It's Monday, the day when I regale Terri Horman, who googles her name every so often to see what she will find, with a tale of criminal idiocy, followed by almost successful coverup, but solved, either by methodical and brilliant police work, the conscience of an accomplice, the testimony of a witness, or blind, stupid luck. Since the matter of kidnap victims safely returned home is fresh on a lot of minds, thanks to Kienan Hebert's safe return, I have decided that today's cold case will be Michael Devlin's, who snatched Shawn Hornbeck , eleven, off of his bicycle in Missouri, in October of 2002. After a month of molesting and abusing Shawn, Michael decided to kill him, but at Shawn's pleadings, changed his mind. He did threaten Shawn with murder, though, if the truth ever came out. And so the situation went.....for over four years. Michael Devlin would present Shawn as his son, and Shawn stayed with him. Somehow, they eluded detection. Shawn's parents never gave up. Even when others presumed that Shawn was deceased, they still has hope that they would find him.
One day, in January of 2007, Michael Devlin decided to "enlarge" his family. He snatched another child, thirteen year old Ben Ownby. This time, however; there was a witness, who actually saw Devlin's white pick-up truck, (it's always a white pick-up truck, isn't it, Terri?) and told the police about it. There was also a cursory description of Devlin. A few days after afterward, police were in Devlin's neighborhood, serving paperwork to someone else in a matter completely unrelated to Devlin's crimes, when an officer noticed Devlin's white pick-up truck, and how much certain features it bore resembled the description given by the witness of the truck used in Ownby's kidnapping. It bore enough resemblence to justify a warrent in the state of Missouri, which, in turn, sparked a visit to Devlin's apartment, which, in turn, gave Shawn Hornbeck back his life and spared Ben Ownby from any more time with Michael Devlin.
Michael Devlin is now in prison, serving three life sentences. Occasionally, someone beats the crap out of him, because lots of people can't stand folks who victimize children; but then, if he had just left children alone, he wouldn't be in prison in the first place. So there you have it, Terri Horman. A cold case that was solved, just by a description from a witness and a police officer's observation. No one was truly expecting it.
Michael Devlin, the creep who stole two children
in Missouri and is serving three life sentences.
Kyron Horman, who has been missing since June
of last year, and needs to come home.
One day, in January of 2007, Michael Devlin decided to "enlarge" his family. He snatched another child, thirteen year old Ben Ownby. This time, however; there was a witness, who actually saw Devlin's white pick-up truck, (it's always a white pick-up truck, isn't it, Terri?) and told the police about it. There was also a cursory description of Devlin. A few days after afterward, police were in Devlin's neighborhood, serving paperwork to someone else in a matter completely unrelated to Devlin's crimes, when an officer noticed Devlin's white pick-up truck, and how much certain features it bore resembled the description given by the witness of the truck used in Ownby's kidnapping. It bore enough resemblence to justify a warrent in the state of Missouri, which, in turn, sparked a visit to Devlin's apartment, which, in turn, gave Shawn Hornbeck back his life and spared Ben Ownby from any more time with Michael Devlin.
Michael Devlin is now in prison, serving three life sentences. Occasionally, someone beats the crap out of him, because lots of people can't stand folks who victimize children; but then, if he had just left children alone, he wouldn't be in prison in the first place. So there you have it, Terri Horman. A cold case that was solved, just by a description from a witness and a police officer's observation. No one was truly expecting it.
in Missouri and is serving three life sentences.
of last year, and needs to come home.
2 comments:
Watching a 48hrs story about Sean and Ben, Sean Step Dad did Everything to find him ,Cashed in his savings and fund raised. You all should watch that video. Certain parts remind me of everything Terri Moulton Horman did not do!!! Where is Kyron terri?
One might ask, "why look for something if you already know where it is?" I'm so glad both boys in Missouri were found alive.
Terri Horman did not even appear interested in seeing her daughter.
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