In a shocking twist in the Kyron Horman case, Kyron’s father Kaine filed for divorce from his wife Terri Moulton-Horman. Investigators say Terri may have been the last person to see Kyron before he vanished on June 4, 2010. I have the paperwork from the Multnomah County Circuit Court, and along with filing the petition for dissolution of marriage, Kaine also filed a restraining order against his wife. The ex parte motion is sealed and we do not know what evidence was brought forward to restrict Terri from seeing her child and husband, but in most cases restraining orders are not granted unless there is a threat presented to the parties seeking protection. In the divorce petition, Kaine sites the reason for the divorce asirreconcilable differences, and he is seeking full custody of the 18-month-old daughter he has with Terri. The paperwork states Kaine and Terri were married on April 15, 2007 in Hawaii, and he is seeking child support for their child.
Just prior to Terri being served the official paperwork, Kyron’s biological mother, father and step-father jointly issued a statement:
Lindsey Baum went missing one year ago on June 26, 2009. She was only 10-years-old and hasn’t been seen since. Lindsey vanished from a small town of 1,500 in Washington state as she walked home from a friend’s house. Over the weekend, to mark the one year disappearance, her family and friends gathered for a large event to help remember this beautiful child and help remind the public of the faces of other missing persons throughout the Pacific Northwest.I spoke with Michele Bart who helps to represent families of missing children, and also sits on the advisory committee of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s “Take 25” program. She’s been working hand-in-hand with Lindsey’s mom Melissa since last October. She told me that throughout the day about 300 people attended the event including the grandparents of a missing boy and Susan Powell’s parents, Judy and Chuck Cox. There was plenty of food, music and sunshine. The Cox family shared their plans to open a foundation in honor of Susan Powell. The foundation is geared towards public awareness on domestic violence. Another positive note was the recovery of a teen that ran away nearly seven months ago. She showed up at the event, and eventually came clean with who she really was, and was reunited with her family. Michele says there will be an annual event of this caliber to help honor those who have vanished from the lives of loved ones.
For the first time ever we are finally hearing Kyron Horman’s voice and are able to see his mannerisms. Kyron’s family released brand new video and 200 pictures of the missing child late last night, and his biological mother and father spoke out this morning on the national networks. His mom, Desiree Young, said her son had poor vision and couldn’t see very far in front of him, so he’s known to stick close to home. Today marks the three week anniversary since he was last seen, and nearly 3,000 tips have poured in on this case. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office collected questionnaires from parents, students and staff of Skyline Elementary School in Portland, Oregon last weekend. The information was geared towards hopefully uncovering new leads that will help find the missing 7-year-old. Investigators passed out the forms one week ago and requested the information back at the end of last weekend. Kyron disappeared on June 4, 2010 after his step-mother Terri Moulton-Horman dropped him off at his school after a morning science fair. A person of interest and suspect has not been named in this case, but investigators have said this is now a criminal investigation. Lt. Mary Lindstrand of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office told me that the official search efforts to track Kyron Horman shifted, and the new flier released will hopefully lead to clues.
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office collected questionnaires from parents, students and staff of Skyline Elementary School in Portland, Oregon last night. The information is geared towards hopefully uncovering new leads that will help find missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman. Investigators passed out the forms on Friday afternoon and requested the information back at the end of the weekend. Kyron disappeared on June 4, 2010 after his step-mother Terri Moulton-Horman dropped him off at his school after a morning science fair. A person of interest and suspect has not been named in this case.
Sgt. Travis Gullberg of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office told me late last night that he couldn’t confirm an exact number, but at least 100 cars stopped at the site prior to 7 p.m. to drop off their information. “Some cars had one person, and some had multiple families. It is safe to say we collected over 100,” Gullberg said. It will take a while to filter through all of the information. The flier shows pictures of Kyron, two close up photos of Kyron’s step-mother Terri Horman, and the Ford F-250 white truck she was driving the day the child went missing. Hopefully the questions will help to jog memories. Sgt. Gullberg says, “I’ve been in the sheriff’s office for 12 years and this is the largest search effort I’ve ever seen… I’ve never experienced anything like this in my career.”
The search to find a missing 7-year-old is now considered a criminal investigation. Lt. Mary Lindstrand of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to me that the official search efforts to track Kyron Horman have shifted, and today they are releasing a new flierand form with information to find him. The form is directed specifically to anyone who was at Skyline School the day Kyron went missing and contains a series of questions to answer. The flier shows pictures of Kyron, two close up photos of Kyron’s step-mother Terri Horman, and the Ford F-250 white truck she was driving the day the child went missing.
Lt. Lindstrand said, “Although this has been an investigation since day one, it has progressed into a criminal investigation.” Searchers from her department are available to assist in going out on leads, but the immediate area where Kyron went missing has been covered a dozen times. Teams are still combing the water and land near Sauvie Island. There are reports that this is where cell phone information from Kyron’s step-mother, Terri, was linked to, but Lt. Lindstrand cannot confirm or deny that information.
The search to find a missing 7-year-old is now considered a criminal investigation. Lt. Mary Lindstrand of the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to me that the official search efforts to track Kyron Horman are now shifting. Lt. Lindstrand said, “Although this has been an investigation since day one, it has progressed into a criminal investigation.” Searchers from her department are available to assist in going out on leads, but the immediate area where the child went missing has been covered a dozen times. Right now teams are combing the water and land near Sauvie Island, this is their fourth day in this area. Authorities announced yesterday that there is a $25,000 reward being offered for any information, and this case will not grow cold.
Michelle Sigona is a crime fighting, victims advocate extraordinaire, but for Michelle -- the good fight doesn't stop there. In her spare time, she is a volunteer firefighter -- and now, she is tackling the issues and cases that mean the most to her....
