Kyron Horman Update / and Questions Answered

I’d like to address two recent comments / questions received from readers.

Reader said:  “There have been a couple of different blogs that say the Kyron Horman case may have been a ‘rescue mission’ by Terri or the school district to protect him from being abused. One of the blogs says LE knows this and backed away from investigating it because it was a family case and not a criminal case and the abuse issues were being addressed. Any comments?”

True’s Response:  Highly unlikely, and I’d be willing to bet a large sum of money that this is nothing more than someone’s fantasy theory.  I have, at times, said that anything is possible in the Kyron inquiry.  This theory is, however, an exception to that rule.

Reader said:  “You do not think he will be convicted in spite of the evidence and yet you wanted Terri Horman arrested and tried for capital murder?  I can't make any sense out of the way you think.”

True’s Response:  For the sake of clarification, the reader is referring to some of my comments regarding Jerry Sandusky (the Penn State investigation) (and taken out of context); and has related that to a previous comment I posted concerning Terri Horman and my belief that she should be prosecuted without delay.

I thought that I had made this fairly clear in the past, but I need to reiterate my explanation and my, perhaps, off-hand comment regarding Terri Horman.

Kyron had been missing for more than a year when I made that comment.  At the time I stated my belief that Terri (let’s face it – the principal suspect) should be brought into court, charged with a crime, tried – and let the chips fall where they may.  Someone, a reader, promptly asked, ‘charged with what?’  And, I shot back with 'capital murder.'  I’m sure this shocked some people.  Some others undoubtedly breathed an ‘amen.’

Let me explain.  At the time, I still believed there was an outside chance that Kyron was alive.  Law enforcement had continually, or at least they did previously, hint that they knew more about Kyron’s disappearance from a public grade school then they were prepared to release.  Nonetheless, regarding their investigation, they seemed at that juncture to be stalled somewhere in the ‘horse latitudes;’ and hoping, I’m guessing, that the public would ultimately lose interest in the case.

Personally, I had evolved to the point, where I didn’t really care if Terri was convicted or not.  My priority was concerning Kyron’s whereabouts.  Secondarily, I wondered what the Sheriff’s Office knew about the disappearance / abduction of a child from an elementary school.  There comes a time when law enforcement owes it to the public to release something, even a theory based on their best information.  Was this a possible abduction by a stranger?  Have they eliminated that possibility?  If so, how did they draw that conclusion?  Is Terri an actual suspect, or is she not?  Basically, is there a continuing danger to other children?

It seemed like the only way to get that information was to get Terri Horman into court, and to present the evidence – both for and against her involvement in Kyron’s disappearance.

Since then, more time has passed; and we’ve really heard nothing from the Sheriff’s Office.  The FBI appears to have folded their tent.  The task force exists only in name.  The only conclusion we can draw from this silence is that they feel Kyron is no longer alive.

Terri remains free; but living under a shadow.

What is the public to think?  My answer.  Kyron is no longer living; the whereabouts of his remains are unknown.  Law enforcement is paralyzed with concerns that they might lose a high profile case, resulting in some embarrassment and professional repercussions; and, therefore, they have decided to do nothing at all.

There is a saying in the military:  ‘Lead, follow, or get out of the way.’  The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office have chosen none of those options.  And, folks, there is absolutely nothing we can do about it.  Well, there is one thing.  We can express our opinions.

True Nelson