Posted on 01/14/2007 3:20:26 PM PST by Mr. Brightside
Just as good as the day Elizabeth Smart was found.
I hope people aren't blaming Hornbeck like they did Smart.
I live here in STL and I think something stinks about this with Hornbeck. I don't discount the abduction, but at some point over the 4 1/2 yrs. and the fact that he had an opportunity to leave, I just don't get it. The kid is 16 years old now. He was left alone over this period.
I'm sure that there is info that we will never hear about. I saw pictures of him while in "captivity" with black painted finger nails and he is now sporting lip piercing with mulitple ear piercings.
I know....bring it on.
Stockholm Syndrome
News here states that he is a sex offender but never "registered" here in St Louis. I believe they said he has been here for ~15 years and came from Utah.
Nope. The stupid press did a search and found a Michael Devlin as sex offender, but he was in Ohio. The early reporting of this mistake started it all. This isn't the same guy. Traffic violations are all this guy has on record.
Your probably correct. I just think of myself at that age and how I would have handled this. I would have probably have killed him before I left.
No he isn't a registered sex offender.
They were confusing the guy in Utah with him, same name, same middle initial.
This guy has been out there doing things with no one watching.
Kid could have been drugged and after awhile, a kidnapped child begins to think it's the normal way of life.
I heard that he said he was homeschooled.
Press has stated that he did not attend school. When approached he stated that he was "Shawn Devlen", not Hornbeck.
His step-father seems to be a stand-up guy. Has handled this with the press very well.
In another article posted here it stated that he saw a poster of himself with an age progression image. The article (now remember, I'm quoting what a reporter wrote so there is no guarantee of veracity) stated that he was "insulted" by the image yet, made no effort to notify someone.
He didn't go to school apparently and I guess to an 11 year old, that sounds good.
I'm shocked about the mother being quoted in this article. Her son has an adolescent living with him with no story as to how he got there. And she treats him like a mother.
That’s one freaky family.
I'm shocked about the mother being quoted in this article. Her son has an adolescent living with him with no story as to how he got there. And she treats him like a mother.
That’s one freaky family. "
I've read that he told people that he went to a private school in an adjoining town.
The mother quoted in the article is the mother of Shawn's friend....not the mother of his kidnapper. The woman lived in the complex and her son had been playing with Shawn since he was 11. He was 11 when he was abducted, so they'd known him for years.
Thanks for clearing that up. I was reading a bit too fast.
There will be people here who do blame the kid...it's already started if you read any of the threads about this yesterday. It's the sick side of FR.
Steven Staynor and yes, very similar. Steven was a good kid and unfortunately after he was recovered he was never able to fully get his life back and died tragically in a motorcycle crash.
there is no way this child is responsible for anything he did after he was kidnapped. If he made friends, seemed ok to people, lied about who he was, or anything at all it was Devlin, the kidnapper's fault!
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