine Horman and Desiree Young, are scheduled to appear Thursday on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss the case.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0, ... 40,00.html

What happens if it is not resolved? Do the "surprising things" stay hidden?

by **bbeba103** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 2:51 pm

Stepmother 'Caused Unimaginable Harm' to Kyron, Dad Says....

(Oct. 25) -- The mounting tension in the case of missing Oregon 8-year-old Kyron Horman has surfaced again in a court filing. In newly released documents, Kyle's father, Kaine Horman, states that he believes the boy's stepmother "caused unimaginable harm" to Kyron.

Kaine Horman strongly believes Terri Moulton-Horman "abducted and may have caused unimaginable harm" to Kyron, reads the court filing, obtained by KGW News Channel 8. Moulton-Horman "also attempted to hire a third party to murder him. Such extreme and unexplainable behavior cannot be taken ightly by [Kaine Horman] or the court.

The visitation between Moulton-Horman and their 1-year-old daughter, Kiara. The document was entered into record last week.

Moulton-Horman said she last saw Kyron walking to his classroom at Skyline Elementary School in Portland on June 4. When the boy failed to return home ater that day, his family called the school and discovered Kyron was missing.

Multiple searches have been conducted, but authorities have found no sign of Kyron.

Kyron's father previously obtained a restraining order against Moulton- Horman after learning she was allegedly involved in a murder-for-hire plot. The restraining order not only prevents Moulton-Horman from having contact with their daughter.

On the same day that the request for the order was filed, aso filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.

The murder-for-hire plot mentioned in court documents was revealed in mid- Horman family told police that Moulton-Horman had offered him a "large sum of money" to kill her husband.

Although she has not been named as a suspect or person of interest in the case, Moulton-Horman has hired prominent criminal defense lawyer Stephen houze.

According to KGW, Moulton-Horman recently filed motions to delay court proceedings on Horman's divorce filing and asked the court to expedite a hearing, in which she is seeking to modify the restraining order to allow her to their daughter.

In his filing, Horman states that Moulton-Horman's request for an expedited hearing is an attempt to abuse the legal process and "serve her own self- nterests." If the request is granted, Horman said it could "irreversibly harm the involved children," the filing states.

Earlier this month, a judge delayed divorce proceedings in the case until January. At this time, it remains unclear when a decision will be made on Moulton-Horman's visitation request.

http://m.aol.com/news/default/fullStory ... tn_txt(2:4)

by **bbeba103** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:24 pm

Kyron Horman Update: Missing Boy's Father Claims Stepmom is "Severely Emotionally Disturbed"

PORTLAND Ore. (CBS/ KOIN) The father of Kyron Horman, the Portland-area boy who mysteriously vanished nearly five months ago, has argued in newly filed court papers that his estranged wife is "severely emotionally disturbed" and should not have custody of their 23-month-old daughter.

Kaine Horman alleged in court documents filed Monday Terri Horman is an alcoholic who suffers from an "undiagnosed personality disorder" and that giving her custody of their daughter, Kiara, could endanger the child.

He said he fears his daughter may have witnessed an "unimaginable act of horror," according to CBS affiliate KOIN.

Kerri Horman was the last person to report seeing 8-year-old Kyron walking toward his second grade classroom after a school science fair June 4. She has not been named a person of interest or suspect in the boy's disappearance.

Kaine Horman once again said he believes his wife is responsible for his son's disappearance and cannot be trusted near their daughter.

Her actions are horrifying and unexplainable. Kiara's physical and emotiona safety are now at extreme risk," he said.

In July he claimed that Terri Horman suffered from postpartum depression following Kiara's birth.

Also included in the documents are over 20 pages of sexually explicit text messages between Terri Horman and Michael Cook, a high school friend of Kaine Horman, supposedly sent less than one month after Kyron disappeared, reports KION.

The messages also mention the use of a "clean phone" to avoid monitoring; and in one instance Terri allegedly asks Cook to deny that she visited him.

Kaine Horman claimed it was common to see Terri passed out on the couch after drinking, which affected their daughter's sleeping pattern, reports KOIN. He also described Terri as too concerned with her looks and her social media life, calling the amount of time she spent online "unhealthy."

Prior to these most recent filings, Kaine Horman filed for divorce and filed a restraining order against Terri Horman after police said she tried to hire a andscaper to kill him in December 2009.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162- ... 04083.html

by **gwen** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:29 pm

Kyron Horman's Stepmom Drops Request for Visitation with Daughter

Terri Moulton Horman, the stepmother of 8-year-old Kyron Horman who disappeared last June, has withdrawn her request for "parenting time" with her 2-year-old daughter, Kiara.

Horman dropped her motion only after learning her estranged husband's lawyer intended to bring on extensive discovery, "multiple depositions" and subpoenas for their client's medical records, The Oregonian reports.

The judge granted the dismissal, leaving a restraining order in place so that Terri is prohibited from having any contact with Kiara.

When Terri sought supervised visits with their daughter, Kaine Horman signed an affidavit in which he called his wife an "emotionally disturbed individual" who suffered from alcohol abuse since Kiara's birth.

But Terri Moulton Horman's lawyers left the door open for their client to resubmit the motion later, saying that she only wants to "act in Kiara's best interest," and stating that she did not give up her right to seek "legal custody and unfettered contact with Kiara."

Kyron vanished June 4 from his Portland, Ore.-area school. He was reportedly last seen by Terri, who has become a focus of the investigation.

Meanwhile, police in Oregon have continued to push on the case, with sheriff Dan Staton saying recently that "there will be things that will come out of this investigation that will surprise you, that you'll think about later on, after it's over," he said.

A Jan. 6 hearing is currently scheduled to reconsider Terri's request to delay her divorce proceedings.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0, ... 80,00.html

by **LovelyPigeon** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:45 pm

Link to interview with Kyron's mother in which she tells about emails shown to her by the FBI. The emails were written by step-mother Terri and in them Terri described in detail Terri's hatred for Kyron.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/ ... 7#40192247

Certainly confirms suspicions that Terri is prime suspect in Kyron's disappearance :cry:

by **bbeba103** » Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:14 pm

Horman Divorce Case On Hold Till Jan.
POSTED: 10:22 pm PST November 23, 2010
UPDATED: 10:44 pm PST November 23, 2010

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The divorce case between Kaine and Terri Horman will be put on hold until next year.

Court documents filed yesterday show that the judge has decided to delay the case until Jan. 6

The judge says he understands Kaine Horman is living, “any human’s worst nightmare.” He says that's because of Kaine Horman's missing son, Kyron, as well as other factors.

The judge adds it’s even worse because police told Kaine Horman in June of his wife’s alleged plot to have someone kill him, as well as her alleged involvement in Kyron’s disappearance.

The judge says it is in Kaine Horman’s best interests to move forward now, but it does not benefit the ultimate goal of finding Kyron. He says handling the divorce goal proceedings now carries the risk of compromising the criminal investigation.

http://www.kptv.com/news/25902944/detail.html

by **bbeba103** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 5:56 pm

Sonar Equipment Helping Crews In Kyron Case

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Scouring the murky bottom of the Multnomah Channel is a tedious and time consuming task but high-tech equipment is making the job easier for but high-tech equipment is making the job easier for searchers in the Kyron Horman investigation.

Investigators from several agencies were out on the water this weekend. They tell FOX 12 visibility is poor to bad for divers.

"You're looking at maybe one-foot of visibility at the most, so it's diving by braille" said Deputy Doug Olsen, with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

When divers do get into the water, they aren't simply jumping in and looking around. Sophisticated sonar equipment is used beforehand to pinpoint exact locations where they should look first.

"Basically, we're just taking the sonar images off the bottom. We can adjust it for different widths depending on where we are," says Multnomah County Deputy Brett Lort.

The sonar scans about 100-feet off each side of the boat"

"We're just looking for images that are going to be outside of the ordinary. Things that aren't large logs and trees. Then we mark those spots and have the divers try to find those spots later," Lort says.

Investigators have not said what, if anything, they have found during this weekend's search. All do agree, however, they will help out again whenever they are needed.

"I couldn't imagine what the family's going through and just to be able to think about my children missing for that long...I want to bring closure," says Olsen.

http://www.kptv.com/news/25790396/detail.html

by **bbeba103** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:56 pm

Search For Kyron Horman Now Has A Phone App
Jan. 7 2011

An Oregon company with a phone application intended to reward people who don't text while driving is using its high- tech advertising method to aid in the search for missing 8-year-old Kyron Horman.

"When we started this company, we had no idea our application could be used to help a missing kid, but we now love that it can be a benefit," Rodney Stearns, CEO and founder of TextNoMore, told AOL News.

According to Stearns, the Kyron Horman Foundation recently approached him about the idea. He said he did not need convincing -- he was on board from the start.

"I am a father and I would be devastated if my kid went missing," Stearns said. "Our application sends out thousands of coupons a month right now, so imagine if that many people are able to see this little boy's face. It makes everyone a volunteer."

Kyron was 7 years old when he disappeared on June 4. His stepmother, Terri Moulton Horman, told police she last saw the little boy walking to his classroom at Skyline Elementary School in Portland, Ore.

The search for Kyron has become one of the most intense in recent Oregon history and has attracted national attention. His parents have held countless vigils, passed out thousands of fliers and issued numerous public pleas, all to no avail.

The Kyron Horman Foundation and TextNoMore are hoping that adding Kyron's photo and information to the application will result in new leads and illustrate how experimental high-tech tools can be blended in with traditional missing-person search methods.

TextNoMore is a mobile phone application that, once activated, holds all incoming texts and prevents the users from sending texts while they are driving. If drivers have a Bluetooth device connected, they can still receive incoming calls. For incoming texts, TextNoMore sends a standard reply along with a reward coupon good for free or discounted products and services.

"Anyone who texts you while it is active, regardless of what kind of phone they have or whether they have the app, will get an auto response and free reward,"
Stearns said.

Stearns said he got the idea for the application when he was working as a paramedic.

"I would usually see what happened after you text and drive," he said. "The apps that were out there before would detect if your car was moving and shut down your phone. They are expensive and the number of deaths was still going up. I figured the way I could get people to do something was to give them something The user gets a reward when they activate it and the people who text them get a reward. If you get 25 texts, 25 people get coupons."

Stearns id his application is used all over the world and sends out an average of about 300,000 coupons a month.

The application is available on the Android phone right now and will be available for the BlackBerry next week. The company is also working toward getting other providers to offer the application. The application is free to download.

Advertisers pay $149 a month to use the service. Right now, the company is donating $100 to the Kyron Horman Foundation for every new business that signs up.

We are e not charging for adding Kyron to the queue," Stearns said. "The great thing about this is that people will get an actual photo and description of Kyron. There are some similar alerts out there people can sign up for, but they are a text description -- the typical height, hair, eye color. That really can't compare to a color photo you can see."

Stearns hopes use of tools such as TextNoMore will become more widespread in future missing-person search efforts and says he would like to partner with Amber Alert.

"All they have to do is give us the picture and the info and we'll put that in the queue," Stearns said. "It will then go out to everyone's phone."

Kyron is the only child being featured by the application; however, AOL News has put Stearns in contact with authorities in Maryland, and the two are working on adding 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes' photo and information to the application. Barnes, a resident of North Carolina, disappeared while visiting relatives in Baltimore on Dec. 28.

"This is exactly the type of thing we have been looking for to help get her photo out," Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told AOL News. Stearns said his company will be adding Phylicia to the queue as soon as it receives her information from the Police Department.

"Our pplication saved lives by preventing people from texting and driving, but now it could also potentially save lives of missing kids and family members," Stearns said.

http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/07/searc ... phone-app/

by **gwen** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:40 pm

Kyron Horman’s image to appear on semi-trailers nationwide

Olympia, Wash. – An image of missing Portland boy Kyron Horman, along with the words “Have you seen me?” will appear on semi-trailers nationwide as part of a joint effort between the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol.

The effort is part of WSP’s Homeward Bound program. Gordon Trucking, Inc. will be featuring the image (pictured, above) on its trailers.

Horman has been missing since June 4, 2010, when he disappeared from Portland’s Skyline Elementary School. He and his stepmother had been at a science fair and he was last seen on his way to a class that morning.

Homeward Bound increases the public exposure of missing children, which generally increases the chance of recovery.

Three children abducted by their father in 2006 were reunited with their mother Jan. 14, after being featured in the Homeward Bound program.

http://www.ktvb.com/news/regional/114424874.html

by **bbeba103** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:49 pm

Kyron Horman Search: Cadaver Dogs Yield Nothing January 31, 2011 11:20 AM EST
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A new search for Kyron Horman, the missing 8-year-old from Portland, Oregon, who disappeared in June, took place on Sunday, with cadaver dogs yielding nothing for their efforts.

According to a report from Oregon Live, fifty searchers and seven cadaver dogs searched specific areas for Kyron based on new information vestigators received.

The search included several private properties on Skyline Avenue and near the Dixie Mountain area. Kyron Horman disappeared on June 4, 2010. He was last seen at his school, Skyline Elementary School in Portland. His stepmother, Terri Horman, was the last person to see the little boy alive.

She has not been formally named a suspect in his disappearance, but has failed a polygraph and been uncooperative in the investigation. Both of Kyron's biological parents, Desiree Young and Kaine Horman believe Terri Horman is responsible for their son's disappearance.

ABCNews reports that Desiree Young told reporters she and Kaine Horman have been anticipating this latest search for Kyron, and that they have high hopes it wil bring closure to the case.

"I have been waiting for this search to happen for some time now," Young said."The Kyron Horman Task Force has shared the intelligence information with me but unfortunately I can't share that information with the media. I'm excited that today's search will hopefully bring some closure to this case.

" The saddest part of this new development is that Desiree Young doesn't say anything about searchers "finding" Kyron, yet she says the search may bring closure. This likely indicates that she doesn't believe their son will be found alive.

While it certainly is a long shot that Kyron could be found alive after all these months, it is indeed heartbreaking to see his parents lose hope.

This latest search for Kyron Horman isn't over and the new intelligence in the case hasn't yet been exhausted. There is no official word, however, as to when the searchers and cadaver dogs will complete this latest mission.

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.acti ... 4979004222

by **gwen** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:37 pm

Thanks for the update.

by **bbeba103** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:11 pm

gwen wrote:Thanks for the update.

ur welcome gwen..

by **bbeba103** » Tue May 17, 2011 6:15 pm

Kyron Horman Investigators Contacted Regarding Child's Body Found in Maine May 17, 2011 05:05 PM EDT

Investigators in the Kyron Horman case have been contacted by Maine State Police in regard to a little boy's body found in that state on Saturday. So far no officia word has been released about whether of not that body could be Kyron's.

According to NWCN.com, it sounds like the child found in Maine might be too young to have been Kyron Horman. Kyron was seven when he disappeared from Portland, Oregon back on June 4, 2010. The body found on a remote road in South Berwick, Maine is deemed to be a child between four and six years old, who stil had all of his baby teeth.

Lt. Mary Lindstrand of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office in Portland, Oregon says Maine State Police requested photographs, flyers and other information pertinent to the Kyron Horman case. She says the process of identifying a body is usually not a quick thing The little boy, whose body was found in Maine is described as follows".

The boy appeared to be 4 to 6 years old, 3'8" tall, with dirty blond hair and blue eyes.

He was wearing a Faded Glory gray camouflage hooded sweatshirt, a blue T- shirt, tan pants, and Lightning McQueen sneakers."

Kyron Horman is also 3'8" tall. He had light brown hair at the time he went missing He also has blue eyes.

A computer-generated photo is being circulated nationwide in hopes of identifying the child. Whether or not this is Kyron Horman, the general public is praying for this little boy to be properly identified so he may be laid to rest and so whomever committed such a heinous act may be brought to justice.

It will be very interesting to see if the Kyron Horman investigation hears again from the Maine State Police. While it would certainly bring closure to the case if the body was identified as Kyron's, it definitely wouldn't be the ending his family and friends have been praying for.

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.acti ... 4979336606

by **Isanah** » Fri May 20, 2011 1:34 pm

Poor child! Where the hell is he? It's sad that they haven't found him yet. How smart good his stepmother be to hide his body so well?

by **PufPuf93** » Sun May 22, 2011 5:54 pm

Isanah wrote:Poor child! Where the hell is he? It's sad that they haven't found him yet. How smart good his stepmother be to hide his body so well?

I worked in Portland, OR for 7 years and lived and worked in Corvallis, OR for another four years.

There are millions of acres of large blocks of well-roaded Federal and State Forests in the rugged westside Coast and Cascade ranges within a several hour drive of Portland.

Edit to add: the Columbia and Willamette Rivers and nearby Pacific Ocean.

by **gwen** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:13 pm

Kyron Horman Case: Boy's Mother Speaks Out on One-Year Anniversary of His Disappearance

Kyron Horman's mother said today that one after her 7-year-old son disappeared from his Portland, Ore., elementary school, she believes that "the goodness in people" will bring the little boy home.

"This past year has been the most difficult and heartbreaking for us and everyone related to him," Kyron's mother, Desiree Young, said in a statement. "We feel honored to have Kyron in our lives, but our sense of loss and the senselessness of this act cannot be forgotten. While we think of this last year as a tragedy, we have also been witness to the incredible good in people that makes this burden easier."

In her statement, Young thanked everyone who provided support, thoughts and prayers.

"We would not be able to get through this without the support of law enforcement, volunteers, family, and the support of people everywhere that think about Kyron and care about bringing him home every day," she said. "My belief in the goodness in people and the strength of hearts everywhere has been restored. I believe that is what will bring Kyron home to us, the goodness in people."

Kyron disappeared the morning of June 4, after participating in an early morning science fair at his suburban Portland elementary school. Police said he was last seen walking down a hall at the school with his stepmother, Terri Horman.

Kyron's father, Kaine Horman, along with Young and the police, all pointed fingers at Terri Horman, but she has not been charged or even named a person of interest.

Kaine Horman filed for divorce, after being told that Terri Horman had allegedly tried to hire someone to kill him. Police have indicated that there are discrepancies in Terri Horman's account of what happened on the morning of June 4.

Terri Horman remained steadfastly silent through most of the investigation, only releasing brief statements through her attorney that she did not have anything to do with Kyron's disappearance.

In February, 2011, Young said she had begun to put new pressure on Terri Horman with a clear message: She will not stop until Terri Horman is "brought to justice."

Young spoke with "Good Morning America" from Roseburg, Ore., the town 200 miles from where Kyron was last seen and the new home of Kyron's stepmother, Terri Horman.

"Kyron's story is not one of a child that wandered away from his school or was abducted by a stranger," Young said Saturday at a news conference in Roseburg. "It was somebody who was brought into our family. ...There is one person that knows where he is: Terri Horman, where is Kyron?"

Young said she has gone to Roseburg to distribute flyers urging people in the small town to keep asking that question of Terri Horman, the last person known to see Kyron.

"I believe that it was important to raise awareness in Roseburg, [where] people are not aware of who I am, who Kyron is, let alone Terri, who lives here," Young said.

"It was concerning, because we have knowledge that she's handing out Halloween candy to children, she's going into bars, and enjoying the holidays with her family -- all while Kyron is not here. We thought it was time to step it up a notch," she said.

Young also said investigators presented her with new evidence that she said raises questions about Terri Horman's character.

"[The evidence] indicated that not only could Terri be capable of this, but it was clear that she hated Kyron, and blamed everything on Kyron -- and had expressed that on various occasions to friends and people that she knew," she said this morning.

Young indicated that the people of Roseburg have been very supportive of her efforts to create awareness of the investigation and the search for her 8-year-old son, thanking them on air. But her direct statement to the boy's stepmother stayed on point.

"To Terri I have a different message -- I will be here each and every day to remind you of what you've done, remind you of Kyron, and make sure that you are brought to justice," she said firmly.

Bruce McCain, the former captain of Multnomah County Sheriff's Department, which spearheaded the search for the boy, told "GMA" it is a sad sign of the difficulty of the case that Young felt she had to escalate her efforts to find out what happened to her son.

"This is by far the most dramatic step she's taken," McCain said. "But the fact that a biological mother now has to take matters into her own hands again is a reflection on the status of the investigation.

"There is no bloody foot prints, no torn 'CSI' shirt, no broken eyeglasses -- so this investigation really has had a severe lack of physical evidence from the very beginning," he added.

Horman was previously the target of strong words from Young during an interview with "Good Morning America" in late August.

"You will go to jail, and whoever has been helping you, if they don't talk, they will go to jail," Young said. "I really believe that you want to do the right thing here and bring Kyron home."

Terri Horman's lawyer, Stephen Houze, has said that his client had received death threats and that the media frenzy surrounding the case had morphed into a "witch hunt."

Anyone with information regarding Kyron Horman's whereabouts is asked to call the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office tip line 503 261-2847.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/kyron-horman-c ... 657&page=2

by **bbeba103** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:37 pm

Kyron's mom makes desperate plea on jvm...

She now believes that the step mother harmed Kyron.

by **bbeba103** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:37 pm

Kyron's father tries to keep search for son alive By FOX 12 Stafful 20, 2011 10:48 a.m.

The father of Kyron Horman is making a renewed effort to keep the search for his missing son alive.

Kaine Horman told Fox 12 he plans to have a table set up at Clark County's Largest Garage Sale this weekend to hand out printed material about his missing son.

Kyron Horman was last seen more than a year ago at Skyline School in Northwest Portland.

In addition to this weekend's event, Kaine Horman says he'll be distributing materials at the Festival of Healing Arts on July 30 and the Woodburn Drag Races on Aug. 6.

http://kptv.m0bl.net/w/main/story/32687459/

by **bbeba103** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:46 pm

Kyron case still active even with shift in focus By Meghan Kalkstein KATU News and KATU.com Staff Story Updated: Jul 3, 2011

Kaine Horman, standing next to his son's Wall of Hope Friday, says even with the tactical turn in the search for his son, it is still an active case.

PORTLAND, Ore. –The search for Kyron Horman took a tactical turn Friday but the boy's father, Kaine, says he wants to be clear the change isn't the end but just a shift in focus.

According to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, it is not disbanding the Kyron Horman Task Force, but it is just reorganizing it and the case is still an ongoing investigation.

Kaine Horman said he drives by his son's Wall of Hope nearly every day to look at what’s been posted. He knows which mementos are new and which ones have been here since his son disappeared more than a year ago. "It's always a good thing to see," he said standing in front of the chain-link fence covered with balloons, streamers and colorful written messages of hope. "The support is still there, it's active and it's very important."

That support is especially important now that the Kyron Horman Task Force is transitioning to a more technical focus, a decision the sheriff’s office announced just before the anniversary of Kyron’s disappearance last month.

"It's going through communication records of all different forms," Kaine said. "You've got online; you've got cell phones; you've got whatever various angles you have on that."

Investigators will now focus on technology-based forensics, gathering information and following leads.

"And it's just a matter of time where they get to those last few areas they can't rule out and hopefully we can get some answers from those areas," Kaine said. He said he still believes his son is alive.

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office says it's still an active investigation. In a room in the sheriff's office there are 68 binders with 4,500 leads. They give comfort to Kaine knowing investigators are working hard.

"Search and rescue goes out and does a search, and they don't find anything –to me that's a greater likelihood he's out there somewhere," he said. "I'm always hopeful he'll come home. It's just a matter of when."

According to the sheriff's office, all the major players like the FBI and Department of Justice will still be involved in the investigation. But it is a shift away from the task force model and most members will go back to their agencies and will be called in as needed.

http://www.kpic.com/news/local/12494451 ... bile=y&c=y

by **gwen** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:29 pm

Thanks for the update, bbeba. Such a sad case. Glad to see that they are still actively searching for him.

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