Portland, OR - Kyron Horman - 7

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Kyron Horman



Kyron Horman was 7 years old when he disappeared on June 4, 2010. 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 historyl.

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Kyron Horman went missing Friday, June 4, 2010.

Here's a basic look at what happened on the day the second-grader disappeared from Skyline School:

2010
Friday, June 4

8 a.m. Skyline Elementary, 11536 N.W. Skyline Blvd., opens early so students and parents can tour the science fair. A billboard outside reads: "June 4, I.B. Inquiry Expo, 8-10, Talent show, 1-2:45." Kyron was to take part in both the expo/science fair and the talent show.

Terri Moulton Horman arrives shortly afterward with her stepson, Kyron.

8:15 a.m. Gina Zimmerman, president of the school PTA, arrives and sees Kyron with his stepmother in front of his exhibit.

8:45 a.m. Terri Horman leaves after watching Kyron walk toward his classroom after touring the science fair.

9 a.m. Kyron is reportedly seen by a student near the south entrance of the school, according to Sheriff Dan Staton, who says that was the last time the boy was seen. Multnomah County authorities later backtrack on that statement.

10 a.m. Classes begin.

At some point, Kyron's homeroom teacher, Kristina Porter, reports him absent.

1:21 p.m. Terri Horman posts photos of Kyron at the science fair on her Facebook page.

3:30 p.m. Terri Horman goes to meet the school bus and discovers that Kyron has been absent all day. (Kaine Horman went with her to meet the bus, a fact that emerges during a television interview on June 25.)

3:46 p.m. Skyline School secretary Susan Hall places a call to 9-1-1 about Kyron being missing.

4:33 p.m. Officers from the Portland Police Bureau and the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office arrive simultaneously at Skyline School and the Horman home.

5:30 p.m. Rapid broadcast message from Portland Public Schools goes out to alert families of a missing student. The message: "Kyron Horman did not arrive at home today." It was broadcast to the phones of parents across the school district.

Between 7 and 7:15 p.m. The Multnomah County Public Information Officer begins to return pages from members of the media and arranges to meet them at the school.

Between 7 and 7:45 p.m. Sheriff Dan Staton personally calls the FBI to alert them to the disappearance.

8:09 p.m. The first search teams arrive at Skyline School.

8:15 p.m. Lt. Mary Lindstrand, the PIO, arrives at the school, meets with those present, and then begins e-mailing a photo of Kyron to local television stations and The Oregonian.

9:48 p.m. Mountain Wave, an emergency communications and search and rescue group based in Gresham arrives on the scene.

10:40 p.m. Officers at Skyline Elementary report that they have completed a search of Skyline School, including all crawl spaces, storage areas, classrooms and outbuildings. They have also searched the Horman house.

10:44 p.m. A caller to 9-1-1 wants to make sure officers have checked the train tunnel in the area near the school. She says "sometimes kids play in there, wants to make sure someone has checked that."


lengthy timeline here:

www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/06/kyron_horman_chronology_of_eve.html

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Public outcry over Kyron Horman spurs House bill in Salem
Updated: Friday, April 27, 2012, 9:16 AM


The Associated Press
The disappearance of Kyron Horman, who was last seen in Skyline
School on June 4, 2010, spurred a deluge of calls to legislators who've
written a bill targeting parents or guardians who don't report a child's
death or disappearance within 24 hours.


Legislation introduced by a group of lawmakers in Salem targets parents or guardians who fail to report the death or disappearance of a child, creating two felony charges.

The proposal, introduced in the House, has the support of Kaine Horman, father of Kyron Horman, who was last seen June 4, 2010.

"If passed into law, this measure will hold individuals accountable when they are complicit or directly involved in the death or disappearance of a child," Horman said. .....

www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/02/public_outcry_over_kyron_horma.html

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Kyron Horman update: Portland psychic Sonja Grace says she knows what happened to missing Oregon boy
July 27, 2010

....Guardians of the Children, a group dedicated to finding missing kids, says the psychic helped locate six missing children over the past year.

Grace told KPTV that she believes the second-grader was taken from Skyline School and then quickly removed from the state.

She believes Kyron, 7, was taken into Washington state and later moved elsewhere.

She also told the news outlet that until police have a chance to investigate certain leads, her “visions will remain private.”

....Grace told KPTV that her psychic knowledge comes from the spirit world. ....

www.examiner.com/article/kyron-horman-update-portland-psychic-sonja-grace-says-she-knows-what-happened-to-missing-oregon-boy

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Kyron Horman's mom plans to file civil suit against Terri Horman

By Colin Miner, John Tierney and Anna Canzano KATU News Story Updated: Jun 1, 2012

PORTLAND, Ore. - Desiree Young, the mother of missing boy Kyron Horman, plans to file a civil suit against the boy's stepmother, Terri Horman.

The lawsuit, which sources tell KATU News will be filed on Friday, accuses Horman of "custodial interference."

Under Oregon law, custodial interference involves keeping a person from their legal custodian "permanently or for a protracted period."

Terri Horman was the last person known to have seen Kyron Horman before he disappeared from Skyline School almost exactly two years ago.

While Horman has never formally been named a criminal suspect, she has long been in the spotlight of the investigation.

It's not clear what evidence Young will lay out in her lawsuit.

It's also important to note that this civil suit is different from a criminal indictment and was not brought by prosecutors. There is a lower burden of proof to find someone guilty in a civil suit compared to a criminal trial.

In a criminal case a defendant must be found guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt." However, in a civil case a defendant must only be found guilty based on a "preponderance of evidence."

"I explain to people as if you have a scale and drop one grain of sand on the scale, that's all you have to show for preponderance of the evidence. So it's a very low standard," said family law attorney Drew Bobzien. Bobzien is not involved with the Young lawsuit.

Even with the lawsuit, we shouldn't expect to see Terri Horman take the stand and testify about the case. She'll be protected by the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution against incriminating herself because she could still face criminal charges in the case.

"There isn't really any reason to think that any kind of evidence would shake out of the tree," Bobzien said.

Anything Horman says in a civil case could ultimately be used against her in a potential criminal case.

A judge, however, could allow the civil trial to proceed without Horman's testimony, which would make it difficult for her to defend herself.

Law enforcement sources told KATU that members of the Kyron Horman task force met once again on Thursday morning to discuss the latest developments in the case.

Kaine Horman Reacts: 'The gloves are off'

In reaction to the expected civil lawsuit, Kyron's father, Kaine Horman, said standing next to the Wall of Hope, "I think at this point in time, the gloves are off."

He says by nature, he's a patient person. But his patience is worn thin when it comes to the unanswered questions about his son and what happened to him - answers he believes Terri Horman holds.

"This whole situation is about finding Kyron," he said. "There's no mistake about it whether we're going through a divorce or processing another part of the case that's involved with this or what have you, the discussions are always, what's the best approach to bring him home."

Kaine says he barely thinks about his estranged wife anymore but he thinks about Kyron every day.

The faded and worn items on the Wall of Hope signify the passing of time, the passing of seasons and all the stolen moments with his son he'll never get back.

But the idea that investigators haven't given up? That a lawsuit might somehow move the case forward?

"From my perspective is anything that we can do that's going to help reveal what's happened and get him home sooner, I'm all for it," Kaine said. "And if not doing something right now is the best approach or making a lot of noise by doing something right now is the best approach, by God we're going to do it."

KATU News checked back with deputies about the investigation Thursday. Chief Deputy Jason Gates has been on the case since the beginning and says he and his team are not going to give up.

"I'll never forget Kyron, and we are continuing to look for him," he said. "We are continuing this investigation. It's never been classified as a cold case. We've never stop investigating it. We've had a detective that is assigned to this case ever since. Our partner agencies, the DA's office is still actively involved with us of course."

A year ago a special task force to help find Kyron was dissolved but as Gates said the case is still active.

Since Kyron's disappearance investigators have received more than 5,000 tips, and they are still trickling in.

www.kpic.com/news/local/Kyron-Horman-Desiree-Young-Kain-Horman-Terri-Horman-civil-lawsuit-156159635.html?m=y&smobile=y

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Father of missing seven-year-old Kyron Horman still buys his son clothes and toys in hope he is alive as family mark two years since he disappeared

Kaine Horman has never given up hope that his son Kyron is alive, still buying him bigger clothes and newer toys in case they should find the seven-year-old - who has been missing two years today.

Kaine is planning on spending today conducting media interviews and raising awareness that yes, his son is still missing, and they haven't given up on finding him.

When asked by the Oregonian if he thought his son was still alive, he said: 'Yes ma'am I sure do.'

Kyron went missing on June 4, 2010, after his stepmother Terri Horman dropped him off at Skyline School. But Kyron was recorded absent from school that day and the alarm was not raised until someone came to the school to pick him up.

Though she has never been charged, his stepmother has been the only person of interest in the case.

Kaine divorced Hormon and issued a restraining order against her when police discovered she paid a man to have him killed. Kaine believes his ex-wife knows where his son is.

Over the past two years, he has spent countless hours reminding the public that his son is missing and that he's focused on finding him.

The latest event was held Saturday, with a Run for Kyron at Cook's Park in Tigard, and he hopes that more planned for throughout the summer will help resolve the case.

He said he doesn't like to think what may have happened to his son or where he is right now but instead looks forward to his return.

'I'm trying to keep pace with him,' he told the Oregonian. 'He's going to be ten in September. Just because he's not here doesn't mean there's anything different in terms of him being part of the family.

'He's just a part of the family in a different way at the moment. As a parent, I don't want to hear this could take 15 years for him to come, but at the same time if he comes home alive it's worth every day.'

He said he's sure Kyron would love Lego and still play with Hot Wheels, but his video game favorites may have changed, so new ones are left in his room from time to time.

Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, said there is still a chance Kyron could come home.

'Justice Department research shows that even in most serious child abduction cases where kids are taken by strangers, in nearly 60 percent of those cases the child comes home alive.'

Terri Hormon coperated with detectives at first but has since stopped and has hired a high-profile defense attorney.

On Friday, Kyron's mother Desiree Young filed a civil lawsuit against her, which accuses her of abducting their son and seeking $10million in damages.

Despite a major police investigation, which has seen investigators painstakingly searching wide areas around Roseburg, no leads have been uncovered.

The motions of Horman the day of Kyron's disappearance have been of interest to the police from the outset.

Kyron's biological parents have pleaded with Horman to reveal everything she is suspected of knowing about the case, but police say she 'has been cooperative...and other times she has not'.

Though she will not have to testify in the civil suit against her, it can still go ahead without it.

Kaine said he hopes the civil case will lead to some development in the criminal case.

'From my perspective is anything that we can do that's going to help reveal what's happened and get him home sooner, I'm all for it. And if not doing something right now is the best approach or making a lot of noise by doing something right now is the best approach, by God we're going to do it.'

Chief Deputy Jason Gates has been on the case since the beginning and told KATU they were not giving up.

'I'll never forget Kyron, and we are continuing to look for him. We are continuing this investigation. It's never been classified as a cold case. We've never stop investigating it.

'We've had a detective that is assigned to this case ever since. Our partner agencies, the DA's office is still actively involved with us of course.'

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'Missing' poster shows what Kyron might look like today

PORTLAND – A new missing boy poster has been created in the search for Kyron Horman, which shows what he might look like now, two years after he vanished at the age of 7.

More: New Kyron Horman poster

The National center for Missing & Exploited Children issued the new missing boy poster Monday, which marked the two-year anniversary of the day he vanished.

Kyron was last seen during a science fair at Portland’s Skyline School on June 4th 2010.

The boy’s step-mother, Terri Horman, has been the prime suspect in his disappearance, but she was never arrested.

Complete coverage: Kyron disappearance

Timeline & photos: The search for Kyron

Kaine Horman, Kyron’s dad, believes his estranged wife Terri could help police solve the case if she would cooperate with investigators.

Last week, Kyron's mother also filed a $10 million lawsuit against Terri. Desiree Young said she filed the lawsuit as part of her effort to bring the case back into the forefront.

Lawsuit: Desiree Young sues Terri Horman

On Monday, Kaine visited The Wall of Hope, a makeshift memorial created in his son's honor. From there, he told KGW that the search for his son continues and he believes Kyron is still alive, waiting to be brought home.

www.kgw.com/news/Missing-poster-shows-what-Kyron-might-look-like-today-157064035.html

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Terri Horman wants to silence son about Kyron case

Posted on July 19, 2012 at 5:24 AM Updated today at 7:18 AM

PORTLAND -The stepmother of missing Portland boy Kyron Horman is trying to keep her other son off of the witness stand in a civil suit filed by Kyron Horman's mother Desiree Young.

Kyron was last seen on June 4, 2010 at Skyline Elementary School.

Terri Horman is being sued for $10 million by Young, Kyron's biological mom, who claims Horman is responsible for the boy's disappearance.

In court papers, Terri Horman's lawyers suggest they will file a motion to prevent the teen from testifying in a civil suit. They also want the case postponed. A hearing was set on the issue for August 15.

Desiree Young's attorney said he would use the civil suit to peel back the mystery surrounding Kyron's disappearance by issuing subpoenas for witnesses to testify about what they know.

But Terri Horman's legal team doesn't want her son talking. The 17-year-old is believed to be living with his mother and her parents in Roseburg.

www.kgw.com/news/local/Terri-Horman-162949456.html

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Judge denies Terri Horman request to delay Young's civil suit

News Story Updated: Aug 15, 2012

PORTLAND, Ore. - A judge has denied a request by Terri Horman to delay a civil lawsuit brought by Desiree Young that could force Horman to reveal the location of missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman.

The ruling is a victory for Desiree Young and is expected to keep the civil lawsuit moving forward.

In a motion filed July 25 to hold the case in abatement, Terri Horman said the civil suit seeks facts that could lead to a criminal prosecution and is claiming via her attorney that her rights to self-incrimination are violated if the civil case moves forward.

She wanted the judge to stay the case by two years. Terri Horman has not been charged with any crimes related to Kyron's disappearance.

The suit (PDF), filed by Kyron Horman's biological mother Desiree Young, seeks $10 million and asks a judge to order Terri Horman to return Kyron or, if he's dead, say where his remains are located.

The civil lawsuit accuses Horman of kidnapping Kyron, by herself or with help.

On Wednesday, Young's attorney said the reason this case was filed two years after Kyron's disappearance was because Young gave the criminal justice system the chance to do something and nothing was done.

Terri Horman's attorney argued the lawsuit assumes to take over law enforcement's investigation into the disappearance and could influence at jury.

Young's attorney argued the Desiree has a constitutional right to know the location of or what happened to her son.

Civil allegations require a lower standard of proof —a preponderance of evidence —than criminal charges, which must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

On Wednesday, the judge said he will set parameters for the proceedings to protect the constitutional rights of Terri Horman.

Kyron went missing in June of 2010 when he did not come home from school. Terri Horman said she dropped him off at a science fair at the school in the morning. Photos of Kyron in front of his science fair project on tree frogs were some of the last pictures taken of the boy.

The school, located on the outskirts of Portland, did not have a video security system at the time.

Law enforcement continues to investigate the disappearance. Kyron's father, Kaine Horman, has said in the past he believes his son is still alive.

www.katu.com/news/local/Judge-denies-Terri-Horman-request-to-delay-lawsuit-166284266-Kyron.html?m=y&smobile=y

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Aug 15, 2012 14:23:53 GMT -5 meme said:

Judge denies Terri Horman request to delay Young's civil suit

PORTLAND, Ore. - A judge has denied a request by Terri Horman to delay a civil lawsuit brought by Desiree Young that could force Horman to reveal the location of missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman.

The ruling is a victory for Desiree Young and is expected to keep the civil lawsuit moving forward.

Thanks for the update. Good to see the decision went the right way.

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Aug 16, 2012 3:59:56 GMT -5 earl said:

Aug 15, 2012 14:23:53 GMT -5 meme said:

Judge denies Terri Horman request to delay Young's civil suit

PORTLAND, Ore. - A judge has denied a request by Terri Horman to delay a civil lawsuit brought by Desiree Young that could force Horman to reveal the location of missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman.

The ruling is a victory for Desiree Young and is expected to keep the civil lawsuit moving forward.

Thanks for the update. Good to see the decision went the right way.

You're welcome Earl, I hope Desiree Young gets the answers she's looking for.

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Terri Horman deposition, document production is delayed in Desiree Young's civil suit, judge rules

08/21/2012 4:16 PM

Multnomah County Judge Henry Kantor has issued a written order, backing up his court ruling last week that allowed Desiree Young's civil suit to proceed against Terri Horman.

Yet while the ruling allows pre-trial discovery of evidence and witnesses to go forward, Kantor has agreed to delay any deposition testimony of Horman, or required document production from Horman.

Young's lawsuit accuses Horman of kidnapping her son Kyron, and asks a judge to compel her to bring him back, or divulge where his body was taken. The suit seeks $10 million in damages, with the option to seek additional punitive damages.

The judge noted that Horman is a "prime suspect'' in the criminal investigation into Kyron Horman's disappearance from Skyline School in June 2010.

"Delaying this aspect of the case for some time is significantly less prejudicial to both sides,'' Kantor wrote in his seven-page order filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court. "The court does not have any particular length of time for his delay in mind at this juncture.''

The judge has asked attorneys for each side to consider three questions and report back to him:

1/ Should the court require Horman to file an answer to Young's complaint which admits or denies the allegations or simply allow Horman to litigate as if she denied those allegations? If so, by when and for how long?

2/Should the plaintiff be required to establish "reasonable suspicion'' or "probable cause" that Horman has done what is alleged through other evidence before Horman is required to answer oral or written deposition questions under oath?

3/ Should Young be required to serve written deposition questions for court review before taking Horman's oral deposition?

Once attorneys for both sides consider these questions, Kantor wrote that he will meet with the lawyers to form a schedule and plan for the civil case.

"Until such time, the plaintiff may not submit discovery requests directly to the defendant and the defendant need not file an answer,'' Kantor wrote.

Horman is the stepmother of Kyron, the 7-year-old who went missing on June 4, 2010, from Skyline School. Horman had driven the boy to school for a science fair. She told authorities that she last saw him walking down the hall toward his classroom about 8:45 a.m. Kyron never made it there, but he wasn't reported missing until the afternoon, after his father, Kaine Horman, and Terri Horman discovered he wasn't aboard the school bus.

Kyron's disappearance prompted the largest search operation in the state's history with no evidence of the boy unearthed. No arrests have been made in the case.

Terri Horman's lawyer, Peter Bunch, had urged the court to delay the case for at least two years and allow the criminal investigation to continue unimpeded. Bunch argued that his client would not be able to defend herself and the civil proceeding would "eviscerate" Terri Horman's constitutional rights and threaten the grand jury process.

Young's lawyer, Elden Rosenthal, objected to any delay, noting that more than two years have passed since Kyron disappeared without a criminal indictment issued.

The judge agreed that the lengthy passage of time without an indictment swayed his ruling to allow Young's civil case to proceed.

"This court concludes that the passage of time without indictment is very significant in this particular case and provides a substantial counterweight against the overlapping of allegations,'' Kantor wrote in his ruling.

Kantor's ruling allowed Rosenthal to take a deposition of Horman's biological son, James Moulton, on Thursday, before his planned military service late this month.

mobile.oregonlive.com/advorg/pm_29233/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=NrUVmGCT

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New documents detail judge's opinion in Terri Horman lawsuit

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - New documents were released Tuesday in the civil lawsuit against Terri Horman, the stepmother of missing boy Kyron Horman.

Though a judge called Terri Horman a "prime suspect" when describing the case in the court documents, Multnomah County sheriff's deputies said the civil case is "independent of the active, ongoing criminal investigation" and that there is no new information to release about possible suspects in the Kyron Horman investigation.

PDF: Read judge's opinion in court document

In June, Desiree Young filed a $10 million lawsuit against Terri Horman in which she accused the stepmother of taking or hurting the boy.

Terri Horman's lawyers tried to delay the suit two years, but that motion was denied by a judge last week.

Kyron Horman has been missing since June 4, 2010, when he was seen at a morning science fair at Skyline Elementary School. Investigators said he was last seen by Terri Horman.

Search teams scoured the areas between his home and school for days after his disappearance. They later made numerous trips to Sauvie Island to search the murky waters and looked for evidence in other parts of rural northwest Portland, but no sign of the missing boy was ever found.

m.kptv.com/w/main/story/71075729/

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Judge calls Terri Horman 'suspect,' rules civil suit can continue

Story Updated: Aug 21, 2012

PORTLAND, Ore. –A judge in the civil case against Terri Horman, the step-mother of missing boy Kyron Horman, issued an opinion on Tuesday in which he called Terri a “prime suspect” in the boy’s disappearance.

By calling her a suspect, the judge said Terri can for now avoid a deposition in the civil case against her.

The opinion was issued as part of an ongoing civil case filed by Desiree Young, Kyron’s biological mother, accusing Terri of kidnapping Kyron and “intentionally interfering with [Young’s] parental rights.

The judge ruled the lawsuit can continue, although Terri Horman herself doesn't immediately have to answer any questions.

The civil suit and new opinion are separate from any criminal case. So far, police and prosecutors have not named a formal suspect in the two-year-old case.

"The civil case is a process that is independent of the active, ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by the Multmonah County Sheriff's Office," said sheriff's office spokesman Lt. Harry Smith.

Kyron disappeared from his Northwest Portland elementary school in June 2010. Despite a large-scale investigation, there have yet to be any criminal charges filed related to the case.

In June of this year Desiree Young filed the civil suit against Terri.

In the ruling released Tuesday, Judge Henry Kantor weighed a request from Terri’s lawyers to halt the civil case because Terri might be required to incriminate herself during a deposition or a trial. That could violate her constitutional rights.

After weighing several factors, Kantor ruled that the case should move forward, although Terri herself will not immediately be required to provide any testimony or evidence.

Young's lawyers will be allowed to dig for evidence and get depositions for anyone related to the case except Terri, Kantor ruled.

He wrote that delaying a deposition from Terri is "significantly less prejudicial to both sides."

In the meantime, he asked lawyers from both sides to consider several questions about how the delay should be handled and then report back to him.

Read the judge's order

www.katu.com/news/local/Judge-in-civil-case-writes-Terri-Horman-is-suspect-in-Kyron-case-166965376.html?m=y&smobile=y

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See the 0:50 video at the link of this very strong mother talk about this past weekend's search.

www.cnn.com/2013/09/01/us/oregon-missing-boy/index.html


Volunteers search for Oregon boy Kyron Horman, missing since 2010
By Leslie Holland, CNN
Mon September 2, 2013


Kyron Horman was 7 years old when he went missing.

(CNN) -- Kyron Horman has been missing since June 4, 2010, but his mother is not giving up.

Desiree Young and volunteers spent "two solid days of searching" for her son this weekend, she said in a news conference Sunday in Portland, Oregon, calling the search "successful."

More than 100 volunteers, along with 10 search dog teams from around the country, joined the search effort in the Portland area, looking for evidence that might help solve Kyron's disappearance.

Kyron was 7 years old when he went missing. He was last seen by his stepmother, Terri Horman, who told police she had dropped him off at his school, Skyline Elementary.

Young was optimistic about the latest search, telling reporters, "we found a lot of things, and possibly evidence," but declined to give details, citing the ongoing criminal investigation. Everything searchers found will go to law enforcement for further examination, she said.

Though Portland law enforcement was not part of this search, Young said she has been working closely with police and has been keeping them informed.

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office told CNN affiliate KGW that their investigation is ongoing, and they hope the volunteers find something that helps bring Kyron home.

Since Kyron's disappearance, most of the speculation has focused on the boy's stepmother.

In August 2010, investigators solicited the public's help for information about the location of the white pickup truck that she is believed to have driven the morning of Kyron's disappearance.
And in divorce filings, the boy's father, Kaine Horman, said he believes his estranged wife, Terri Horman, "is involved" in the boy's disappearance.

No charges have been filed against anyone in the case, nor has anyone officially been named a suspect.

Young told the media gathered Sunday that she will not give up searching for her son.

"My mission has always been to bring Kyron home, and I will go to the ends of the earth to do that."

Jennifer Moore contributed to this report.

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Search for Kyron Horman, boy missing since 2010, yields new info, mother says


Published September 02, 2013 FoxNews.com

The mother of an Oregon boy missing since 2010 says that the most recent search has turned up “a lot of things and possibly evidence.”

Desiree Young said that the weekend search she organized for her son, Kyron Horman, was successful, although she would not be specific about what items were found, KPTV reported.

"We're not going to find Kyron if we're not searching," Young told the station.

About 60 volunteers, two nonprofits and 10 search dogs joined in the search, which started Saturday morning and ended Sunday, according to KPTV.

"We're not going to find Kyron if we're not searching."
- Desiree Young, mother of Kyron Horman

The items found were turned over to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, which is processing the find to determine whether anything is related to Kyron’s case.

Kyron Horman vanished from Skyline School in northwest Portland on June 4, 2010. The 7-year-old’s disappearance prompted the largest search in state history, but he was never found.

While no suspect has been named in the case, suspicion has centered on Kyron’s stepmother, Terri Horman. Terri Horman told investigators she last saw the bespectacled boy walking down the hall to his classroom after she snapped a photo of him standing next to his science project – a poster of a red-eyed tree frog.

Kyron’s teacher had recorded him absent, and nothing seemed out of order until Kyron didn’t get off his school bus later that day.

The ensuing search included more than 500 people from 18 jurisdictions, some from outside the state. The FBI also was involved.

Days became weeks, weeks became years.

Kyron’s father, Kaine Horman, eventually sought a restraining order against Terri, from whom he also filed for divorce, when sheriff’s investigators told Kaine that his wife had tried to hire someone to kill him in the months before Kyron disappeared.

Terri Horman has not been charged in the case; she has made no public comment.

Now Diane Young continues the search for Kyron.

"It's been a passion of mine to do as much as I can to keep this case moving forward and to help law enforcement to get some answers and find out what happened on June 4," said Young, according to KPTV.

www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/02/search-for-kyron-horman-missing-since-2010-yields-new-info-mother-says/

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I like this judge.


Douglas County judge denies Terri Horman's petition to change her name


Terri Moulton Horman, at the Multnomah County Circuit Court last year during a divorce proceeding. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian)


Douglas County Circuit Judge Randolph Lee Garrison Monday morning denied Terri Moulton Horman's request for a name change, according to a county court clerk.

Horman, the stepmom of missing Kyron Horman, had filed a petition in Douglas County on June 30 to change her name to Claire Stella Sullivan.

A hearing was held Monday at 10 a.m.

The judge cited the ongoing criminal investigation into Kyron Horman's disappearance when he denied her name change, according to the clerk.

Kyron Horman disappeared from Skyline School in rural Northwest Portland on June 4, 2010. The boy disappeared after Terri Horman took him to an early morning science fair at the school. His disappearance led to the state's largest search-and-rescue operation and a criminal investigation.

Investigators have found no sign of Kyron, and no arrests have been made.

According to KGW News, Terri Horman said at Monday's hearing in Roseburg that she wanted to change her name to "start over a new life without the stigma of Horman attached to it."

Kyron's father, Kaine Horman, filed for divorce from Terri Moulton Horman on June 28, 2010 -- 24 days after Kyron was last seen at Skyline School.

In June, Kaine Horman obtained custody of their daughter, Kiara. A judge also agreed to allow Terri Horman to have strictly supervised visits with the girl under a detailed "reintegration plan.''

Terri Horman hadn't seen her daughter since shortly after her stepson vanished, barred by a restraining order filed by Kaine Horman and later by a civil order. Kaine Horman moved out of their home and filed for the restraining order after he said investigators alerted him that Terri Horman had solicited a landscaper to kill him months before Kyron's disappearance.

No arrests have been made in the alleged murder-for-hire plot.

Terri Horman has been living with her parents in Roseburg.

--Maxine Bernstein

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[Pawleys]

So why can't they charge her with the murder for hire plot?


i agree with you, Earl. She needs to live with the stigma.

[earl]

DA must feel not enough evidence to convict.

"stigma" Yeah... she has some nerve.

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