True Nelson Says What?

Usaully, the writer of the blog, True At True, offers an intelligent, commonsense opinion about his chosen topics. I enjoy reading his commentaries. But his most recent post, written on January 18, about the Kyron Horman case, surprised me. Somehow, he is putting forth an idea that Desiree Young, Kyron's mother, moved the court requesting that the civil lawsuit she filed against Terri Horman, her son's stepmother, be abated. Here's a quote:

"It is my understanding that concurrent with Desiree Young requesting ‘abatement’ in said civil case there were three additional factors in play: DeDe Spicher was scheduled to testify before the Judge regarding her (DeDe’s) refusal to fully cooperate during her deposition – citing the Fifth Amendment; Desiree and her husband Tony, as well as Kaine Horman, were scheduled to be deposed; and Desiree had requested (through her attorney) a protective order regarding mental health records."

While the lawsuit has been delayed by a few months, Desiree Young certainly did not make that request of the court. In fact, the motion was filed by an outside party, specifically the office of the Multnomah County District Attorney. As for the suggestions that the reason for the delay was the information contained in medical records, mental health information in particular, Young's team fought for that information to be revealed in court, and is in no way attempting to block it. The reference to the testimony of DeDe Spicher was also a bit misleading, since no information at all about her testimony, other than her comments while answering questions, was ever analyzed for the public. The judge who permitted the delay spoke of protecting witnesses, but did not name anyone.

Here's more, explaining an imaginary role played by Steve Houze, Terri Horman's criminal attorney:

"If you were Attorney Houze, how would you attempt to defuse Desiree Young’s civil suit? Why not dig up anything and everything you can about Desiree or Kaine? What if information was developed on one or both of them that would not only cause them embarrassment, but additionally cast suspicion on them?"

Steve Houze will undoubtedly attempt to do some of those things if and when Terri Horman finds herself in criminal court, as a defendant. But he is not representing Terri Horman in this lawsuit. Why is this blogger imagining that Steve Houze is trying to "cast suspicion" on Kaine Horman, Desiree Young, or Tony Young? Not only has this already been done, time and time again, as Kyron has been missing for over two years, it also doesn't matter what "suspicions" can be cast on them. They happen to be the three adults in Kyron's life who love him and want him home. Because of that, they are at cross purposes with Houze's client, who does not love Kyron and apparently does not want Kyron home. Who cares about how, or in what ways, any of them might not be perfect? Why should any of them care, also, about any muckraking or character assasinations Houze might do? Every time I listen to Desiree Young talk about Kyron, I only hear a mother who wants her missing son found. I don't think she cares what any lawyer digs up about her.

Footage Of Missing Girls From Iowa Shared

The owner of a surveillance camara for an auction house local to where Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook disappeared in Evansdale, Iowa, shared footage with law enforcement, offering to do or share whatever he can to help find these two missing girls. Perhaps Terri Horman, Peter Bunch, and Steve Houze could learn from this. Of course, the man in the video does not have anything to hide, and truly wants the girls found.

To The Reader Who Is Looking For Something

To the reader from a coastal, somewhat agricultural area, with interests in all of my posts about Kyron Horman, you have not shared your interest in this case with me. I do not know what you are looking for on my blog. But.....if you know something......but don't know what to do with the information you have, here is a suggestion. As much as I think this person is slimy, disgusting, and totally moth-eaten, perhaps you should contact Steve Houze, who has run interference for Terri Horman, Kyron's former stepmom, for two years now. He is trying to keep her out of jail, and her other attorney, Peter Bunch, is trying to get a lawsuit over the same matter that has been filed against her delayed. Both of them would probably do jumping jacks all day for information that would help their client in any way. If you have information about Kyron's case, but are worried about your own safety or well being, one of those two attorneys, located in the Portland, Oregon area, might be able to take the information and help broker you some immunity in exchange for any testimony you can offer. Or you can find your own attorney. There is still a reward of $50,000 for Kyron's safe return. Please.

Update: Both of Kyron's parents have attorneys you can contact, if you have information about Kyron and would prefer to go that route. Kaine, Laura Rackner; and Desiree, Eldon Rosenthal. Portland, Oregon. Also, here is a link; http://www.polarisproject.org/what-we-do/national-human-trafficking-hotline/report-a-tip

Thoughts On Terri Horman And Custodial Interference

Something curious about what little testimony the police got from Terri Horman on June 4, 2010, when Kyron Horman was last seen, allegedly having been dropped off for class at Skyline Elementary in Portland Oregon is that she stated several times that Kyron had a doctor's appointment on that day. Then, when it became inconvenient and counterproductive to her defense, after failing a polygraph, she changed her story and stated that it was the the following Friday. The only problem with that was that one of Kyron's young schoolmates told the police that Kyron told him he was leaving early that day, and would not be in class, because he had a doctor's appointment. How about that?

First of all, no doctor in the entire Portland area had an appointment booked for Kyron on either Friday. The lawsuit that has been filed against her by Kyron's mom, Desiree Young, for custodial interference would have a much stronger chance of dismissal or loss if Terri Horman could supply all of the details of the alleged doctor's appointment, along with any other pertinant information to the court. Second, Kaine and Desiree, Kyron's parents, who share custody of Kyron, have no knowledge of this doctor's appointment, or of any condition that would warrent a sudden and unexpected doctor's appointment. Here's something worth noting: Desiree, as Kyron's mom, has a right to all of this information, and a right to make medical decisions for her son. Even if the doctor's appointment was not imaginary, Terri committed custodial interference by failing to consult Kaine or Desiree. How will she and her Houzeboy, Stephen Houze, esquire, handle this in court?

Third, how could Kyron be ill enough for an emergency medical appointment with an imaginary physician and still be well enough to visit his mom, several hours away, that weekend? It's a big, big mystery.  One that only Terri Horman and Steve Houze understand. As you can see in the picture on the left, Terri Horman looks terribly worried. (sarcasm) If Steve Houze understands more about this matter than even Terri does, hopefully all of Oregon will insist that he come clean. This has gone on long enough. Terri, where's Kyron?

Kyron Horman, as a seven year old on June 4, 2010; and in an age progressed picture of how he may look now.

No Response Yet, Steve Houze?

Surprise, surprise! Stephen Houze, Esquire, counsel of Terri Horman, defacto suspect in the disappearance of Kyron Horman, who went missing in 2010 from his school when he was in second grade, has not yet made any public statements concerning his client's answer to the lawsuit filed against her in June, by Desiree Young, Kyron's mother. He probably hopes and prays for the luxury of procrastinating as long as he can. Terri Horman did, after all, wait until June 12 to become available to get served, even though Desiree Young, Kyron's mother, went on national television with the announcement about the lawsuit. Shall we send Terri a set of extra heavy curtains, so she can pretend no process servers are outside her parents' home, looking for her?

Since the timer for an answer to the court from Terri has run out, here is a new Facebook page for the discussion of this lawsuit.

Be brave, Kyron! Your family is going to find you!

About My Counter

To the right, just for the heck of it, I put in a counter, to count down the minutes to the deadline for Terri Horman's answer, via Stephen Houze, esquire, to the lawsuit Desiree filed in June to encourage Terri to answer questions concerning her whereabouts and activities on June 4, 2010, the day her child, Kyron Horman, disappeared from his school. Terri got that unsuccessfully avoided knock on her door on June 12, which gave her until July 12 to supply the court in Oregon with an official answer. Since many of us would love to see Kyron safely returned to his family, I have installed a counter, counting down the minutes. One might notice that it is a few hours behind the standard, accepted "day" representing the twentyfour hour period we will call July 12, 2012. I did that deliberately, just in case Steve Houze decides to file his answer in Hawaii, Gaum, or from an airplane somewhere else, where he can try to tell us it was a completely different day. He might, you know. He is, after all, representing Terri Horman!

Is Steve Houze on his way to the Emerald City, to delay Terri Horman's answer to Kyron's mother's lawsuit? Is he going to tell us that the Emerald City is in a different time zone? Will the delay tactic work?

Steve Houze: Who The Hell Is A Fugitive?

 "Terri went to a lawyer and took his advise to not talk and plead the 5th, Houze is a well known attorney and has dealt with all kinds of situations I would trust that he knows alot more about this case than anyone does. It appears in court he does his homework and does it well. I highly doubt he would risk his career by hiding a fugative from the law."

..........This is a snippet from a comment on another blog, where I am engaged in a conversation about the lawsuit recently filed against Terri Horman, by Desiree Young, mother of missing Kyron Horman. Kyron disappeared in June of 2010, from his second grade classroom at Skyline Elementary in Portland, Oregon. Terri Horman, Kyron's sometime step parent, has refused to testify, give account of her whereabouts the day Kyron went missing, and has also failed two polygraphs. She also hired Steve Houze, a high profile and high dollar criminal defense attorney, to represent her when police began to suspect that she may have attempted to hire someone to kill her husband, Kaine Horman. Not that she was ever charged.....she just needed a defense attorney.

There have been observations and arguements that Kyron's missing persons case and the alleged murder for hire case are not connected to each other. Ok, that seems plausable, so why is Houze representing Ms. Horman in Kyron's missing person case, if Ms. Horman had nothing to do with Kyron's disappearance? Anyone else experiencing two separate legal issues has to retain council for two separate legal issues. So, to those who want to yap about the fact that Houze was not hired until the police investigated the alleged murder for hire, remember that Houze has apparently advised Terri Horman concerning the missing persons case, too. Two separate cases.

This commenter also claims that Houze advised Terri Horman to plead the fifth. I disagree. Terri Horman has not been charged with anything, and has not been arrested for anything. She does not need to "plead the fifth". That's something one does in court. What she HAS done, other than fail polygraphs and refuse to cooperate with law enforcement to assist in finding Kyron, is exercise her right to remain silent. But; once again, if she hired Houze to represent her in the alleged murder for hire "nonevent", why is he representing her in Kyron's disappearance? Unless he has been retained to do just that.

It also appears that the comment is written by someone who believes that Steve Houze "knows a lot more about this case than anyone does." I'll go along with that; he probably does. But if he does, how? The only way he can truly know anything is by talking to the actual perpetrator.

Here's the part of the comment that is truly loaded: "I highly doubt that he (Steve Houze) would risk his career by hiding a fugitive from the law."  Defense attorneys do not represent the prosecution. They represent the defendant. If a defendant happens to be on the lam, they have an obligation to act in the defendant's best interest, not anyone else's. So if Steve Houze has a client who is a fugitive, as many lawyers do from time to time, his career will not be "risked" in any way if he lets the fugitive hide. If he acts in any way that is not in his client's best interest, that is when he would "risk" his career. But that comment is still a very loaded comment for one more reason......who the hell is a fugitive here? Terri Horman isn't a fugitive. She hasn't been charged with a crime, remember? Neither is anyone else. To whom could this poster have referred?

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Prayers And Hopes For Kyron Horman

Kyron Horman is in the news again. Unfortunately, not because he has been found; he is still very much missing. Kyron's mom, Desiree Young, is filing suit in civil court against Terri Horman, estranged wife of Kaine Horman, Kyron's dad, and sometime step parent of Kyron. This makes very good sense, because Terri was the last adult to have Kyron directly in her care before he disappeared, and her lack of testimony and failure to produce Kyron to Kyron's parents adds up, in my world, to custodial interferance. Now, hopefully; Terri or someone representing Terri, will be forced to testify in court concerning Kyron. I wonder if Steve Houze, Terri's "houze-boy", anticipated this? Yes indeed, Houze-boy, Carol and Larry Moulton, Dede Spicher, and all others who do not understand the love a mother has for her child; contrary to what all of you probably think, it is NOT okay to harm a child or to sit idlely by, ignoring law enforcement, while a child is in danger or missing. Kudos to Desiree, and many prayers for support and wisdom. She loves her son.