Terri Moulton Horman wants her estranged husband to pay her attorney fees, according to a motion her divorce attorney filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court today.
Attorney Peter Bunch was responding to Kaine Horman’s motion last week to have the court order Terri Horman to show where she obtained the money to pay her attorney.
Bunch said the $350,000 that Kaine Horman claimed his wife paid to criminal defense attorney Stephen Houze is “grossly inaccurate.”
Bunch also writes that Terri Horman did not borrow money or use any marital funds to pay Houze, and does not now, and will not in the future, contend that any money paid to Houze is a marital liability.
Lastly, he says Kaine Horman should be required to pay Terri Horman’s attorney fees and costs in the divorce proceeding.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/terri_moulton_horman_wants_cou.html
It’s one of the most sensitive and most personal of all the unanswered questions swirling around the case of missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman.
If the suspicions of Kyron’s father, Kaine Horman, are true — he believes Kyron’s stepmom, Terri Moulton Horman, is behind the boy’s disappearance — then how does Kaine Horman feel about the fact that he brought her into the family?
And what does Kyron’s birth mother, Desiree Young, feel now about her ex-husband’s choice, as she works closely with him to learn what’s happened to Kyron?
We asked Kyron’s parents those questions in an interview earlier this week. We’re posting their answers below, or you can hear the audio clip here.
In a related note, both parents told WW they’re seeking counseling to deal with the emotional aftermath of Kyron’s disappearance.
http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/07/29/kyron-horman-update-kaines-feelings-about-decision-to-marry-stepmom/
RIMROCK, AZ – The mother of a 2-year-old boy who went missing from a northern Arizona campground Sunday said she is in no way connected with his disappearance and is worried about what happened to him.
“He was gone without a trace,” said Charity Newton. “How are you supposed to deal with that, really?”
Sylar Newton was last seen around 12:30 a.m. when he was sleeping in a tent at the Beaver Creek Campground, nearly 50 miles south of Flagstaff.
He was staying with a friend of Charity Newton named Christina Priem, who is now Sylar’s custodial parent.
“I don’t know how to feel about it,” Newton said. “I have moments of hope and then moments of sheer terror.”
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_northern_az/sedona/mother-of-missing-2-year-old-speaks-out
The divorce attorney for Terri Moulton Horman has filed a motion to delay divorce proceedings from Kaine Horman, citing intense media and police scrutiny of his client.
Attorney Peter Bunch filed the petition today in Multnomah County Circuit Court.
Bunch states that the controversy surrounding Horman, “the center” of the criminal investigation into the disappearance last month of 7-year-old Kyron Horman, makes it “virtually impossible for me to proceed with divorce-related issues as I would ordinarily do.”
Bunch also contends that Kaine Horman “grossly misstated” the amount of money paid to Terri Horman’s criminal attorney, Stephen Houze.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/terri_hormans_divorce_attorney.html
Terri Horman’s attorney, Peter Bunch, filed paperwork with Multnomah County today, seeking to abate the divorce proceedings between Kaine and Terri.
Bunch writes: “As the court is aware the respondent (Terri) is under intense scrutiny as part of an ongoing investigation….As a result of the intense scrutiny and speculation it is virtually impossible for me to proceed with divorce related issues.”
As one example, Bunch says petitioner (Kaine) grossly misstated the amount of money (Terri) paid to Stephen Houze. Bunch also says respondent (Terri) is unemployed and under her present circumstances is not employable.
http://www.koinlocal6.com/mostpopular/story/Terris-attorney-files-paperwork-to-push-back/1njw6YeGT0WGbLDT0A9SUw.cspx
PORTLAND, Ore. — Terri-Moulton Horman, the step-mother of missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman, will not contest her estranged husband’s request for a divorce, as the case continued into its 54th day with no sign of the boy.
Reliable sources said Wednesday the motion to abate document was filed by Terri’s attorney Peter Bunch. In it, Terri agreed to divorce, saying that intense media and law enforcement scrutiny and speculation prevented her from handling the case in an ordinary fashion. The motion would allow a judge to dismiss the case from a trial docket.
Details: Motion to abate (PDF)
If the motion were to be approved, it could potentially avoid any chance of Terri having to give testimony in court.
http://www.kgw.com/news/Kyron-Hormans-step-mom-Terri-wont-contest-divorce-from-Kaine-99500504.html
Haleigh Cummings Pretty in blue
SATSUMA, Fla. — With so much attention, and law enforcement, focused on Ronald Cummings and the Croslin family in recent months, the search is still continuing for the person who is the reason their names have been in the news.
Haleigh Cummings disappeared in Feb. 2009, when she was 5 years old. She hasn’t been seen since.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement are still searching for the girl, who has been the subject of an Amber Alert since her disappearance, though Sheriff Jeff Hardy has told her family to prepare for the possibility that she is dead.
The search for answers continues, and there is a very large reward being offered for information leading to Haleigh.
Crime Stoppers is offering the standard $1,000 reward, the Justice Coalition has added $8,490 in reward money, and residents throughout Putnam County have contributed $21,377.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=161123&catid=3
PORTLAND – The mother of missing seven-year-old Kyron Horman continues to hold out hope that her son is alive and believes he was “stashed” somewhere by his step-mother, according to a report in PEOPLE.
Kyron has been missing since June 4 when he was last seen during the science fair at Skyline Elementary School in Northwest Portland.
“I believe that he’s stashed,” Desiree Young told PEOPLE on Tuesday. “I believe it’s the investigation that’s going to lead us [to him].”
During a press conference Tuesday, Desiree spoke directly to Kyron, hoping that he somehow might be watching the coverage televised on live TV and online.
“We love you Kyron. Never give up hope. We are all coming to get you and bring you home,” Desiree said, looking straight into the camera, her voice shaking with emotion.
Video: Watch Desiree’s emotional message to Kyron
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Desiree–Kaine-Kyron-is-stashed-somewhere-99483854.html
KYRON Horman: Anroak’s at-a-glance round-up of the missing Oreaon boy in the news. Today: the ‘homicide’, the ’suspect’, the persecution of Terri Horman, the character assassination of DeDe Spicher and no news presented as fact:
The Smear Job
All the police have an idea that Terri Horman had something to do with Kyron Horman’s disappearance. They have no proof. They have no evidence. But they do have the media to apply the pressure and crank up the whispering campaign. The aim seems to be to make Terri Horman crack. As a plan it is painfully weak.
http://www.anorak.co.uk/254657/media/kyron-hormans-homicide-in-pictures-and-no-news.html
The parents of Kyron Horman say they were surprised that grand jury was looking into the case of their missing 7-year-old boy.
Kaine Horman and Desiree Young say they haven’t been asked to testify before a Multnomah County grand jury and had no knowledge that Dede Spicher, a friend of stepmom Terri Moulton Horman, would be subpoenaed to appear Monday in the case.
“[She] shows up at the courthouse and I got a call — ’saw Dede at the courthouse, it was a zoo,’ ” Kaine Horman said Tuesday, when he and Young sat down for an interview with WW.
They said the family continues to be briefed on the investigation about every other day. The family raised an alarm about Spicher last week when they issued a press release saying she wasn’t cooperating with investigators.
But they said they had no idea a grand jury was in play.
http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/07/28/kyron-horman-update-parents-not-scheduled-to-testify-to-grand-jury/
(CBS) Kyron Horman has been missing for seven weeks. The 7-year-old went missing on June 4, and since then, law enforcement have increased the reward money for information to track down the young boy, and they’re still asking for the public’s help.
CBS News correspondent Priya David Clemens reported from Skyline Elementary, Kyron’s school in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday. She said a wall of mementos has been placed by classmates and friends and continues to grow, even as the search to find him seems to be stalled.
Arrest Imminent in Kyron Horman Search?
Kyron’s mother, Desiree Young, pleaded again recently for her son’s whereabouts, telling reporters, “We want to expedite the search, bring him home and bring justice.”
Young said the family is “still very hopeful.”
Though Multnomah County authorities spoke for the first time in three weeks on Tuesday, they gave few new details.
One official said, “This is criminal behavior because these parents have been deprived of their son for 53 days.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/28/earlyshow/main6720658.shtml
Desperate to see her 7-year-old son again, Kyron Horman’s mother has lashed out at the boy’s stepmother, saying she believes Terri Horman has “stashed” the missing boy somewhere.
Desiree Young told People magazineTuesday that, despite repeated pleas for Terri Horman to cooperate with police, she’s depending on the investigation to bring her son home.
“I believe that he’s stashed,” she said.
Her statement came the same day that she made an emotion public appearance alongside the investigators who have been searching for the second-grader for nearly two months.
“We love you Kyron, never give up hope,” she said through her tears. “We are all coming to get you, to bring you home.”
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/kyrons-mom-terri-horman-stashed-missing-oregon-boy/story?id=11266651
PORTLAND, Ore. — The reward in the case of missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman was increased Tuesday to $50,000 thanks to an anonymous donor, deputies said.
Kyron has not been seen since a school science fair June 4 at Skyline School. His disappearance sparked the largest search in state history and a $25,000 reward for information. That reward is set to increase at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
The missing boy’s birth parents, Desiree Young and Kaine Horman, attended a news conference with Chief Deputy Tim Moore and Capt. Monte Reiser with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, the lead investigative agency in the case. Young’s husband, Tony Young, was also in attendance.
Deputies didn’t reveal details about the investigation, but said about 11,000 hours have been committed to the investigation and 3,500 leads have been developed from thousands of tips.
“We continue to ask the community to look for Kyron and continue to provide tips,” Moore said. “I understand that the public continues to be concerned for Kyron and curious about details of this case. It’s a natural tendency for us all to care about the welfare of a small child.”
http://www.kptv.com/news/24412926/detail.html
Countless media outlets converged on the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office training facility this afternoon hoping for an update on the Kyron Horman investigation.
“In order for us to make this investigation as successful as possible, we will not answer specific questions relating to this investigation,” said Captain Monte Reiser of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office.
The search for the missing 7-year-old who was last seen at Skyline Elementary School is still the largest search effort in Oregon’s history, involving 18 different counties and approximately 500 searchers, said Reiser.
KOIN Local 6 Reporter Joel Iwanaga caught up with Kaine Horman after the press conference, asking him how he thought Terri Horman came up with $350,000 in paid legal fees.
“No idea,” responded Kaine Horman.
http://www.koinlocal6.com/mostpopular/story/Kaine-Horman-No-idea-where-Terri-got-350-000-for/1njw6YeGT0WGbLDT0A9SUw.cspx
The day Kyron Horman quietly vanished from Skyline School, stepmother Terri Moulton Horman sent several e-mails to the boy’s mom — but something was amiss.
Instead of the usual long, chatty messages, the ones on June 4 were spare and straight to the point, said Desiree Young, Kyron’s mother.
“One-sentence e-mails she’d shoot off to me,” Young said Tuesday in a one-on-one interview with The Oregonian. “She e-mailed me three of four times that day, which is kind of strange.”
That communication now arouses the suspicion of Young and her ex-husband, Kaine Horman, who say they think Terri — Kaine’s estranged wife — had something to do with the second-grader’s disappearance. Investigators say Terri Horman was the last person to see the 7-year-old boy after dropping him off at school science fair.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/day_of_kyron_hormans_disappear.html
In a tearful statement made during a Tuesday news conference, Desiree Young spoke directly to her son, Kyron Horman, telling him the family loved him and was coming for him to bring him home.
http://www.nwcn.com/news/Kyron-Hormans-mom-Kyron-never-give-up-hope-99352169.html
MEDFORD, Ore. — An in-depth interview with NBC’s Dateline, Kyron Horman’s mother blamed Terri Horman for the breakup of her marriage with Kyron’s father back in 2002.
Desiree said she was eight months pregnant with Kyron when she learned that Kaine was having an affair with Terri and it tore her apart.
“I cried solid for two months and didn’t leave the bedroom because I didn’t understand why she somehow equated to something that was better than me and my son,” Desiree said.
However, Kaine told Dateline that he and Desiree’s marriage had already crumbled when his relationship with Terri began. Kaine said that he and Desiree had decided to live separate lives under the same roof until Kyron was born.
They later divorced and Desiree moved into a home nearby. She had full custody of Kyron and Kaine visited with him often.
During the Dateline interview, Desiree also explained how custody of Kyron eventually shifted to Kaine and Terri, who he married in 2008.
Custody agreement changed in 2004
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Kyrons-mom–99345859.html
PORTLAND, Ore. – The reward in the case of missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman has been increased from $25,000 to $50,000, thanks to an anonymous donor.
The announcement about the reward was made during a news conference Tuesday afternoon where the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office briefed the media and the public on the latest details in the ongoing investigation.
Kyron has now been missing for more than seven weeks.
http://www.katu.com/news/local/99350124.html
On the day Kyron Horman vanished from Skyline School, stepmother Terri Moulton Horman exchanged several e-mails with the boy’s mom.
But something was amiss.
Terri Horman’s e-mail updates on Kyron were brief, to the point, rather than the long, rambling missives that Desiree Young, the boy’s mom, was accustomed to getting from her.
The e-mails have aroused the suspicions of Kyron’s parents, who suspect Terri Horman of having something to do with the disappearance of their little boy. Investigators have said Terri, who dropped Kyron off at Skyline School on June 4, was the last to see him before he disappeared.
This new detail was one of several to emerge today when Desiree Young and Kyron’s dad, Kaine Horman, sat for a one-on-one interview with The Oregonian.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/terri_hormans_emails_to_kyron.html
Kyron Horman has not been seen for almost two months, but the boy’s mother, Desiree Young, is convinced her son is still alive.
“I believe that he’s stashed,” Young told PEOPLE on Tuesday. “I believe it’s the investigation that’s going to lead us.”
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20405659,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines
(July 27) — A grand jury has convened in the Kyron Horman case, and a close friend of the missing 7-year-old Oregon boy’s stepmother has been subpoenaed to testify. Although police have yet to name a suspect, the latest development could be a signal that an arrest is imminent.
“I have a lot of experience providing evidence and appearing before grand juries, and I can tell you that a prosecutor won’t take a case before them unless he is pretty confident he has a strong case,” said Harold Copus, a former FBI agent who has worked on dozens of missing-person cases.
The close friend of Terri Moulton Horman who has been called to testify has been identified as DeDe Spicher. She has reportedly been spending a lot of time with Horman and began staying with her after Kyron’s father, Kaine Horman, filed for divorce.
http://www.aolnews.com/article/arrest-could-come-soon-in-kyron-horman-case/19570143
The step-grandparents of missing Satsuma girl Haleigh Cummings bought crack cocaine from undercover cops, officials said.
Arrest reports show Lisa Carmen Croslin, 40, and Hank Thomas Croslin Sr., 41, were busted Friday in a Palatka drug sting. They face charges for purchasing $20 worth of cocaine and violating probation.
The Croslins are being held without bond at the Putnam County Jail.
They are the parents of 19-year-old Misty Croslin — the last person to have seen the 5-year-old girl before she disappeared in February 2009.
http://mobile.orlandosentinel.com/wap/news/text.jsp?sid=292&nid=17160421&cid=17139&scid=-1&ith=3&title=Breaking+News
PORTLAND, Ore. — Investigators working on the case of missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman will take questions from the media Tuesday at the first news conference in weeks.
The news conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. at a sheriff’s office training facility. Chief Deputy Tim Moore and Capt. Monte Reiser will be taking questions from the media and updating the public on the investigation into Kyron’s disappearance.
Kyron has not been seen since a school science fair June 4 at Skyline School. His birth parents have suggested that Kyron’s stepmother, Terri Horman, is involved in his disappearance and deputies have said she was the last person to have seen Kyron.
http://www.kptv.com/news/24407530/detail.html
PORTLAND — Kyron Horman’s father has gone back to court in an expanding legal battle against the stepmother he believes is involved in the disappearance of the 7-year-old boy from his school last month.
Kaine Horman claimed in documents filed Monday that the stepmother, Terri Horman, paid $350,000 to one of Portland’s most prominent defense attorneys — Stephen Houze — to represent her as police continue to examine her whereabouts on the day Kyron disappeared.
Kaine Horman argues he is entitled to half of any money that can be considered marital property, including money Terri Horman pays for legal fees, and asked a judge to order her to disclose the source of the $350,000.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012456323_missingboy27.html?syndication=rss
A grand jury has convened in the case of missing Oregon second-grader Kyron Horman and a close friend of the boy’s stepmother has been subpoenaed to testify.
DeDe Spicher had no comment outside the courthouse yesterday. She has not been charged with a crime, but Kyron’s biological parents, Kaine Horman and Desiree Young, have said publicly that they believe she aided Kaine Horman’s estranged wife Terri Horman in the disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron.
Legal experts say a grand jury gives prosecutors sweeping powers that investigators do not have. And in a case with seemingly more questions than answers, testimony could lead to information that will bring authorities closer to finding Kyron.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/search-kyron-horman-grand-jury-convenes/story?id=11257303
“Dateline NBC” cast a national spotlight Monday on the more than 50-day search for missing second-grader Kyron Horman.
The particulars of the story are already familiar to many in Oregon and beyond who have followed the case’s every twist and turn: the science fair, the school bus, the search, the alleged murder-for-hire plot and recent legal wrangling.
The centerpiece of the hour-long program, titled “Little Boy Lost,” was an emotional tour of the Medford home of Kyron’s mother and stepfather, Desiree and Tony Young.
Desiree Young showed an NBC reporter Kyron’s bed, with Batman sheets and pillowcase still rumpled from the last time the 7-year-old visited them.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/dateline_nbc_highlights_puts_s.html
The parents of Misty Croslin, a key figure in the Haleigh Cummings missing child case, were arrested Friday for purchasing crack cocaine during an undercover drug bust.
Hank Croslin, 40, and Lisa Croslin, 41, of Palatka, were charged with the purchase of crack and tampering with evidence, Assistant Palatka Police Chief James Griffith said.
The tampering charge followed after the couple tried to throw the drugs out their car window when they were apprehended, Griffith said.
Three people at the house, at 809 Bronson St. in Palatka, were arrested for selling crack cocaine following a search warrant, Griffith said. Undercover officers then posed as dealers at the residence and awaited unsuspecting customers.
The Croslins were the first to arrive and were stopped and arrested by police a short distance away, he said.
They were also each on felony probation, and were therefore booked into the Putnam County Jail with no bond.
http://www.palatkadailynews.com/articles/2010/07/27/news/news01.txt
The parents of Misty Croslin, a key player in the case of Putnam County’s still missing Haleigh Cummings, were arrested Friday in a crack-cocaine buy bust by Palatka police.
Hank Croslin Sr., 41, and Lisa Croslin, 40, were charged with purchasing crack and tampering with evidence because they tried to throw the drug away after they were apprehended, said Assistant Chief James Griffith.
Photos: See pictures from different chapters in the Haleigh Cummings case
Griffith said agents posing as drug sellers in the 900 block of Bronson Street in Palatka sold the drug at about 8 p.m. to a couple in a gold four-door car. When the car was stopped, the Croslins were inside.
Griffith said six people were arrested in the bust that is a routine method for police to conduct.
The Croslins, whose daughter Misty and son Hank Jr. are jailed on prescription drug-trafficking charges, are also on probation for other convictions. Bail for each is $5,000 in the drug cases, but they are being held without bail for probation violations.
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2010-07-26/story/parents-misty-croslin-charged-buying-crack
NEW YORK (CBS) After getting thousands of tips, the investigation into missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman appears to have come full circle; is an arrest coming soon?
PICTURES: Kyron Horman Missing: New Photos
Officials say they’ve made significant progress in the criminal investigation, but are not releasing any details.
Kyron’s stepmother, Terri Horman, is the last person known to have seen the Portland, Ore. second-grader before he vanished on June 4. Investigators have not named her as a suspect or a person of interest in Kyron’s disappearance, but she’s clearly been a focus of the probe.
In a written response to media outlets, police say the stepmother “has been cooperative…and other times she has not.” Since hiring a defense attorney on June 28, she’s been silent.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20011662-504083.html
Kaine Horman has filed a motion in court this morning, asking a judge to order his estranged wife, Terri Moulton Horman, to disclose the source of the reportedly $350,000 she has paid to retain criminal defense attorney Stephen Houze.
“If Respondent has provided funds to her attorneys for her legal representation and considers them to be marital liability, these funds are marital property and Respondent should be required to pay one-half of these funds to Peitioner to use for his attorney fees and costs,” wrote Laura Rackner, Kaine’s attorney.
The motion says Terri Horman told a third party in a “written communication” that she paid $350,000 to retain Houze.
Houze, Terri Horman’s attorney, declined comment.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/kaine_horman_asks_court_to_hav.html
PORTLAND – The attorney for Kaine Horman filed a motion in court Monday to force Terri Moulton Horman to disclose where she was getting money to pay her lawyer fees.
KGW obtained a copy of the affidavit Monday which showed that Terri had paid her attorney, Stephen Houze, $350,000.
Kaine Horman wants to know where that money came from. Specifically, Kaine wants to know if the money Terri used was considered part of the couple’s “joint assets.” If so, he wants access to that money to help pay his own legal fees.
Attorney Laura Rackner filed the legal document, called an “Order to Show Cause” Monday morning in court. Rackner told KGW she would not comment specifically on this impending filing until she could talk with Terri’s attorney.
Once the filing process was complete, then the court will set a date for hearing on this latest matter.
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Kaine-Horman-seeks-to-make-Terri-pay-legal-fees-99243664.html
PORTLAND, Ore. — DeDe Spicher, identified as a close friend of Terri Moulton-Horman, testified before the grand jury Monday in Multnomah County as part of the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Kyron Horman.
Grand jury proceedings are not open to the public or the media, so it was unknown exactly what Spicher said. However, her attorney did confirm that Spicher was subpoenaed to testify.
A reliable source told KGW that Spicher was doing gardening work not far from the Horman family home in Northwest Portland on the day Terri’s step-son, 7-year-old Kyron Horman, disappeared. Spicher reportedly left where she was working at 11:15 a.m. on June 4 and returned around 1 p.m.
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/DeDe-Spicher-testifies-before-grand-jury-99252004.html
Hank Thomas Croslin and Lisa Carmen Croslin, the parents of Misty Croslin Cummings, were arrested Friday and charged with cocaine purchase and probation violation.
They are both being held at the Putnam County Jail in Palatka with a $5,004 bond.
Misty Croslin Cummings was the last person to see HaLiegh Cummings before the 5-year-old disappeared on Feb. 10, 2009, from her father’s Satsuma home. Misty Croslin Cummings and HaLeigh’s father Ronald were married about a month later and have since divorced. Misty Croslin Cummings is currently in the St. Johns County Jail on drug charges
http://staugustine.com/news/2010-07-26/croslin-parents-arrested
PALATKA, Fla. — Over recent months, the parents of Misty Cummings and Hank Croslin Jr. have been seen on videotape visiting their children in the Putnam County Jail. Friday night, Hank Croslin Sr. and Lisa Croslin were also arrested, each on one count of purchasing cocaine and parole violations.
Putnam County deputies said the two were among 15 people arrested during a neighborhood drug sting. According to the arrest reports, Lisa and Hank Croslin went to a known drug house and Hank Sr. went inside an made a purchase. Deputies said they were stopped about a block away and arrested.
The case is prominent because Misty was briefly married to Ronald Cummings and she was the last person to see 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings before she disappeared in February 2009.
http://www.news4jax.com/news/24393366/detail.html
The Oregonian’s coverage of the Kyron Horman disappearance has attracted an unprecedented number of online comments with a half-dozen stories receiving more than 1,000 each and articles routinely reaching more than 500. The comments are just one indication of the intense reader interest in the case, which began when Kyron disappeared from his school June 4.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/oregonianeditors/2010/07/kyron_horman_coverage_attracts.html
PORTLAND, Ore. – For neighbors and visitors at the Wall of Hope for missing second-grader Kyron Horman, the return of 30 or so searchers to Skyline School grounds Saturday was almost routine.
“They’re out looking again,” said Skyline neighbor David Scheer.
Scheer lives next to Skyline school. He has watched the search grow, and then slow, since June 4. And he has seen the people filing in to pay homage to the 7-year-old boy that has prompted a national media frenzy and captured the hearts of thousands.
“I don’t think he’s in this general area because they’ve searched it really thoroughly,” Scheer said. “I mean they would have found a mouse hiding under a blade of grass the first time.”
http://www.katu.com/news/local/99202599.html?
Video Link: http://www.katu.com/news/99202599.html?tab=video
PORTLAND — As the probe into the disappearance of Kyron Horman enters its eighth week, investigators were focusing their energy on how his step-mother, Terri Moulton Horman, spent a few key hours the morning he vanished.
There were gaps in what she had told investigators she did that day, including a key portion of time that she said she took daughter Kiara for a ride, according to reliable sources, including people who have been interviewed by investigators.
The reliable sources, including people who have been interviewed by investigators, told KGW investigators said that there was probable cause to arrest Terri in connection with Kyron’s disappearance, and for soliciting someone to kill her husband but the choice has been for the investigation to continue.
Terri told investigators that she drove Kiara around a series of rural roads for an hour, saying she was trying to calm her down because she didn’t feel well. Meanwhile, she told some of her friends that Kiara had an earache.
http://www.nwcn.com/news/Probable-cause-to-arrest-Terri-Horman-sources-say-99197774.html
PORTLAND, Ore. — Search crews returned to a field around Skyline School on Saturday to look for clues in the disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman.
A sheriff’s office spokeswoman said deputies were following up on tips but did not elaborate. There were about 30 people involved in the search, she said. By about 4:40 p.m., the search was finished and crews cleared the area.
It has been 51 days since Kyron was last seen at his northwest Portland school.
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office on Friday issued a written response to journalists’ questions.
One of the questions was whether investigators are any closer to discovering what happened to Kyron Horman since his disappearance on June 4.
The agency responded that it continues to make significant progress but it refused to provide details.
http://www.kptv.com/news/24385891/detail.html
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Getting to know Kyron Horman…
Kyron is seven years old, and has blue eyes, light brown hair, and a big smile. To give you a glimpse of what makes him so special, below are some additional facts about Kyron that you might find interesting:
Favorite Color: RED
Favorite Songs:
• Fireflies by Owl City
• Say by John Mayer
• Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus
Favorite Food:
• Sushi
• Mac-n-Cheese
Favorite Books:
• “Love You Forever”
• “Chicken Soup With Rice”
• The Captain Underpants Series
More….
http://www.bringkyronhome.org/
PORTLAND, Ore. – Investigators remain busy with 3,300 leads in the case of Kyron Horman’s disappearance. On Saturday however the search for Kyron Horman came back to Skyline School – more than seven weeks after the second grader was first reported missing.
Searchers took over the rural northwest Portland elementary school’s parking lot Saturday morning, from around 10 a.m. until early afternoon. So while Kyron Horman’s Wall of Hope continues to draw people to Skyline School, on this Saturday those here to see the tributes were surprised by something else.
Beaverton visitor Todd Wise said he saw a group of searchers leaving the parking lot, “geared up with gear” and what looked to be lots of supplies in their trucks.
“I asked if [they were] still searching,” Wise said, “and they said, ‘We just have a couple lose ends we’re following up on.’”
http://www.katu.com/news/99180424.html?utm_medium=TerriMoultonHorman.com
PORTLAND — As the probe into the disappearance of Kyron Horman enters its eighth week, investigators are focusing their energy on how his step-mother, Terri Horman, spent a few key hours the morning he vanished.
There are gaps in what she had told investigators she did that day, including a key portion of time that she said she took daughter Kiara for a ride, according to reliable sources, including people who have been interviewed by investigators.
She told investigators that she drove Kiara around a series of rural roads for an hour, saying she was trying to calm her down because she didn’t feel well. Meanwhile, she told some of her friends that Kiara had an earache.
Investigators have been comparing where she said she was with what they have been able to establish about her movements that day.
There are some things she did that day that were confirmed.
The reliable sources, including people who have been interviewed by investigators, told KGW investigators said that there was probable cause to arrest Terri in connection with Kyron’s disappearance, and for solicitng someone to kill her husband but the choice has been for the investigation to continue.
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Horman-kyron-missing-gaps-portland-kiara-99181214.html
PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County Sheriff’s deputies said Friday they continued to make “significant” progress in the search for 7-year-old Kyron Horman, getting tips from across the country and even other nations.
County investigators answered several question via email Friday.
“We are continuing to hope Kyron is alive and will proceed under that premise,” deputies said. “Criminal behavior has occurred and we will continue to investigate toward a resolution.”
Investigators with the seheriff’s office said they had received aroundf 3,300 tips in the case.
No suspects or persons of interest have been named in the case, but deputies said Kyron’s step-mother Terri-Moulton has at times not cooperated.
Detectives had not interviewed her since she retained high profile criminal defense attorney Stephen Houze in July.
http://www.ktvb.com/news/regional/Deputies-Significant-progress-being-made-in-Kyron-search-99175499.html
There was “criminal behavior” involved in the disappearance of Oregon second-grader Kyron Horman, police said, and investigators are reportedly putting pressure on friends of Terri Horman, the missing boy’s stepmother.
At least two women told ABC NewsPortland, Ore., affiliate KATU-TV that police have questioned them.
One woman said police questioned her for hours and gave her a polygraph test, which she told KATU she passed. She said police came to her house with a search warrant, as well.
She also told KATU the investigators who questioned her said they had probable cause to arrest Terri Horman both in her stepson’s disappearance last month and in an alleged murder-for-hire plot against her husband, Kaine Horman.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/search-kyron-horman-cops-reportedly-pressuring-terri-hormans/story?id=11243557
Forget Googling. Online sleuths unearthed Spicher’s health and gardening page on blogspot.com(she’s a fitness junkie!), then her Twitter account was revealed. Next came a two-year-old photo on Flicker from a fundraising race, and finally, Spicher’s post on Terri Horman’s Facebook page 36 hours after Kyron was last reported being seen outside his Skyline Elementary classroom: “Thinking of you and Kaine and praying for Kyron’s safe return.”
By dawn, the vetting was in full swing. Members of ScaredMonkeys.net and Insessiontrials.com crime forums outed Spicher’s father as a member of the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office, one of scores of agencies that helped search for Kyron. And threads by commenters on other sites were exploring Spicher’s tax, real estate and ancient online records.
“The crime blogs are like Monday morning quarterbacking, only it’s everyday, all day and all night,” said Michael Vallez, a former Florida police officer turned social media strategist who blogs about the intersection of law enforcement and social media.
But online, it takes effort to avoid a whisper campaign playing out along the sidelines of the county’s official investigation. Prayers for the boy float in an ocean of suspicion and speculation. In the crimeblog universe of truTV’s True Crime Library, Websleuths, Blink on Crime and The Hinky Meter, mystery buffs spoke the conventional wisdom first about TH, as commenters have shorthanded Kyron’s stepmother’s name, long before sheriff’s deputies or the family began raising accusatory eyebrows at Terri Horman. On Facebook, a few dozen supporters of the woman Kyron Horman called “Mom,” point fingers elsewhere.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/armchair_detectives_true-crime.html
On a recent Friday afternoon, I drove south out of Portland, headed for the soul-restoring Santiam Pass to my cabin on the Metolius River in Camp Sherman. It had been a busy workday, the day following our wedding anniversary, and the glorious Central Oregon night, with a huge moon and countless crystal stars in a clear sky, was all I’d hoped for.
Little did I know that in the next 24 hours, a routine morning hike and the discovery of a bloody sock on the trailhead would lead me into a tangle of bureaucratic bungling and jurisdictional disputes and the realization that a citizen trying to do the right thing can be thwarted by broken, dysfunctional systems.
Indeed, truth is stranger and sometimes more disturbing than fiction.
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/07/web_exclusive_a_bloody_find_an.html
Levi Page - Embroiled In Scandal, oh my!!
Well, guess you all know that Coldwater has closed the Haleigh thread up for what looks like forever!! She says until there is news and assuming she means news about Haleigh – that thread could stay closed for a long time… but there was news (of sorts) last night about the Croslins getting arrested – and she didn’t even open it for that, fgs!!! Anyway, what a lot of peeps are wanting to know is how the hell did that thread get closed in the first place!!! Well, the buzz about that has a lot to do with Levi Page – so I hear anyway. Word is that he wrote an article that burned Coldwater’s eyes and blistered her ears – once she looked in that thread and saw what was goin’ on about it!!! Hear she had a real hissy fit over there… I don’t really know for sure, but you know Coldwater only approves of “facts” and legit news sources getting posted in her threads and will not allow even a hint of a bad word!! Now, everybody knows that, but it seems someone may have slipped a mickey in that thread and posted something about Levi’s article… the article with no names, no sources, no locations… yeah, that one. Apparently Levi himself has heard something about this big bruhaha over there cause he sure has been quiet!! Didn’t even do his regular radio show and said he took the night off to grill for his family. 
It may be a shock to realize Levi Page is being accused as the very reason the IS posters got a thread locked up on them and they are NOT happy about it either, but that Levi was heard tweeting last night that he was just thrilled!! Well, it may be the last thrill he has (LOL) – cause I hear those IS Ronettes are seriously unhappy with him and have big plans to help ‘advance’ his career. 
Hank Croslin
Lisa Croslin
Oh, I know everyone’s faith in Hank & Lisa was rocked late last night as the news of their arrests rolled through the message boards and twitters… but there is always a silver lining in every dark cloud. The Croslin’s will no doubt have a nice restful weekend and no doubt are very thankful for the good and decent tax paying citizens of Putnam County. A weekend with not having to shoplift at the grocery store, no shoplifting at local stores for clean underwear, 3 squares each day, bed with clean sheets, showers with soap and shampoo, “headache meds” as needed… just lots of things that are so hard to obtain in real life. Sounds like a stress free weekend for sure…
PORTLAND, Ore. – According to multiple sources, Terri Moulton Horman claims she left Skyline School at 8:45 in the morning without Kyron the day he disappeared and that between 8:45 a.m. and 10:10 a.m. she ran errands at local grocery stores and can prove it.
As KATU news first reported, at least two stores, the Albertsons on Hillsdale Highway and the Sunset Fred Meyer, are cooperating with investigators. The Albertsons confirmed it turned over surveillance tape to investigators in the case.
Between 10:10 in the morning and 11:39, Terri claimed she drove her daughter Kiara around on rural roads in the family’s white truck because Kiara had an earache. She claimed she was trying to soothe the toddler with the motion of the vehicle.
More….
http://www.katu.com/news/local/99151549.html
PORTLAND, Ore. – Investigators are increasing pressure through search warrants and polygraph testing on friends of Terri Moulton Horman, including Dede Spicher, a woman the family of missing Kyron Horman accused Thursday of not cooperating with investigators.
According to multiple sources, investigators are questioning those who were closest to Terri Horman, especially after the restraining order was issued near the end of June.
One woman, who is moving out of a home in Tigard, said she underwent a polygraph test and had investigators come to her home with a search warrant within the last week.
She and another friend of Terri Horman said they’re cooperating fully with detectives since they have nothing to hide.
Both said they feel they’ve been dragged into the investigation by simply being supportive of Terri and doing things like visiting her at her home.
But both said they are stepping away from the situation as much as they can because it’s simply not something they want to be connected with anymore.
http://www.katu.com/news/local/99146044.html
On Friday, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office released a document answering questions submitted by reporters earlier this week.
Spokeswoman Lt. Mary Lindstrand said there were “numerous questions that could not be answered based upon this being an ongoing investigation.”
The Q&A is below:
1. How many tips have come in so far?
Sheriff’s Office: As of this date we can account for approximately 3300 leads which have been developed from the thousands of tips that have been received. Continuous information comes in on a daily basis which prevents our ability to give you an actual count at this time. All tips pass through the hands of a detective and are reviewed, prioritized and assigned for follow up. Some tips are duplicates and confirmed as such.
2. When was the last time Terri Horman met with police?
Sheriff’s Office: We have not spoken with her since she retained counsel.
3. Terri Horman is now living in Roseburg. Will that make it more difficult for police to get her if something is discovered at the last minute?
Sheriff’s Office: Terri’s moving to Roseburg has not affected our investigation, nor has it hindered our ability to contact her.
More…..
http://www.kptv.com/news/24374478/detail.html
PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County Sherriff’s deputies said Friday they continued to make “significant” progress in the search for 7-year-old Kyron Horman, getting tips from across the country and even other nations.
County investigators answered several question via email Friday.MORE: Read the reponses
“We are continuing to hope Kyron is alive and will proceed under that premise,” deputies said. “Criminal behavior has occurred and we will continue to investigate toward a resolution.”
No suspects or persons of interest have been named in the case, but deputies said Kyron’s step-mother Terri-Moulton has at times not cooperated.
In court documents, the boy’s father Kaine Horman stated police provided him with “probable cause” to believe that Terri was involved in Kyron’s disappearance, plotted to have Kaine killed, and was having a sexual affair.
This past week police have searched the homes of three friends of Kyron Horman’s step-mother Terri Moulton’Horman in the past week to look for evidence since he disappeared from Skyline Elementary on June 4.
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Deputies-Significant-progress-being-made-in-Kyron-search-99143344.html
PORTLAND, Ore. — DeDe Spicher, identified as a close friend of Terri Horman’s, has been questioned by detectives investigating seven-year-old Kyron’s disappearance. Her condo was also searched last week and a reliable source told KGW she was doing gardening work near the Horman home and vanished for a block of time herself, on the day Kyron disappeared.
Spicher has known the Hormans for about seven years and used to work out with Terri, a former competitive bodybuilder, on a regular basis.
Spicher described herself on blogspot as “a fitness junkie, med school wannabe, pet-sitting veteran, HOA board survivor and worm herder.” She also talks about her first marathon, first century bike ride and what it’s like to grow a garden on the small patio of her condo. Her last blog entry was on May 5, a month before Kyron disappeared.
She also has a profile posted on the Yard-sharing Web site, hyperlocavore which described her as someone who’s passionate about organic gardening and actively seeking a yard to share. She wrote that she wants to learn from others about natural gardening methods. Her last update on this Web site was made on May 15.
Spicher also has a Twitter account. On June 5th, she responded to someone tweeting about Kyron’s disappearance. She wrote, “This is my friend’s child. I know him. It’s so scary!” Her most recent tweet was dated July 9.
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Who-is-DeDe-Spicher-99118324.html
Thanks to Brandi at Scared Monkeys for this side by side photo of Terri & DeeDee
Last night’s announcement (PDF) from the parents of Kyron Hormanconfirmed our suspicion that DeDe Spicher lied about her identity when we visited her house earlier this month.
Perhaps that’s not surprising, since Kyron’s parents accuse Spicher of “refusing to cooperate with law enforcement” and of providing Terri Moulton Horman with “support and advice that is not in the best interests of our son.”
On June 30, four days after Kaine Horman left home with his daughter Kiara, several cars were seen driving away from the house where Terri Horman remained living alone.
One of those cars belonged to Terri Horman’s parents. Another belonged to Spicher.
Curious if they had any insight into the case, we knocked on the door of her condo in Tualatin several days later. The woman who answered the door was the same person shown in the photo and identified as Spicher in the press release from Kyron’s parents.
But the woman at the door told us DeDe Spicher wasn’t home. She identified herself only as a “friend” who was in town “to help.”
Asked where she was from, the woman paused and looked away.
“Where I’m from,” she said.
http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/07/23/kyron-horman-update-dede-spicher-wasnt-cooperative-with-us-either/
PORTLAND, Ore. — The birth parents of a missing 7-year-old Portland boy are pleading with a reported friend of the boy’s stepmother to cooperate with investigators.
Kaine Horman and Desiree Young said Thursday they have been told by police that the stepmother, Terri Horman, has been getting advice “not in the best interests of our son” from a woman named DeDe Spicher.
Little Kyron Horman vanished June 4 after a science fair at his elementary school. His stepmother is the last person known to have seen him. She has not been named a suspect or person of interest.
The Oregonian on Thursday quoted a neighbor of Spicher named Kyle Gilpin, who said he returned from work on July 15 to find men wearing FBI jackets at Spicher’s condominium.
“They were in and out of her condo,” Gilpin told the newspaper.
Spicher did not immediately respond to an Associated Press e-mail request for comment. No phone number could be found for her.
http://www.nwcn.com/news/Kyron-Hormans-parents-ask-stepmoms-friend-to-cooperate-99105749.html
PORTLAND, Ore. — DeDe Spicher, identified as a close friend of Terri Horman, was doing gardening work not far from the family’s home in Northwest Portland on the day Kyron Horman disappeared, KGW has learned from a reliable source. Spicher reportedly left where she was working at 11:15 a.m. on June 4 and returned around 1 p.m.
The person who owns the house, who is cooperating with investigators, told them she called Spicher on her cell phone but she didn’t answer, the source told KGW. A person who was working with Spicher, who is also cooperating with investigators, told them of trying to unsuccessfully find Spicher. Both people have told investigators they have no idea where Spicher was during that period.
Family pleads with Spicher to cooperate
Thursday evening, the parents of Kyron Horman issued a public plea to DeDe Spicher, naming her in a written statement that says police have informed them Spicher has been in “close communication” with Terri Moulton-Horman since Kyron went missing, and that Spicher has been ”providing Terri with support and advice that is not in the best interests of our son.”
http://www.kgw.com/news/kyron-horman/DeDe-Spicher-99077874.html?utm_medium=TerriMoultonHorman.com
“We have been briefed by law enforcement on the most recent developments in Kyron’s case. We have been informed that they have identified a person that has been in close communication with Terri Moulton Horman since Kyron went missing and her name is DeDe Spicher.
“She has not only been in close communication with Terri but has been providing Terri with support and advice that is not in the best interests of our son.
“Additional information provided shows that she is refusing to cooperate with law enforcement, she is also going as far as to suggest to others that may have information regarding Kyron’s disappearance, not to cooperate as well.
“We implore DeDe Spicer (sic) to come forward and cooperate with the investigators in any way that they need in order to assist us in finding our son. We will state further that if we find out through the investigation that she caused a delay in us finding our son due to her lack of cooperation, we will pursue civil remedies in this matter.
“We as a family cannot understand how anyone can look at Kyron’s smiling face, having information and choose not to help bring him home. Please remember what this is about, it’s about bringing a wonderful little boy back to his family.”
http://www.komonews.com/news/99077059.html
PORTLAND, Ore. – Sources tell KGW police have searched the homes of three friends of Kyron Horman’s step-mother in the past week to look for evidence in the case.
One of the unidentified friends reportedly had information on Terri Moulton-Horman’s whereabouts on the day Kyron disappeared from Skyline Elementary on June 4. The friend may have violated a judge’s orders by seeing a then-sealed restraining order, filed against Terri by Kyron’s father Kaine Horman, according to the sources.
Two of the homes were in Tualatin. A third search warrant at an undiclosed location was executed Thursday. Sources tell KGW investigators decided to obtain the search warrants after examining cell phone records, emails and conducting surveillance. All three friends had spent “significant” amount of time with Terri since the case began, sources said.
http://www.nwcn.com/news/Homes-of-Terri-Hormans-friends-searched-woman-IDd-as-not-cooperating-99077469.html
Papa, known to all of us bloggers, has put together a collection of events surrounding the Haleigh Cummings case. He doesn’t call it a ‘blog’ but it looks like a ‘blog’ of very well organized events and thoughts regarding the Haleigh Cummings case in Satusma, FL. You may or may not agree with Papa’s views on things… but you will agree that works like this do not happen just by wishing them into existence… works as well done as this take time… talent and patience … and a lot of love for a little missing girl.
Enjoy… http://papascorner.weebly.com/index.html
Law enforcement investigating the disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman have been putting pressure on a small circle of friends of his stepmom Terri Moulton Horman, including a 43-year-old Tualatin woman named Dede Spicher.
Investigators searched Spicher’s condominium in Tualatin last week, and have conducted multiple interviews with people who had seen Spicher on June 4.
Spicher was a visible presence at the Horman house after Kaine Horman moved out and filed for divorce and a restraining order against Terri Horman in late June. She also was seen driving Terri Horman to and from her attorney’s office in downtown Portland.
Detectives learned that Spicher, who shares Terri Horman’s passion for fitness and gardening, was doing gardening work for a Northwest Portland homeowner on June 4. She abruptly left the house about 11:30 a.m. and didn’t return until an hour to 90 minutes later.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/investigators_put_pressure_on.html
PORTLAND, Ore. — Sources tell KGW police have searched the homes of three friends of Kyron Horman’s step-mother in the past week to look for evidence in the case.
One of the unidentified friends reportedly had information on Terri Moulton-Horman’s whereabouts on the day Kyron disappeared from Skyline Elementary on June 4. The friend may have violated a judge’s orders by seeing a then-sealed restraining order, filed against Terri by Kyron’s father Kaine Horman, according to the sources.
Two of the homes were in Tualatin. A third search warrant at an undiclosed location was executed Thursday.
There have been no suspects or persons of interest named since Kyron disappeared.
However, in court documents, the boy’s father Kaine Horman stated police provided him with “probable cause” to believe that Terri-Moulton Horman was involved in Kyron’s disappearance, plotted to have Kaine killed, and was having a sexual affair. DETAILS: Restraining order issued
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Source-Tualatin-homes-of-Terri-Hormans-friends-searched-kyron-missing-portland-99062069.html
ROSEBURG, Ore. — It’s been almost seven weeks since Kyron Horman went missing from a school in Portland.
Now, Roseburg has been pushed into the spotlight after Kyron’s stepmother Terri Horman moved here to live with her parents.
KPIC News asked people around town about the case, and most say their main concern is still the missing boy.
Roseburg resident Ray Parrett, told KPIC News, “I feel that it has shifted kind of more to her and her husband’s problems, rather than the actual locating of the kid and finding out where the child is, and I believe the child should have been found.”
With so much time passed and few leads on his whereabouts, Multnomah County District Attorney Michael Schrunk told our sister station KATU NewsThursday, that even if there is no arrest imminent in Kyron’s disappearance, his staff are now preparing an investigation that is trial ready for when an arrest occurs.
http://www.kpic.com/news/local/99056229.html
In a surprise move, Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton tabled extra funding for the Kyron Horman investigation.
Earlier this week, it was announced that the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s office were seeking over $438,000 in additional funds to help with the investigation into the missing 7-year-old.
District Attorney Mike Schrunk was seeking over $196,000 in funds for the case, while Dan Staton and the Sheriff’s Office were asking for nearly $243,000 that would have gone to cover overtime costs of the investigation.
Early Thursday county commissioners were set to approve the funding, but a surprise move by Staton tabled funding for his office.
http://www.koinlocal6.com/mostpopular/story/Sheriffs-office-declines-extra-money-for-now-for/5iFW97qmWUCsNb5npZp9Ig.cspx
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners today approved an additional $196,034 to continue the seven-week-old investigation into the disappearance of Kyron Horman.
District Attorney Mike Schrunk said the money is needed to cover an additional prosecutor and other costs, but he’s not sure how much longer the investigation into the missing 7-year-old will continue at the current pace.
“There comes a time when we’re going to have to sit down and have those hard questions (of) when (this case) is not going to have to be the major devourer of resources,” Schrunk said. “Life in Multnomah County is going to have to continue.”
Commissioner Deborah Kafoury asked Schrunk whether the Kyron investigation is unusual compared with investigations into other missing children. Schrunk said the public location at Skyline School and the possibility of foul play make the case more complex.
http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/07/22/county-board-approves-additional-funds-for-kyron-horman-investigation/
He tabled his request for $242,609 to hire a one-year investigative technician and to cover four months of overtime, from July through October, and will instead try to absorb the costs within his department’s budget. If the costs exceed the budget, he’ll return to the board this fall.
The investigative technician’s base salary is $44,308, but with benefits and health insurance, rises to $76,316.
In its request to the board, the sheriff’s office said it has generated over 3,000 tips that have filled 38 four-inch binders, and has subpoenaed 200 sets of records.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/multnomah_county_sheriff_dan_s.html
PORTLAND, Ore. — A request by prosecutors seeking an extra $196,000 for their investigation into the disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman has been approved.
But Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton tabled a separate request for about $240,000 in additional funding for his office until October.
Staton also said the sheriff’s office will return $500,000 in contingency funding approved last month and another $400,000 from the last budget after his agency was able to hold down costs.
http://www.nwcn.com/news/More-DA-money-approved-in-search-for-Kyron-Horman-99037519.html
Kaine Horman had tears in his eyes Wednesday as he spoke about his son Kyron outside the school where the seven-year-old was last seen more than six weeks ago.
Horman carried letters filled with prayers to Kyron, missing since June 4, and tied them to the Wall of Hope, a balloon-covered chain-link fence turned memorial in front of Skyline School.
Horman, who has presented a stoic demeanor at several planned press conferences, choked up as he told a reporter from KGW/8 news that he thinks Kyron is still alive.
“I see his face and see him kind of in that frame before he left, and just picture that he’s out there,” he said.
Horman said he often visits memorial at the school where Kyron attended his science fair with his stepmother, Terri Moulton Horman, then vanished.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/kaine_horman_talks_about_missi.html
With word that a killer was among them, fear spread quickly among Moreno Valley’s parents and teenagers Wednesday after authorities confirmed that a body found near a patch of farmland was that of a missing 17-year-old high school student.
Norma Lopez vanished seven days ago as she walked to a friend’s house after summer school, triggering a massive search that has now turned into a hunt for a killer throughout Riverside County. Police believe Lopez was abducted as she cut though a field near Valley View High School.
“We haven’t caught the suspect who killed Norma, so obviously there is at least [one] murderer out there. So I would be vigilant, I would be aware. If I was a parent, I would keep track of my children,” said Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Sgt. Joe Borja.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0722-identify-20100722,0,1410593.story?track=rss
Authorities have identified a decomposed body as that of 17-year-old Norma Lopez. Norma was likely kidnapped while walking home from school last week in Southern California. Innvestigators would not release a cause of death. Sgt. Joe Borja of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spoke at a news conference-
http://cbs2.com/local/body.found.Moreno.2.1816189.html
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Parents have been warned to keep an eye on their children and take extra safety precautions after a 17-year-old Southern California girl was apparently abducted about a block from her school and killed.
An autopsy confirmed the identity of Norma Lopez Wednesday, six days after she disappeared and a day after her decomposed body, shirtless and clad in jeans, was found face-down in a grove of trees in the agricultural area on the eastern edge of Moreno Valley.
Investigators would not release the cause of death.
Police and the FBI have not identified a suspect and asked the public for help in the investigation. Police would like to speak with the driver of a green SUV seen speeding from the area the day Lopez vanished.
About 2,000 people gathered around an athletic field at Lopez’s school Wednesday evening for a vigil where friend Moises Michel, 16, remembered how Lopez loved dance, especially merengue and salsa.
“Whenever we were bored we’d just dance with each other, we’d get up and dance,” he said. “I’m used to seeing her every day smiling. I’m just in shock because I can’t believe it.”
http://www.cbs8.com/global/story.asp?s=12853544
FARGO, N.D. (AP) ? A federal judge has appointed lawyers to work on what is considered the final step in the legal appeals process for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr.
The 57-year-old Rodriguez, of Crookston, Minn., is awaiting execution for the 2003 kidnapping and killing of University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin, of Pequot Lakes, Minn. A federal appeals court has upheld the death sentence.
The case would be heard in North Dakota under a federal rule historically referred to as habeas corpus.
U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson named Northwestern University law professor Joseph Margulies to lead Rodriguez’s defense team
It’s not just people in Portland or Oregon looking for Kyron – tips come in from around the country.
A local Portland man was recently traveling through Texas with his grandson and says he was stopped because the 11-year-old looks like Kyron.
Richard Blashill was traveling from Amarillo to El Paso on Monday with his 11-year-old grandson and daughter-in-law.
Blashill says he stopped at a convenience store for a few minutes and remembers there was a lady who wouldn’t stop staring at him.
He couldn’t figure out why, so they continued on.
The next thing he knows, police are pulling him over, asking him questions about Kyron Horman.
http://www.koinlocal6.com/news/local/story/Kyron-look-a-like-causes-confusion-with-Portland/AHTJ7BVxD0i-Ac9BSa_BwA.cspx
Law-enforcement sources have compared the Kyron Horman case to that ofDiane Downs, the Oregon woman who shot her three children in 1983.
Ann Rule, the true-crime author who wrote the book on the Downs case, has already weighed in on Kyron’s disappearance.
And Oregonian columnist Anna Griffin wagers Rule is angling to write a book on the Kyron case as well.
Turns out Griffin is right. And Rule wasted no time in singling out the case for attention.
Kyron’s mom, Desiree Young, confirms to WW that Rule called the family just two weeks after Kyron’s June 4 disappearance. That was around the exact time we broke the story that investigators were focusing on Kyron’s stepmom, Terri Moulton Horman.
http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/07/22/ann-rule-called-the-horman-within-a-week-of-kyrons-disappearance/
“In 1986 I was working downtown and took the bus approximately 6 miles to work from the Hillsdale area. One morning I got up, got dressed, jumped in my car and went to work. A few minutes after arriving something seemed wrong..I thought back, retraced my steps and realized I had left my three year old in her crib…asleep..and skipped the trip to her day care provider.
“Nausea and panic would have to wait. I felt as if I had just left a landing craft at Omaha Beach…I jumped up, left the meeting I was in, and purposely strode the several blocks to my car, got in, got home..and there she was sound asleep..none the wiser. It was then the nausea and guilt hit. How could I have done this? I got over it. Sort of. But I can conjure up the feeling any time I want. Not pleasant.
“So..magnify this feeling by 1000 and you might understand why we spend so much knowing full well that as time passes the outcome becomes less and less controllable or certain. It is instinctual on the part of some humans to protect children at any cost. That is what’s going here…we are trying to control an outcome that is all but certainly bad.”
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PORTLAND, Ore. – There was no expectation on the part of Skyline School that Kyron Horman would be in class after the science fair the day he disappeared, according to multiple sources.
Prior to his June 4 disappearance, Kyron Horman’s stepmother, Terri Horman, informed his teacher he had a doctor’s appointment on Friday, the sources said, and as a result, there was no expectation the boy would be in class after the science fair. And once class began at 10 a.m., his teacher marked him absent.
According to sources, investigators believe Terri Horman was vague about which Friday she was referring to when she gave notified the school of her stepson’s anticipated absence, and only after he was missing did she clarify that the doctor’s appointment was on June 11, the Friday after the science fair.
Portland Public Schools spokesperson Matt Shelby told KATU News, “Two teachers were the last school staff to see Kyron at Skyline. His own teacher and another teacher saw him inside the school with his stepmother, and there didn’t appear to be anything out of the ordinary.”
http://www.komonews.com/news/98987454.html
MORENO VALLEY — Authorities have confirmed that a decomposed body found in the desert is 17-year-old girl Norma Lopez.
Sheriff’s spokesman Joseph Borja said Wednesday they identified the body of Norma Lopez through dental records.
But investigators would not release the cause of death.
The body was found in a thicket of trees near Theodore St. and Dracaea Avenue by a resident who immediately called police.
The decomposed body, shirtless and clad in jeans, was face-down in a grove of trees in the agricultural area on the eastern edge of Moreno Valley.
Lopez vanished Thursday while walking home from a summer school class at Valley View High School.
Detectives say Lopez was expected to meet her younger sister and a friend at the girls’ home in the 27000 block of Cottonwood Avenue.
Family members told police Norma usually walked home from school south on Nason Street to Dracaea Avenue and then took a shortcut through a field south to Cottonwood.
The field, a well-known neighborhood shortcut, is off a street that dead-ends at the base of boulder-studded hills cut with trails.
When she did not arrive, her family searched for her for two hours, according to Borja.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-moreno-valley-missing-teen,0,6493188.story
PORTLAND, Ore. — The tight-lipped nature of the investigation focused on finding 7-year-old Kyron Horman, now entering its fifth week, has frustrated some members of the community.
Kyron vanished from his northwest Portland grade school June 4 and, since then, Multnomah County deputies haven’t announced any arrests, persons of interest or evidence.
However, Kyron’s parents expressed their ongoing trust in investigators even as they shared their suspicions about the involvement of the missing boy’s stepmother, Terri Horman.
“Honestly, I think the police
are doing whatever they can to make Kyron the priority,” said Desiree Young, Kyron’s biological mother, during a news conference Thursday.
But many questions remain unanswered.
“I mean, where is he? Is he OK? Can he come home? What’s going on with him? There’s a story behind this. There’s a big story,” said Jodie Paulson, who is staying in Portland.
http://www.kptv.com/news/24205145/detail.html
PORTLAND, Ore. – There was no expectation on the part of Skyline School that Kyron Horman would be in class after the science fair the day he disappeared, according to multiple sources.
Prior to his June 4 disappearance, Kyron Horman’s stepmother, Terri Horman, informed his teacher he had a doctor’s appointment on Friday, the sources said, and it was why there was no expectation Kyron would be in class after the science fair. Once class began at 10 a.m., his teacher marked him absent.
According to sources, investigators believe Terri Horman was vague about which Friday she was referring to when she gave notice to the school Kyron would be gone and only after he was missing did she clarify that the doctor’s appointment was on June 11, the Friday after the science fair.
Portland Public Schools spokesperson Matt Shelby told KATU News, “Two teachers were the last school staff to see Kyron at Skyline. His own teacher and another teacher saw him inside the school with his stepmother, and there didn’t appear to be anything out of the ordinary.”
http://www.katu.com/news/local/98981009.html
PORTLAND, Ore. – Kaine Horman made a pilgrimage to the “wall of hope” Wednesday afternoon, and in an interview with KGW said he was as hopeful as ever that his 7-year-old son would be coming home.
At the wall of hope, Kaine left letters he’s received from people all over the country who are praying for his son’s safe return.
RAW VIDEO: Kaine at wall of hope
“It’s overwhelming,” Kaine said of all the tokens of support and letters placed on the fence at Skyline Elementary. “Seeing this … continues to make me miss him even more, if that’s possible.”
Kaine said he was confident his little boy will one day see how many people love him. Kyron disappeared on June 4.
“We come up a couple times a week and pick up some of the stuffed animals and toys and stuff and take them back down to his room,” said Kaine. “We’re putting some shelves and stuff up for him so we can put everything up for him for when he comes home.”
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Kaine-Horman-at-wall-of-hope-kyron-missing-portland-98971209.html
Authorities said Wednesday they have identified decomposed human remains found near the Southern California site where a 17-year-old girl disappeared last week.
Deputy Melissa Nieburger said the identification of the body is “related” to the investigation into the disappearance of Norma Lopez.
She declined, however, to say if it was the body of Lopez or to release more details until an afternoon news conference.
Nieburger said no arrests have been made.
A resident reported finding the human remains Tuesday near an empty stretch of road lined with utility poles and desert scrub in Moreno Valley, an inland region about 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
Lopez vanished Thursday on her way home from a summer a summer school class Valley View High School.
Deputies found personal items and signs of a struggle in a field the girl often used as a shortcut home. Police went door-to-door, and searchers using dogs worked the areas for days.
http://cbs2.com/local/body.found.Moreno.2.1816189.html
(CNN) — A body found near where a California teen vanished last week on her way home from summer school was confirmed Wednesday to be that of 17-year-old Norma Lopez, a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department spokesman said.
The identification was made through dental records, according to Sgt. Joe Barja.
Authorities are now treating the case as a homicide investigation, and are searching for any witnesses or information leading to a suspect.
Barja declined to reveal the cause of death or reveal any injuries Lopez may have sustained.
Lopez was last seen Thursday leaving summer class at Valley View High School in Moreno Valley, about 70 miles east of Los Angeles.
She had planned to meet her younger sister and a friend at home. It is believed Lopez, who would have been a senior in the fall, took a short cut through a dirt field to reach the family’s residence.
Her sister contacted the police when Lopez never returned home.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/21/california.missing.teen/index.html?section=cnn_latest
PORTLAND – The father of missing seven-year-old Kyron Horman attended three hours of meetings at the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday.
KGW’s live truck was parked outside the sheriff’s office as Kaine Horman entered the building around 6 p.m. and left around 9 p.m. However, Kaine told KGW on the way out that he did not wish to comment on the three hours of meetings he had just attended.
Lt. Mary Lindstrand, a spokeswoman with the sheriff’s office, also told KGW she would not comment on why Kaine was there Tuesday.
Late Wednesday morning, Sheriff Daniel Staton released a statement to the media promising he was working to complete a thorough investigation, even if he could not elaborate on all the details.
“There are many decision points which are discussed and filtered among investigators, deputy district attorneys, command staff and other experts. Our detectives and searchers are continuing to follow up on many leads to include establishing and verifying information relating to Kyron’s activities prior to his disappearance,” he said in the statement.
Staton told KGW he would accept written questions from reporters and then a written statement would be released no later than Friday in response to the questions submitted.
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Kyrons-dad-attends-3-hours-of-meetings-at-sheriffs-office-98945234.html
Can we ask some awkward and impolite questions about the search for Kyron Horman? Bear with me, but how much should society spend to find him?
Don’t take me wrong. I certainly don’t know the answer. I’ve never lost a child, and my heart bleeds for the Hormans. I imagine that nothing could be worse than the sudden and mysterious disappearance of a child.
But we know, you and I, deep down: Children are lost everywhere, and rarely for criminal reasons. We live in a barbaric world.
So far, Multnomah County has spent at least $300,000 searching for Kyron Horman, and it just announced that it will cost at least $439,000 more to continue the effort. Certainly, we all hope for the effort’s immediate success. But there are unasked questions that are no less meaningful because they go unasked.
Every year, across the globe, 15 million children die of hunger. That’s one child every two seconds, or about five since you started to read this article.
Five.
Can you look their mothers in the eye and explain why? I certainly can’t.
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/07/difficult_questions_in_the_sea.html
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