Posted on 01/12/2007 2:39:17 PM PST by cgk
No link yet...
Oh ok I see. Wow, how creepy and ick. I wonder how long he was on the look out for the "one".
correction
Shawn visited with TONY (not Devlin)
Good! I've been dealing with so many cases in recent years (as a case follower) where it is a topic, that I "see red" when that term is used. Glad you "got it" - thanks!
I will have to get back to you on that after I replay it later to get all the details. Beaufort is about 48 miles from Kirkwood though.
Thanks , My Heart Just really hurts for Shawn & his family !
Shawn has suffered MORE abuse then what an inmate sentenced for life GETS !
I'M Crying now just thinking of Shawn reading horrible untrue stuff , the family's board to help other missing children is shutdown !
that is exactly what happend. While he let Shawn hang out with his best friend he went driving around and spotted a kid that he just had to have.
Beaufort *is* in Franklin County, at any rate. Note that Woodland Lakes is approx halfway between Beaufort, where Ben Ownby was abducted, and Richwoods, where Shawn was abducted.
If you drew a triangle, the 3 points would be almost symmetrical.
I " Got It " You did made a great point !
I Just wish Shawn could feel comfort , & not hate !
I also appreciate your links too !
Oh, now I see - Tony's brother and family live near Beaufort now. OK.
The "leak" from "a source" that upset me so much the other day was the one that caused the sheriff to issue his statement.
It was implied in that leak that Shawn had to be the one holding the gun and doing the duct taping of Ben while Devlin drove. The leaked rumor *said* Devlin was driving while this was going on.
However, some recent Kirkwood neighbor statements have included people who saw Devlin teaching Shawn to drive AND who saw Shawn driving Devlin's truck on his own.
Leads me to believe that if Shawn were in the truck when Ben was grabbed, he *may* have been driving while Devlin did the dirty work.
If you thought you'd be killed, anyway, you'd do the same - which is what the other cops had said about this before the gag order.
Shawn is so fortunate. He has a wonderful supportive family. I really believe he will be ok. He has so much prayer going into him. He is a miracle. The miracle will continue. Have faith in that and try not to fret. These other people are morons and when it comes right down to it, they really do not care. They have no compassion towards others. They are the losers. They are only destroying their own peace of mind with the bitterness. You are a sweet caring person. Don't let them get you down.
Hornbeck as kidnapper? Sheriff decries TV report
stltoday.com ^ | 1/25/07
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1772945/posts
I do not believe Shawn grabbed Ben. How can a 15 yr old have the strength to grab a 13 yr old, throw him into the truck, throw him onto the floor and duct tape him. I am sure Ben put up a fight. Does not make sense. Shawn may have been driving but he is not the one that did the act of kidnapping.
However, I would never, never underestimate the potential superhuman strength that a person who had been held captive for 4-1/2 years could or would have when under extreme duress and in immediate fear of being killed.
If Shawn helped Devlin in anyway it was because he was under duress. But you know some people are simply going to see and peg Shawn as a future Devlin because of what Devlin put him through. Many people will not be able to see past or around their own tunnel vision. Everyday of his life he will have to deal with people like this including people in his own hometown. There will be people who will freak if they see him near their children and so on. It is sad and the boy deserves to only be treated as a victim and with nothing but respect at this time. Hopefully he will get the treatment he needs and that he will come out of this ok.
The boy has as hard road ahead of him and I think he will come out being ok and very normal in the end. I am at least praying for that.
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Shawn Hornbeck's Family To Receive New Home
thekansascitychannel.com ^ | 1/22/07
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1771885/posts
Devlin to plead not guilty in Hornbeck kidnapping
belleville.com/mld/belleville/ ^ | 1/23/07
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1772397/posts
Authorities say Devlin had help in Ownby kidnapping
kmov.com ^ | 1/23/07
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1772509/posts
Shawn Hornbeck's family looks to step out of spotlight
belleville.com ^ | 1/24/07
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1772893/posts
Hornbeck as kidnapper? Sheriff decries TV report
stltoday.com ^ | 1/25/07
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1772945/posts
Detectives Probe Whether Photos have Ties to Devlin
KCTV ^ | January 24, 2007
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1773209/posts
Monster Next Door? (Michael Devlin)
Riverfront Times ^ | 1/24/07
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1773864/posts
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I'm praying for him, too. I think *survivor*, like a cancer survivor, is a good way to look at it.
He fought and prayed and his prayers were answered.
I don't know if you have looked this up before. But here is the aerial photo from 1996 of 491 S. Holmes - click the photo where you want to zoom in at.
http://www.terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=10&Z=15&X=3636&Y=21363&W=3&qs=491+S.+Holmes%7ckirkwood%7cmo%7c&Addr=491+S+Holmes+Ave%2c+Kirkwood%2c+MO+63122-6353&ALon=-90.3913990&ALat=38.5747610
Thanks. My monitor is very old and the screen is darker than what I was used to before, so I can barely make out things on terraserver anymore and don't have my old account there.
Without street labels, I can't tell much of anything, but I'll try to take a look later on. Appreciate it.
red dot at the bottom marks 491 S. Holmes
you can clearly see I-44 and the railroad tracks - S. Kirkwood Road is directly West.
This is in the lowest income section of Kirkwood - there are some small mfg places right next the tracks.
Anxiously awaiting your report.
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