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Shawn Hornbeck's family looks to step out of spotlight
belleville.com ^ | 1/24/07

Posted on 01/24/2007 8:24:19 AM PST by Halls

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. - Shawn Hornbeck's parents hope "to step out of the spotlight" to focus on their abducted son's healing now that he has returned home.

That plan to take a lower profile was announced Tuesday during a news conference, as a suburban St. Louis homebuilder detailed plans to build a new house for Shawn and his parents, Craig and Pam Akers. The home will include office space for the Shawn Hornbeck Foundation, which Shawn's parents began as a means to aid in the search for missing kids soon after Shawn disappeared in 2002.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: devlin; hornbeck; shawnhornbeck
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To: DvdMom

It is astounding to me that, in a world where people like O.J. Simpson and Monika Lewinsky get book deals and people get fortunes for eating bugs on Fear Factor or stabbing people in the back on Survivor, anyone would begrudge the Akers family getting a generous gift! Why can't people simply be happy for them. It really shows an ugly side and I'm starting to wonder if that is part of human nature in general, or if it more prevalent among Freepers.


201 posted on 01/24/2007 4:34:26 PM PST by soccermom
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To: Old Professer

That would be great, the family certainly deserves a vacation. I know the Akers sacrificed a lot thru the years not only for themselves and other families.


202 posted on 01/24/2007 4:38:54 PM PST by mel
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To: DvdMom

Actually, the more I think about it, you're right. Burbank Karl and people like him can't be a reflection of the freeper mindset because freepers are conservative. Burbank Karl sounds more like a class-envy liberal. You know the type that cries that CEOs making "obscene" profits or whine about oil companies? Liberals are always griping whenever anybody else has more than them. That is probably where Burbank Karl is coming from --- plain old liberal envy.


203 posted on 01/24/2007 4:57:14 PM PST by soccermom
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To: mel

Ahhhhh.. you know how those professor types are. They're always spouting Marxist stuff -- jealous of anyone who has more than them. I suppose he's kicking himself that his son wasn't abducted and sodomized for 4 years, so he could cash in a drop that pesky teaching job.


204 posted on 01/24/2007 5:00:39 PM PST by soccermom
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To: Halls

Yup we quit after we went on Oprah.


205 posted on 01/24/2007 5:01:45 PM PST by mad_as_he$$ (So many geeks, so few circuses.)
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To: Halls
Why else would you go on - how many TV shows? Like Redd Foxx used to say. I would use the money I found on the street to hire Zulu warrior to kill every reporter who wanted to ask me about the money.

Seriously if you want to protect your kid tell all the news to stuff it and move to a new place.

How do you know it's not true Are you a family member?

206 posted on 01/24/2007 5:05:28 PM PST by mad_as_he$$ (Oprah is the Antichrist.)
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To: mad_as_he$$

I'm sure the moniker "Oprah is the anti-christ" has nothing at all to do with his opinion on the issue. :-)


207 posted on 01/24/2007 5:07:17 PM PST by soccermom
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To: mad_as_he$$
I know it is a hard concept for people like you to believe, but some people actually do things to help others. Sheesh! You people are worse than Hillary when it comes to your obsession with other people's money!
208 posted on 01/24/2007 5:09:30 PM PST by soccermom
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To: mad_as_he$$

Sorry -- post 207 was for Halls.


209 posted on 01/24/2007 5:10:44 PM PST by soccermom
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To: Karliner

Yes. It was idiotic.


210 posted on 01/24/2007 5:11:28 PM PST by Psycho_Bunny
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To: mad_as_he$$
Are you a family member?

Inquiring minds wants to know...

211 posted on 01/24/2007 5:13:46 PM PST by devane617 (It's McCain and a Rat -- Now what?)
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To: soccermom
How does parading your tramatized kid on Oprah "help others"?

I guess I need the psychotic mess that is Oprah to tell me how I should feel when some dirt bag takes a kid and molests them? Believe me Oprah would be horrified at my justice for child molesters. It would be a very long and painful death.

Oh yea I like your generalizations so I went with them also. You don't know $hit about me lady - except that I would torture child molesters to death and I hate Oprah for all of the damage she has caused this society.

Do they keep score in your kids soccer games? Because the life keeps score - usually with money.

212 posted on 01/24/2007 5:23:12 PM PST by mad_as_he$$ (Oprah is the Antichrist.)
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To: devane617

No, but she made the absolute statement - not me.


213 posted on 01/24/2007 5:24:26 PM PST by mad_as_he$$ (Oprah is the Antichrist.)
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To: Halls

Where is his real father? How come we never hear from him?
I know this step-father was only in the picture a short period of time before Shawn disappeared, so I was curious if he was ever a suspect. You seem to know quite a bit about the case, so would you know the answer to this?


214 posted on 01/24/2007 5:29:22 PM PST by mabelkitty
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To: mad_as_he$$
This is every parents nightmare, and I am so happy that both families got their sons back..

That said, if it was my child, I would sequester them in the safe haven of my home, and not let the press near them. Then I would get them into intensive counseling.

I would speak to the press, to help other missing children, but my child would not be present. That's just my take on it.

215 posted on 01/24/2007 5:34:41 PM PST by LisaMalia
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To: soccermom

I Agree , The Evil Malice Shown Towards Shawn & His Family Is Very Sad & Very Disturbing !

The Outcry against Evil Devlin remains Quite Silent , Which is just as Disturbing !


216 posted on 01/24/2007 5:38:15 PM PST by DvdMom (Impeach Nifong -)
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To: mabelkitty

The real father is dead. The stepfather was in the process of adopting Shawn when Shawn was snatched. To my knowledge the step dad was not suspect.


217 posted on 01/24/2007 5:42:41 PM PST by BonneBlue
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To: Halls
we need to talk trash about is the perp Devlin, not Shawn's parents.

Very true. If that was my son he kidnapped, and probably did so many heinous things to, I'd like for them to give me 5 minutes alone with him.

That said, I still think the kids should have been shielded from the press, after it was all said and done.

218 posted on 01/24/2007 5:48:08 PM PST by LisaMalia
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To: LisaMalia

I agree with you however I guess it was their choice to make. Whether wrong or right, history will tell the tale. We really do not know how we would react, what choices we would make, what choices we would make under duress unless we have been there. But by the way some act on here, the parents have committed the unpardonable sin. Get over it already. It is like beating a dead horse.


219 posted on 01/24/2007 5:48:35 PM PST by BonneBlue
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To: LisaMalia
God forbid any here ever have to live the nightmare. But your approach seems very prudent and wise to me.

Thankfully kids come with a very good bounce back feature from things adults do - in most cases.

I also wish the families the best and am glad they got their kids back. I hope the dirt bag has special place in hell.

220 posted on 01/24/2007 5:49:14 PM PST by mad_as_he$$ (Oprah is the Antichrist.)
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