KYRON HORMAN - 7 yo - Portland OR

roseyg76 wrote:I don't understand why people are allowed to deny access to their property for search, can't LE get search warrants for these properties that specify LE can only remove items that could be tied to Kyron's disappearance?? (Probable cause could be the fact that they are within the search areas, couldn't it???) Just wondering if this was possible......

---In order to get a search warrant, the detectives must prove to a judge that there is probable cause that they will find something incriminating in reference to the case. Some judges are more "broad brush" with this and others require specifics on what they expect to find. You cannot force a homeowner to a personal property search without a warrant or probable cause. They must have something to indicate to the judge that they have suspicions about that particular property. Personally, if you have nothing to hide, why not give permission? Probably worried about other things LE might find, not related to the case.

I agree Tom, if there is nothing to hide, why not give permission for your property to be searched??

roseyg76 wrote:I agree Tom, if there is nothing to hide, why not give permission for your property to be searched??

Just because these owners are not allowing law enforcement to search their property, does not mean that the owners themselves, (who know their own property best), have not searched in earnest on their own accord, finding nothing out of order. People don't necessarily mean evil and have something to hide when they claim their constitutional rights. It would depend on the circumstances for me and, admitedly, a child missing would hit very close to my heart. Plus, the community may very well be aware of details that have not yet hit the media which might affect their willingness to consent to a search.


The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

» Valhall said:
{ Jun 17, 2010 - 06:06:27 }

Clear Channel broadcasting has donated 10 billboards to dedicate to Kyron’s picture and the tipline for sightings.

http://primewriter.com/news-1246-headlines/?p=7520

Big thumbs up to Clear Channel!

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/2010/06/16/have-you-seen-kyron-horman/#comments

mom_in_il wrote:» Valhall said:
{ Jun 17, 2010 - 06:06:27 }

Clear Channel broadcasting has donated 10 billboards to dedicate to Kyron’s picture and the tipline for sightings.

http://primewriter.com/news-1246-headlines/?p=7520

Big thumbs up to Clear Channel!

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/2010/06/16/have-you-seen-kyron-horman/#comments

So sad to hear they are looking for a suitcase or container. Poor little guy never had a chance to live.

I agree Yvette....I have been so hoping this would turn out to have a happy ending...

roseyg76 wrote:I agree Yvette....I have been so hoping this would turn out to have a happy ending...

I hear you!

mom_in_il wrote:

These glasses don't look like the ones that were released by LE.

Police divers looked in undisclosed waterways for evidence Wednesday
connected to the disappearance of an Oregon boy who vanished from his
school nearly two weeks ago, authorities told CNN. "We had dive
teams out helping, but I can't talk about the specifics where they were
searching," said Lt. Mary Lindstrand, spokeswoman for the Multnomah
County Sheriff's Office. Lindstrand would not provide details of the
operation but said the dive teams have previously been at the location.
Kyron Horman, 7, was last seen the morning of June 4 walking down
the hallway of Skyline Elementary School in Portland as he headed to his
second-grade classroom, his stepmother has told investigators,
according to police. The investigation, which originally was
classified as a missing endangered child case, now has been labeled a
criminal probe. Authorities have pursued hundreds of leads from Oregon
and beyond."We were at 1,200 [tips] the first week, and they've been coming in
steady since," Lindstrand said. Linstrand added she is hopeful
that Kyron will be found alive. "That would be the best outcome," she
said. A Tuesday prayer vigil for Kyron at Sunset Presbyterian
Church drew hundreds of people. Kyron was wearing dark cargo
pants and a black T-shirt with the "CSI" logo on it at the time of his
disappearance. He is 3 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 50 pounds and has
brown hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with
information on Kyron's whereabouts is asked to call the Multnomah County
Sheriff's Office.

Divers and ground searchers are combing the land and waterways around
Sauvie Island, Oregon, in attempts to locate missing 7-year-old Kyron
Horman. Although Multnomah County authorities will not disclose details
of the search efforts, or if there are specific reasons for searches to
continue in that area (ongoing since June 11), dive teams have been in
the Multnomah Channel while ground searchers, including teams with
horses, have scoured the ground at Sauvie Island.

Lt. Mary Lindstrand, spokeswoman for the Multnomah County Sheriff's
Office, told CNN Thursday, "We had dive teams out helping, but I
can't talk about the specifics where they were searching." She did,
however, note that teams had been in the area previously.

Kyron Horman disappeared from his school on June 4. He is last known to have been seen by
his stepmother, Terri Moulton Horman, after she spent time with him at
the school's science fair. Police have indicated that the boy was also
observed by witnesses in the hallway near his classroom door and the
south entrance to the school around 9:00 a.m. Kyron was reported missing
when he didn't arrive home from school.

Blink On Crime reported Tuesday that an anonymous source within the
investigation said that divers were looking for a large container,
perhaps a suitcase or duffel bag, close to the shoreline. The searches
were being coordinated by aerial photographs taken from a National Guard
Black Hawk helicopter.

As indicated by Lt. Lindstrand's comments, the Multnomah County authorities are being extremely careful
with information that is released to the public. Divers around Sauvie
Island do not necessarily mean that police have leads that have directed
them to the areas being searched. The searches could simply be part of
a thorough ground search and canvass of the area. Searching specific
areas could simply indicate knowledge of water flow, water inlets,
sinkholes, etc. -- places where an object might be easily hidden or
become caught as it travels along a waterway.
But, reports like the one from Blink on Crime, and statements by
Multnomah County officials that people didn't have have to worry about
the safety of their children, have led many to consider that authorities
have information pointing them in a specific direction in the Kyron Horman case,
something they have heretofore not divulged. Explanations as to the
normal course of investigative events aside, the announcement by the
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Sunday that the case was shifting
towards that of a criminal investigation have only tended to lend
support to the speculation.

On June 18, authorities will have been searching for Kyron Horman for two weeks.

» Valhall said:
{ Jun 18, 2010 - 06:06:45 }

Either I misread before or Clear Channel has increased the billboard donation. This article states they have donated THIRTY billboards for Kyron.

http://primewriter.com/news-1246-headlines/?p=7520

WTG Clear Channel!


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Kyron Horman Case: Uncle Kristian Horman Is Convicted Of Child Molestation Charges

Posted by Blink | Thursday 17 June 2010 11:07 pm

Excerpt:

Seattle, WA– Kristian S Horman, Uncle to missing 7 year old Kyron Horman, was sentenced yesterday for his conviction on charges of child molestation. He was incarcerated immediately.

. . . .

It is unclear if Horman’s arrest is related to Kyron Horman’s disappearance.


http://blinkoncrime.com/2010/06/17/kyron-horman-case-uncle-kristian-horman-is-arrested-for-child-molestation/

Kristian S Horman's Criminal Case Summaries Posts 11 and 12 here:

http://blinkoncrime.com/2010/06/17/kyron-horman-case-uncle-kristian-horman-is-arrested-for-child-molestation/comment-page-2/#comment-1595604

Kristian is Kyron's father's brother; Kyron's uncle.

TR says:
June 18, 2010 at 2:40 am

I have been reading through court documents for hours. He molested
his daughter from his first marriage. Ex-wife’s name is listed in
documents. He was first arrested in 2009 and he just went to trial
yesterday 06/16/2010. However, his ex-wife has had a Protective Order
against him since 2008.I assume it was in place to protect her kids (and
his). Anyways, he i a creep and if he would harm his daughter, he would
harm his nephew. There something very wrong with this whole situation
and it gets creepier each day.

Unfortunately, Kyron is still missing.


http://blinkoncrime.com/2010/06/17/kyron-horman-case-uncle-kristian-horman-is-arrested-for-child-molestation/comment-page-2/#comment-1595584

OMG how sad. If he was around, wouldn't the parents have known? I assume the step mom knows what he looks like. Would Kyron know not to go with him??

Poster's Note: I am not sure of the veracity of this report as it comes from a third party, however, it may explain the recent waterway search.

A search moves to Sauvie Island.

WW has learned that federal, county and city
law-enforcement officials say the reason for the search of Sauvie Island
is that cell-phone records reveal Kyron’s step-mother, Terri Moulton
Horman, may have been on the island the day he disappeared.

Two weeks into the investigation of 7-year-old Kyron
Horman's disappearance, one of the few things certain about the case
is that rampant rumors show no signs of abating.
Various
reports poured in Thursday from different social media outlets claiming
breaking developments. The phenomenon began with the first news of the
second-grader's disappearance June 4 from Skyline School, but now
appears to be intensifying. Among the false claims: an arrest in the
case and that Kyron had been found.
Sheriff's officials were not
only quick to denounce the speculation, but also expressed concern
about the effect the rumors might have on Kyron's family. "They're not
thinking about how the information that they're spreading can affect
others," said Lt. Mary Lindstrand, spokeswoman for the Multnomah County
Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's office has been fielding calls from the public in response
to the erroneous information spreading online, she said.
Although
much of the speculation originates on Facebook and Twitter, Portland TV
station KOIN posted a story on its website Thursday afternoon with the
headline, "Kyron Horman's body found."
KOIN News Director Lynn
Heider said the post was a mistake and only appeared online, not on any
broadcast.
"We apologize for the obvious emotional stress that
this posting created," the station said in a statement on its website.
"The posting was the result of internal miscommunication, and should not
have occurred. This incident has prompted additional internal policies
to prevent further occurrences."
Earlier in the investigation,
online commentary regarding the behavior of Kyron's family prompted
sheriff's officials to address some of the public speculation directly.
Capt.
Mike Shults, who has worked closely with the Horman family, explained
that the family members hadn't participated in the ground search for
Kyron because investigators had asked them to remain in one place so
they could be easily reached. His comments came after Terri Moulton
Horman, Kyron's stepmother, was criticized on some online outlets for
posting on her Facebook page, including saying she was "hitting the gym"
shortly after Kyron disappeared.
Shults said he had asked
family members to maintain their regular routines in an effort to stay
healthy once it became apparent that the search for Kyron wouldn't be
resolved quickly.
Public speculation isn't unusual in an
emotional case like that of a missing child -- it's often a coping
device to deal with distress, anger and fear, said Lauri Stevens,
principal of LAwS Communications , a Massachusetts-based group that
provides online media advice to law enforcement agencies.
Stevens
isn't involved in the Kyron Horman case, but said in general, many
people often don't consider the impact their commentary can have.
"Social
media has made it possible for people to create their own content so
easily and many people don't appreciate the reach their message has when
they type it into Facebook, etc." Stevens said in an e-mail interview.
"The
other thing that unfortunately doesn't come into play often enough is
good judgment on the part of the receivers of the information," Stevens
said. "People tend to believe the things they read without any critical
thought. Whether or not what they read is true or not, they're going to
respond."
Despite the many rumors surrounding the case,
investigators have remained focused on the task at hand, Lindstrand
said.
"They're on their mission and their mission is to find
Kyron and bring him home," she said. "They know that these rumors are
not true."

http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/06/17/sources-search-for-kyron-horman-focuses-on-step-mom-cell-records/

TomTerrific0420 wrote:Poster's Note: I am not sure of the veracity of this report as it comes from a third party, however, it may explain the recent waterway search.

A search moves to Sauvie Island.

WW has learned that federal, county and city
law-enforcement officials say the reason for the search of Sauvie Island
is that cell-phone records reveal Kyron’s step-mother, Terri Moulton
Horman, may have been on the island the day he disappeared.

The author has won an award for his reporting:

SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism awards

Here are results of the 2009 Society of Professional Journalists' Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism competition.

The Associated Press

SEATTLE — Here are results of the 2009 Society of Professional Journalists' Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism competition.

The competition is open to print, broadcast and online journalists in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. It covers the 2009 calendar year.

. . . . .

Crime and Justice Reporting

First place: James Pitkin, Willamette Week, "To Catch A Stoner"


http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011932304_apwaspjpacificnorthwestawards.html

mom_in_il wrote:

TomTerrific0420 wrote:Poster's Note: I am not sure of the veracity of this report as it comes from a third party, however, it may explain the recent waterway search.

A search moves to Sauvie Island.

WW has learned that federal, county and city
law-enforcement officials say the reason for the search of Sauvie Island
is that cell-phone records reveal Kyron’s step-mother, Terri Moulton
Horman, may have been on the island the day he disappeared.

The author has won an award for his reporting:

SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism awards

Here are results of the 2009 Society of Professional Journalists' Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism competition.

The Associated Press

SEATTLE — Here are results of the 2009 Society of Professional Journalists' Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism competition.

The competition is open to print, broadcast and online journalists in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. It covers the 2009 calendar year.

. . . . .

Crime and Justice Reporting

First place: James Pitkin, Willamette Week, "To Catch A Stoner"


http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011932304_apwaspjpacificnorthwestawards.html

---Thanks for clarifying that MominIl. I had no idea what WW stood for except that old Burt Reynolds movie

Focus still on Sauvie Island in Kyron Horman case

by KGW.com Staff kgw.com

Posted on June 4, 2010 at 11:37 PM / Updated today at 7:43 AM

PORTLAND -- The Kyron Horman case will be featured on 'America's Most Wanted' this coming weekend while locally, searchers continue to focus on areas in and around Sauvie Island.

This week's issue of 'People' shows a photo of Kyron on the cover and features an article about his case. In addition, 30 billboards were going up across Oregon with Kyron's photo and tipline. Police were hoping the extra attention will bring even more tips and clues for them to follow up on.

Police said the tips continue to pour in, but stopped short of sharing specifics.

READ COMPREHENSIVE ARTICLE: http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Second-grade-student-missing-from-Skyline-Elementary-95670454.html

TomTerrific0420 wrote:

mom_in_il wrote:

TomTerrific0420 wrote:Poster's Note: I am not sure of the veracity of this report as it comes from a third party, however, it may explain the recent waterway search.

A search moves to Sauvie Island.

WW has learned that federal, county and city
law-enforcement officials say the reason for the search of Sauvie Island
is that cell-phone records reveal Kyron’s step-mother, Terri Moulton
Horman, may have been on the island the day he disappeared.

The author has won an award for his reporting:

SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism awards

Here are results of the 2009 Society of Professional Journalists' Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism competition.

The Associated Press

SEATTLE — Here are results of the 2009 Society of Professional Journalists' Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism competition.

The competition is open to print, broadcast and online journalists in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. It covers the 2009 calendar year.

. . . . .

Crime and Justice Reporting

First place: James Pitkin, Willamette Week, "To Catch A Stoner"


http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011932304_apwaspjpacificnorthwestawards.html

---Thanks for clarifying that MominIl. I had no idea what WW stood for except that old Burt Reynolds movie

OK, now you can clarify WW from the old Burt Reynolds movie for me!

Fox News (TV) reporting that the stepmom is the focus of the investigation. Her cell phone pings at Sauvie Island while she reported to be elsewhere.

Still looking for MSM link . . .

Skyline students, parents asked about Kyron again

School questionnaire also seeks information on a white Ford pickup

By Jim Redden
The Portland Tribune, Jun 18, 2010, Updated 1.1 hours ago

Excerpt:

Skyline School students and their parents have been asked to answer a questionnaire about their memories of 7-year-old Kyron Horman's last day there.

The questionnaire was prepared by the Multnomah County Sheriffs Office. A copy was obtained by KPAM 860. It asks students about seeing Kyron at the school on Friday, June 4, and whether they saw him in a white Ford F250 pickup truck. Kyron's stepmother, Terri Moulton Horman, owns a similar truck and took him to the school that morning. Media outlets reported that a white Ford pickup was towed from the Horman home several days ago, but sheriff's office officials said it was because of mechanical trouble.


READ MORE: http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127687387448812800