It's Monday, already. That's the day when I count on Terri Horman, our favorite defacto kidnapping suspect, to google her name on the internet and eagerly click on anything new she finds that someone has written or posted about her. Since I am reasonably sure she does this, I like to comment on one cold case a week that has been solved, against all odds, just to give her something to think about. Today, I think I will deviate from my pattern of describing a solved cold case, and talk to Terri about one that isn't solved. That way, I can get double mileage from one post...........because I think Adam Herrman deserves to mentioned once again.
So..........here it is, Terri....in 1999, eleven year old Adam Herrman, of Kansas, disappeared from his adoptive parents' home and was never seen again. The twist here is this, he had natural parents who really tried to prove to the court that they could care for him, and he had siblings who wanted to see him, too. Social Services in Kansas just didn't care. They terminated the natural parents' rights and cut off all contact between this little boy and his natual siblings. Then, the adoptive "momster" began to abuse him. It was abundantly clear to many family members that Valerie Herrman did not feel the same affection for Adam that she did for her own children. Does that sound familiar in any way, Terri Horman? One thing that really bothers me about the adoptions of children snatched by social services in Kansas is that many of the adoptive "parents" appear to do this "adopting" for a stipend from Kansas, rather than for charity. When Doug and Valerie Herrman reached a point at which the stipend no longer balenced out the inconvenience of bringing up Adam any more, Adam disappeared. They told family members that they had given Adam back to social services, and even though they were still receiving monies for Adam right in front of everyone's faces, no one questioned them about the boldface lie. Doug and Valerie Herrman are lucky I was not around, because I do not drink the same koolaide that everyone else in Kansas seems to drink, and I would have called the authorities.
One day, in 2005, Adam's natural sister wanted to see him. Valerie never told her that her brother was missing, but harshly told her not to ever call back. In 2008, when Adam would have been age of majority, she attempted to contact him again. This time, she realized that Adam was missing, and reported him as such. Kansas was pressured to find Adam, but they couldn't. They still haven't, either. One thing they did do, and it took over two years, was charge the Herrmans with fraud. Their attorneys had it all worked out with the court, too. They initially pleaded not guilty, but changed their plea. They had a deal worked out, featuring only paying part of the sum they stole from Adam back to the state, and some community service. I, and quite a few other people, were outraged. If you read my blog, you probably know this. A few days before their last court date, which was for sentencing, the judge made an interesting announcement..........he rejected their plea and had decided to send them to prison! They were under the impression that just because their lawyers had made a deal, the court HAD to accept it. They were wrong. It falls extreemly short of finding Adam, or putting them in prison forever for making Adam disappear, but I think this is something you should really think about, Terri, because the judge even stated that what happened to Adam was a big part of his decision. Seriously. And they are in prison now. So Terri...if you end up on the "defending" end of anything in court, and you still don't wanna cooperate with police and help reveal Kyron's whereabouts, do you think a court might feel the same way about you? There have been way too many missing children, nationwide, lately, and many Americans are sick of it.
The pair of monsters who will not let their adopted son's real family take him home. Mrs. Monster appears to be crying some fake tears. Do you think the tears are for Adam? Or for her disgusting self?
Adam Herrman, as a child, and in an age progressed photo. And; finally, Kyron Horman, who disappeared from his school on June 10, 2010, and still needs to be found and come home.
So..........here it is, Terri....in 1999, eleven year old Adam Herrman, of Kansas, disappeared from his adoptive parents' home and was never seen again. The twist here is this, he had natural parents who really tried to prove to the court that they could care for him, and he had siblings who wanted to see him, too. Social Services in Kansas just didn't care. They terminated the natural parents' rights and cut off all contact between this little boy and his natual siblings. Then, the adoptive "momster" began to abuse him. It was abundantly clear to many family members that Valerie Herrman did not feel the same affection for Adam that she did for her own children. Does that sound familiar in any way, Terri Horman? One thing that really bothers me about the adoptions of children snatched by social services in Kansas is that many of the adoptive "parents" appear to do this "adopting" for a stipend from Kansas, rather than for charity. When Doug and Valerie Herrman reached a point at which the stipend no longer balenced out the inconvenience of bringing up Adam any more, Adam disappeared. They told family members that they had given Adam back to social services, and even though they were still receiving monies for Adam right in front of everyone's faces, no one questioned them about the boldface lie. Doug and Valerie Herrman are lucky I was not around, because I do not drink the same koolaide that everyone else in Kansas seems to drink, and I would have called the authorities.
One day, in 2005, Adam's natural sister wanted to see him. Valerie never told her that her brother was missing, but harshly told her not to ever call back. In 2008, when Adam would have been age of majority, she attempted to contact him again. This time, she realized that Adam was missing, and reported him as such. Kansas was pressured to find Adam, but they couldn't. They still haven't, either. One thing they did do, and it took over two years, was charge the Herrmans with fraud. Their attorneys had it all worked out with the court, too. They initially pleaded not guilty, but changed their plea. They had a deal worked out, featuring only paying part of the sum they stole from Adam back to the state, and some community service. I, and quite a few other people, were outraged. If you read my blog, you probably know this. A few days before their last court date, which was for sentencing, the judge made an interesting announcement..........he rejected their plea and had decided to send them to prison! They were under the impression that just because their lawyers had made a deal, the court HAD to accept it. They were wrong. It falls extreemly short of finding Adam, or putting them in prison forever for making Adam disappear, but I think this is something you should really think about, Terri, because the judge even stated that what happened to Adam was a big part of his decision. Seriously. And they are in prison now. So Terri...if you end up on the "defending" end of anything in court, and you still don't wanna cooperate with police and help reveal Kyron's whereabouts, do you think a court might feel the same way about you? There have been way too many missing children, nationwide, lately, and many Americans are sick of it.
Adam Herrman, as a child, and in an age progressed photo. And; finally, Kyron Horman, who disappeared from his school on June 10, 2010, and still needs to be found and come home.
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