His innocence may be lost, but I believe this boy has a pure heart and that is what is important
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In an interview with TODAY’s Ann Curry, portions of which were broadcast on Friday, Craig and Pamela Akers said their son, Shawn Hornbeck, told them he wants to become actively involved in the foundation they started in his name after his Oct. 6, 2002 disappearance. The Shawn Hornbeck Foundation helps educate children, parents and communities in preventing child abduction.
"When he told us that, the first thing we asked him is, 'Are you sure?' and his answer was 'Nobody knows what it is like unless you have been there,'" said Pam Akers, Shawn’s mother. "He has been there for four and a half years and he doesn't want anybody else to have to go through it again."