KYRON HORMAN - 7 yo - Portland OR

Stephen A. Houze
Portland Criminal Defense Attorney


Portland criminal defense attorney Stephen Houze has, for 35 years, maintained an exclusively criminal defense practice in Oregon's state and federal courts. His practice covers a wide spectrum of serious criminal matters, ranging from death penalty defense, a major federal terrorism case, white collar fraud and environmental cases, drug cases, sexual assault cases, and professional discipline matters.
Stephen Houze is a graduate of Brown University and Vanderbilt Law School. After spending more than three years as a trial attorney in Portland’s Metropolitan Public Defender Office, he opened his private practice in 1976. Throughout his career, Stephen Houze has represented thousands of individuals, among which have been some of the most noted cases in Oregon legal circles.

Terri Horman posted comments on KATU.com


http://www.katu.com/news/local/97541389.html

Aloha, Mermaid...Thanks for the updates...! Doing a drive by, hope to see you later...Something's gotta give soon...

Search Expert Using Dogs To Look For Kyron
POSTED: 2:53 pm PDT June 30, 2010
UPDATED: 4:40 pm PDT June 30, 2010

Harry Oakes, the head of International K-9 Search and Rescue, offered his services to police when Kyron disappeared, but they declined. He said he's donating his time to search for Kyron on his own.

http://www.kptv.com/news/24100574/detail.html

So she's Lawyer-ed up which means we won't hear a thing from her.
I hope she/they haven't sold pics to cbs or someone to pay for their lawyers. This is starting to sound familiar. IMO there needs to be a knew law that says any money raised with pics/video's of a missing child must go towards the direct benefit of the child. It could pay for searches, T-shirts etc but I object to the possible perps benefiting in any way. Also, it places children at risk from evil peeps who may think it's a way to get a new house.
Kyron Horman Missing: New Photos
Kyron Horman’s family has released over 200 new photos hoping that
the pictures will prompt someone, somewhere to contact police. The
7-year-old disappeared sometime after taking part in a science fair at
his Portland, Ore. elementary school on Friday, June 4, 2010. Anyone
with information on Kyron’s whereabouts is urged to call the Multhnomah
County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 503-261-2847.
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-504083_162-10003903.html?tag=page#ixzz0sN8mcSN1

I hope someone's keeping a close eye on the court docs because it almost sounds like she has been arrested. Her mother told media camped outside that Terri wasn't home - but that may not be true.

I have a question. Since Terri apparently often helped out at the school
I wonder why that day of all days she wasn't helping out as one of the chaperon's or something. You'd think she would have put her hand up. Maybe it's because she had her daughter to look after...but didn't a babysitter have her daughter that morning? Does that seem odd to you guys?

Terri Horman Once Arrested for "Reckless Endangerment" of Son

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/kyron-horman-family-crumbles-amid-explosive-court-documents/story?id=11050953

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A records search of Terri Horman under her current, maiden and previous
married names turned up a DUI conviction in 2005 in which she pleaded
guilty not only to driving under the influence, but also to "reckless
endangerment of another."


Oregon State
Police Lt. Gregg Hastings told ABCNews.com that the endangerment charge
stemmed from the fact that her son, who was 11 at the time, was in the
vehicle when she was stopped.

A spokeswoman for the court in Marion County, Ore., said Horman was
sentenced to 12 months probation, a 90-day suspension of her driver's
license and she had to attend alcohol counseling programs and attend a
victim impact statement.

In addition, she wracked up nine traffic infractions, including several
for speeding and one for driving with an expired license, between 1988
and 2004.

In the weeks that Kyron has been missing, his family seems to have
crumbled, and experts said his parents' actions speak volumes, even as
the two remain silent.

There were not one, but two 911 calls placed from Kyron Horman's home
last Saturday night, the Bureau of Emergency Communications confirmed
Wednesday.
A log of the calls revealed the first report came in at 5:18 p.m. and
lasted 13 minutes. Dispatchers said the caller reported threats made
inside the family's home in Multnomah County.
The second 911 call was made from the home at 11:39 p.m., and was
recorded by dispatchers as a child custody issue.
The calls came on the same day Kyron's father, Kaine Horman, moved out
of the family's home, taking the couple's 18-month-old daughter, Kiara
Horman, with him. The Bureau of Emergency Communications wouldn't
disclose the identity of the caller.
Two days after the calls were made, Kaine Horman filed for divorce from
his wife and the missing boy's stepmother, Terri Horman, and was granted
a restraining order under against her. The order bars Terri Horman from
being near the couple's daughter and owning firearm.
Judge Keith Meisenheimer sealed the restraining order out of fear its
content might jeopardize the ongoing investigation into the
disappearance of the boy, who vanished some
time after his stepmother left him at his Portland elementary school
on June 4.
Media outlets have joined together in filing a motion to intervene
in an attempt to get the order unsealed.
Meantime, Terri Horman has retained a prominent criminal defense
lawyer. In a telephone interview late Wednesday with The Oregonian,
lawyer Stephen Houze confirmed he is representing Terri Moulton Horman
but declined comment on the case.
Investigators have not named Terri Horman as a suspect in the
disappearance of Kyron Horman. They have said she's the last person
known who saw him before he vanished.
Former FBI profiler Brad Garrett said there must
be some pattern of abuse in this situation or something Kyron Horman's
father knows and the police believe has happened.
"What's interesting is that we don't know of any history with Terri as
far as abusiveness to any of her children," he said. "So there's
something under the surface here that we don't know about and obviously
it reached a point, possibly last week, that the husband move(d)
forward."
The developments have left Terri Horman increasingly isolated, but her
parents have stood by her side.
"It's almost like a psychological noose that they're pulling around
because as you separate from her and she has no one to cling to … the
feelings maybe are, 'if we can push her just a little bit further she'll
actually tell us the truth,' because I think they feel like they're
close," said Garrett
Stepmother makes public comments on news site
The stepmother of a missing Oregon boy Kyron Horman is speaking out
publicly for the first time since he disappeared.
Terri Horman has been posting comments on the comments section of at least one local news station.
Reporters traced the woman's user ID to an e-mail address, which traced
to a professional Internet profile in the name of Terri Horman. The
account had been set up well before the 7-year-old boy disappeared.
In the postings, the woman, who reportedly has taken two polygraph
tests, defends herself against accusations.
Five days after Kyron Horman disappeared, Terri Horman
and her husband, Kaine Horman, were seen leaving their gym after a workout.
Some called the couple's actions
"unbelievable."
Terri Horman responded to the criticism: "Wow. Unless you know all the
details, the stress, the worry, the pain, you have nothing to speak of.
You are merely making assumptions - you have no facts, details or
knowledge to present so please refrain from your accusations."
She also responded to less significant matters like to people wondering
why the couple's Ford truck was towed from the Hormans' property.
It was a mechanical issue, Terri Horman said.
"If I may clear your mind … the truck was towed due to starter and is
back at the property," she wrote.
In her longest post regarding a church vigil held for the missing boy,
Terri Horman took issue with a person who criticized the family for
observing the ceremony from a private room.
"Just so you can have the facts straight since I know personally … The
family … went to the back of the church to watch and be part of the
community - all together - mom, stepmom, dad, stepdad," she wrote.
That was 11 days before Kaine Horman moved out. So far, Terri Horman has
not communicated publicly in any other manner.

Terri Moulton Horman, the stepmother of missing 7-year-old Kyron
Horman, has retained prominent criminal defense attorney Stephen Houze, a
source confirmed Wednesday.
Terri’s retention of Houze comes after her husband, Kaine, filed for
divorce and obtained a restraining order against her on Monday. On
Saturday he moved out of the family’s house and took the couple’s
18-month-old daughter with him.


Houze has represented high-profile clients like Dr. Jayant Patel and
at least three Portland Trail Blazers.
He represented Patel in the United States before he withdrew from the
case.
Patel was found guilty in Australia Tuesday of killing three of his
patients and seriously harming another. He was sentenced to seven years
in prison on Wednesday.
Houze also represented Deniz Aydiner, a man who received a life
sentence for murdering University of Portland student Kate Johnson in
2001. Aydiner avoided the death penalty through a plea deal.

He also represented former Trail Blazer Zach Randolph.
In 2006, a woman sued Randolph accusing him of sexually assaulting
her in August of that year.
In that case Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schrunk said
that he would not prosecute Randolph on criminal charges. Police never
named Randolph as a suspect.
Another client was former Blazer Damon Stoudamire. Stoudamire was
arrested for possession of marijuana in 2003. Eventually Stoudamire
struck a deal with prosecutors and had his case dismissed. The agreement
included submitting to drug-free urine tests for six months.
Additionally, former Blazer Qyntel Woods hired Houze to represent him
after he was charged with illegal dog fighting.
Woods pleaded guilty to first-degree animal abuse. He was sentenced
to 12 months probation, community service, and made a $10,000 donation
to the Humane Society.
Houze, however, turned around and sued Woods, claiming he refused to
pay him.
John Henry Hingson III, also a defense attorney, said Terri should
have had an attorney sooner.

“She needed an attorney a few weeks ago and proceeding as far as she has
without an attorney is the height of foolhardiness, arrogance or
ignorance,” he said.

Hingson applauded the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office for taking its
time with this investigation. He said if it is a crime the evidence has
to be not just solid but absolutely point to one person.

“When you get an indictment as a prosecutor, you better be ready to go
to trial tomorrow to convict beyond a reasonable doubt, and rushing the
gun on a case like this because of the lights, the publicity and the
clamor of the people, is wrong,” he said.
While the sheriff’s office has not named Terri as a person of
interest in Kyron’s disappearance, Hingson said that’s “because they
want to sucker the person along so they can get them in a trap.”

He said to read between the lines.

“We know that she’s taken two polygraph tests,” he said.
On the same day Kaine moved out of the family's home, two 9-1-1 calls
were made from the home, according to the Bureau of Emergency
Communications.
A log of the calls revealed the first report came in at 5:18 p.m. and
lasted 13 minutes. Dispatchers said it came as a report of threats
being made in the family’s home on Sheltered Nook Road in Northwest
Multnomah County.
The second 9-1-1 call was made from the home at 11:39 p.m. and was
recorded by dispatchers as a child custody issue.
The Bureau of Emergency Communications wouldn’t confirm who made the
calls.
The restraining order against Terri bars her from being near the
couple’s daughter and prohibits her from owning firearms.
Judge Keith Meisenheimer sealed the restraining order because he said
if it was made public it could put the ongoing investigation into the
disappearance of Kyron in jeopardy.

Local media organizations have united in filing a “motion to intervene” to get the order unsealed.

Former FBI profiler Brad Garrett, said there
must be some pattern of abuse in this situation or something Kyron’s
father knows that the public doesn’t and the police believe has
happened.

“What’s interesting is that we don’t know of any history with Terri as
far as abusiveness to any of her children,” he said. “So there’s
something under the surface here that we don’t know about and obviously
it reached a point, possibly last week, that the husband move(d)
forward.”

The developments have left Terri increasingly isolated but her parents
are with her at her home and there are also friends who’ve stuck by her.

She has yet to say anything publicly about reports that she’s taken two
polygraph tests, been interviewed extensively by police, and has also
not spoken about the fliers bearing her picture handed out by
investigators.

“It’s almost like a psychological noose that they’re pulling around
because as you separate from her and she has no one to cling to … the
feelings maybe are, ‘if we can push her just a little bit further she’ll
actually tell us the truth,’ because I think they feel like they’re
close,” said Garrett.

She’s a woman who proudly shares on her Facebook page photos of herself
from bodybuilding competitions, describes herself as “energetic, honest
(and) loving.” She answered a question on a Facebook quiz that if she
were an animal in the wild, she would be a cougar.

Kyron disappeared June 4 after attending a science fair at Skyline
School.

Police have not named any suspects in this case and have not charged
anyone with a crime.

http://blinkoncrime.com/

has anyone heard the family is doing a 10am media meeting? i read it on the ng site comments -

"]http://wweek.com/editorial/3634/14214/

th first husband speaks out
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ROSEBURG — Ron Tarver hesitates when asked whether his ex-wife, Terri Moulton Horman, could be behind the disappearance of her stepson, Kyron Horman.
Tarver says she cheated on him during their four-year marriage. Then she left him in 1995. But responsible for what happened to a 7-year-old boy?
“I don’t know [what she’s capable of doing],” says Tarver, standing with his current wife, Angela Rockwood, outside their house in this Southern Oregon town of 21,000 people.
“We’re not blind. Obviously they’re zeroing in on Terri,” Tarver says. “I just have a hard time believing anyone would be capable of doing that.”
Tarver does know one thing for sure: Cops were homing in on Terri Moulton Horman within days of Kyron’s disappearance. As first reported June 17 on wweek.com, law-enforcement sources say the investigation has increasingly focused on Kyron’s stepmom.
In the latest developments, Kyron’s father, Kaine Horman, filed for divorce from Terri Moulton Horman on June 28, citing irreconcilable differences. He also took out a restraining order against her under the Family Abuse Prevention Act. A judge has sealed that request.
Tarver, who is 41, has followed the story from 200 miles away in Roseburg, tied to the unfolding drama by his marriage to Terri Moulton 19 years ago.
They were married in 1991, when Tarver was 22 and she was 21.
But the marriage fizzled, Tarver says, after Moulton began cheating on him and the restaurant they owned together failed.
Moulton kept custody of James, and Tarver saw the boy regularly on weekends—but recently, James left his mother’s home to live with his maternal grandparents in Roseburg.
Until then James had been living with his mother and Kaine Horman off Cornelius Pass Road in unincorporated Multnomah County. Also sharing the house was Kyron, who is Kaine Horman’s son from his first marriage, and Kiara, the couple’s 18-month-old daughter.
After Kyron vanished, the reasons why James left his home and friends in Portland to move to Southern Oregon have been the subject of intense speculation. Terri Moulton Horman declined to comment when WW visited her home June 23.

James was a student at Lincoln High School in Portland, where he was on the swim team and played trumpet in the school band. Tarver says Terri Moulton Horman sent the boy to Roseburg in March this year because his grades were slipping and he was acting out at home.
“He and Kaine on occasion butted heads, because James is hard-headed,” Tarver says.
Trouble hit home again when Kyron disappeared. The day after Kyron vanished, Tarver says, James went to the Hormans’ house for a previously planned weeklong visit.
Tarver says on June 8, four days after Kyron disappeared, James called him from the Hormans’ house and mentioned Terri Moulton Horman had taken a polygraph test. It’s been reported that she has since taken a second polygraph. What hasn’t been publicly confirmed until now is that authorities were already focusing on her so soon after Kyron vanished.
Tarver says when James mentioned the polygraph to him over the phone, he heard Terri Moulton Horman begin yelling in the background to be quiet and not reveal anything more. Given the intense media scrutiny, the family agreed James should return to Roseburg, Tarver says.
“It was a zoo, so we got him out of there,” Tarver says. “It’s just been devastating for the whole family. Obviously, the longer it drags on, the less chance there is for a happy ending

oviedo45 wrote:has anyone heard the family is doing a 10am media meeting? i read it on the ng site comments -

Ovie-The time would be quite different by several hours for those of us in FL/EST. I don't see any Interceder articles about a presser, though.....


https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kyron-Horman-Open-Discussion/113113938734246?ref=ts#

"Tammy Dennington Wike *Kyron's parents Kaine and Desiree Young, along with her husband Tony, are conducting a press conference Thursday morning.

Terri Horman - Interceder: real time news
interceder.net
about an hour ago · Comment · Like · View Feedback (6)"

This article shows the statements that Terri made online in the comments section at KATU: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97550009.html

Kyron's parents Kaine and Desiree Young, along with her husband Tony, are conducting a press conference Thursday morning.


http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20398541,00.html

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/

mermaid55 wrote:Kyron's parents Kaine and Desiree Young, along with her husband Tony, are conducting a press conference Thursday morning.


http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20398541,00.html

There it is..... thanks, mermaid!

KPTV live stream link
http://www.kptv.com/video/15359817/index.html

kiwimom wrote:I have a question. Since Terri apparently often helped out at the school
I wonder why that day of all days she wasn't helping out as one of the chaperon's or something. You'd think she would have put her hand up. Maybe it's because she had her daughter to look after...but didn't a babysitter have her daughter that morning? Does that seem odd to you guys?

In my opinion it fits with my theory that she planned Kyron's disappearance.

Still praying for Kyron's safe return.

Kyron Horman Update: Stepmom of Missing 7-Year-Old Barred from Seeing Kids

PORTLAND, Ore. (CBS/KOIN/AP) A judge has barred Kyron Horman's stepmother from contact with her children and from access to firearms, further isolating her from the investigation into the 7-year-old Portland boy's disappearance.

. . . .

The father's restraining order was requested under terms of Oregon's Family Abuse Prevention Act. That document remained sealed, but such petitions are required to cite instances of abuse, or attempted abuse, "with particularity," including dates, according to a guide compiled for the state's court system.


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20009312-504083.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

Kyron Horman and Caylee Anthony cases: Legal maneuverings in 2 cases

Posted on July 1st, 2010 by Valhall

http://www.thehinkymeter.com/2010/07/01/kyron-horman-and-caylee-anthony-cases-legal-maneuverings-in-2-cases/

Terri Horman's Plea: 'Refrain From Accusations'
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/missing-oregan-boy-kyron-horman-stepmother-terri-horman-11061709

Source: Plan in Place in Case Kyron Horman’s Stepmom is Arrested

by James Pitkin

Excerpt:

WW has learned from a source at the Multnomah County Corrections Division that there’s been a plan circulating for about two weeks among corrections staff in case Terri Moulton Horman is arrested in connection with the disappearance of her 7-year-old stepson Kyron Horman.

The source says the plan — in the event of the stepmother’s arrest — is for staff to notify immediately Corrections Health Director Gayle Burrow as well as mental health staff. The idea, the source says, of notifying mental health staff is so they could perform an evaluation of Terri Moulton Horman and put her on a suicide watch, if she is taken into custody.

READ MORE: http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/06/29/source-plan-in-place-in-case-kyron-hormans-stepmom-is-arrested/

What a plan - isn't that pretty much standard??

Harry Oakes, SAR coordinator, appeals to Kyron’s family


snipped......

I’m not the sheriff’s enemy, I’m just one man of many trying to help the Captain whom I have a lot of respect and admiration for, keep his promise. So Kyron please know, we have good men and women in uniform and out of uniform trying to bring you home. I can’t do this alone. I’ve been sent thousands of prayers for strength and success. I can’t begin to tell you what this means to me. It’s priceless. I’ve received over 1000 emails since you’ve come up missing pleading for me to get involved and start my search for you. There’s a lot of folks out there who know my success stories. So now I’m taking time off work and trying to do just that. I’m doing everything I can to bring your case to and end and bring you home where you belong. To everyone who has offered to help and to all of you who are helping; thank you.We will continue our mission and try to find Kyron.
My pleas to Kyron’s family. Please help me understand why you won’t help you bring Kyron home? Why won’t you give me a scent article so my dogs can do their job and track Kyron?
I just don’t understand.
Harry OakesSAR Coordinator
www.k9sardog.com

http://mccannexposure.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/harry-oakes-sar-coordinator-appeals-to-kyrons-family/