While there is no evidence presented in the article, it seems pretty obvious that the stepmother is somehow involved in the kid's disappearance. You do not lawyer up and remain completely silent when a kid is missing unless you had something to do with the disappearance. Normally someone who is charged with caring for a child would want to do everything to help find the child, that is unless you have done something pretty awful to the kid. One thing that is puzzling in this article is that there is no mention made of the father. You would think that the father would be pressuring his new wife to speak up and tell what she knows about the kid's disappearance, that is unless the father was involved in the disappearance as well. The fact that there is no mention of the father at all is strange, that is unless the father has died since the kid disappeared or the father has disappeared as well. However, you would think that the article would say something about him in any case, although poor reporting with missing information from stories seems to be fairly common with MSNBC lately.

While I seriously doubt that this lawsuit is going to do much good, at least it will force the stepmother to turn over any documents and other evidence that she may have that could help determine what happened to the kid. From the charges, it sounds like the mom still holds out hope that the kid is alive and being hidden somewhere. Otherwise I would think the suit would be for wrongful death, not custodial interference. The only reason I can think of for the custodial interference suit is that it does not require proving the child is dead and might put the burden on the stepmother to provide evidence showing that she does not have the kid or know where he is located. The unfortunate reality is that after 2 years missing, the kid is most likely dead. With any luck they will at least be able to find the kid's body so the mother can have some closure and give the kid a proper burial.

Kyron's photo reminds me so much of Ethan Stacy. At least Ethan's little body was found quickly and his "mother" and "stepfather" put behind bars. Unfortunately for Ethan's family, this case in Utah is still in the works from 2010.

http://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2010/05/13/update-ethan-stacy-murder-documents-released-describing-burial-murder-of-child/

And again...a stepparent's involvement.

I hope that little Kyron is found but I hold little hope that he may be alive...but if only...

I live in oregon and remember all the press this received at the time of Kyron's dissapearance. If anyone wants to read the past articles from Oregon and National new sources, here is a good link.

http://search.oregonlive.com/kyron+horman

This particular article did not mention the father, but he has taken his other child (a daughter with the new wife) and filed a restraining order against her. There was enough evidence uncovered by the police to suggest that Terri Horman tried to pay to have her husband killed.Just not enough information to charge her with anything.

Terri Horman grew up in the town we live in, Roseburg OR. She moved in with her parents and I believe that she is still here.

http://www.kgw.com/news/kyron-horman

KGW is a TV station in the Portland area that has kept a timeline of all the events relating to the Korman Horman disappearance.

@aylortays - Thanks for the info. The information that she may have tried to have her husband killed only adds to my feeling that she was involved with the disappearance of her stepson. Unfortunately it also adds to my feeling that the boy is probably dead. This woman sounds like she is one evil bitch. Hopefully the police and district attorney will be able to get enough evidence against her to bring her to trial, convict her, and lock her up for a very long time if she is truly responsible for the boy's disappearance.

That is pure BS, it was a ploy the police used to put pressure on the step mom. The bio mother has a real nice checkered past also. With all the police activity, the searchs of different areas they did, and not one shed of evidence that shows she had anything to do with his disappearance.

But like other stories, some people have already made up their minds. Good luck getting that 10 million. The step mom doesn't have that kind of money, and it maybe hard to prove in court she knows where he is.

On the contrary, this lawsuit could do a lot of good. The money is not the object but an impetus. A large number of "unsueables" go around doing whatever they want to people believing that their victims will do nothing about it because "it is not worth it". The possible evidence that a civil lawsuit can bring to light is most definitely worth pursuing. Eldon Rosenthal made that clear in his statement.

Kyron's mom didn't have custody of him, so she wouldn't have been tucking him in every night anyway. This is not to say she doesn't deserve to know what happened to Kyron, but let's keep it real. She lived hundreds of miles from him.

People join the real world. Kyron Horman was murdered by the last person to see him alive, that evil bitch known as his stepmother. If Kyron's mom doesn't get justice, I say that it's street justice time. What stepparent do you know who lawyers up and refuses to cooperate in the investigation when their stepchild goes missing? No real parent or stepparent that I know. If it was my child, I would give them blood, DNA and take two lie detector tests. I'm convinced that God is watching and waiting for the right moment to pay this stepmother, who is clearly a product of the Devil, back.

The lawsuit is keeping this in the news and in the public's eye. That is more the point than anything of course no one thinks anyone is going to get ten million dollars out of the woman. If you will have noticed it hasn't received much press lately and that little boy deserves a decent burial and for his family to know what happened whether it was the step-mother or whether she is innocent.

Champ and others with similar opinions.. You are making judgements on a case you virtually know nothing about. I live very close to where this little boy lived when he disappeared. Oregon news has covered this case extensively over the last 2 years. There is far more to it than this brief little article here. Also there is absolutely no evidence that the step mom had anything to do with it. The boy was last seen at his school after being dropped off there by the stepmom. At the time of his disappearance the father and stepmom were very much still together in their marriage. The so called attempt to have the husband "murdered" was a set-up by authorities. No other evidence. In the beginning Terry was very active in particpating in locating Kyron and she cooperated in every way she could. The Mom is bound and determined that Terry had something to do with this and rumors and speculation abound in part due to the mom. Terry moved to Roseburg with her parents. Later the mom went to that town and started a smear campaign against Terry trying to get Roseburg citizens to ostracize her and attempt to get her to "tell" what happened to Kyron. By advise of attorney Terry has NOT talked to the media since early on in the case. When you are being constantly harrased and accused of wrong doing without evidence and are considered guilty because your the one that dropped the child off at school and was the last of the 3 parents to see him you get attornies to protect yourself. I'm surprised Terry hasn't filed a lawsuit against the mom for harassment and defamation. This case may never get closure, but Terry Horman is presumed innocent until proven guilty of a crime in a court, either by a judge or jury. NOT by the general public based on very little information from the media. I'm not saying Terry could not hav edone this and am not defending her. Just defending the fact that you can't just railroad people into being guilty of a crime without any proof.

Skrewdworld. You haven't any idea of the clues this woman left. And her alleged paramour. I hope they force her to tell what happened to that little boy. Which by the way, you don't seem to give a rat's azz about that little boy. I can only hope karma doesn't get you.

It's crystal clear that you don't comprehend a thing you read. Try reading my post again then try and defend your comment. You can't. I have nothing to fear from karma, but you might. Vengance is mine said the Lord..it's sure not up to you to decide guilt or innocence thank God.

Thats bull@!$%#, no one seen him at school that day.. A (ONE) boy recalled he might have seen him.. Ask any 8 years old what day they did what and they don't have that time reference unless they were paying really close attention.. NO teachers recall him coming to class, or any other students seen him.

What's sad is the step-monster hangs out on all the news media boards blogging about the case alone and how innocent the vile bitch it.. She knows what happened. She tried to hire the gardener who she was banging to kill her husband.. Yeah she looks real innocent in the laymen eyes with her behavior.

While I agree that she has not behaved normally for someone who has no involvement in the case, you're almost saying "lets arrest her and put her to death just because it is most likely she did it since she refuses to not talk to police". That isn't how it works here, and you should thank god, heaven, or whomever you believe in that this country doesn't work this way. She is innocent until proven guilty and I haven't seen this happen yet. No charges because there isn't enough evidence to charge her, and her being silent does not constitute guilt in the US. If you don't like how that runs, go find a country more suited to your legal preferences!

Hey concerned you don't make any sense. This lady lawyered up and refuses to answer questions or help with the investigation. The minimum a step-mom (an innocent step-mom) would have done is be all over helping the police. Being innocent until proven quilty does not excuse this lady from helping in the search for this kid.

I understand that she did give a statement, and when she saw that no one was going to believe her, clammed up. It was a media circus--people (figuratively) wanted to treat her like a witch--throw her in the Willamette River; if she drowned, she would be declared innocent, and if she swam, she would be declared guilty and then drowned.

Look how the parents of JonBenet Ramsey were treated and disbelieved. Remember how John Walsh's family was treated when Adam disappeared. Kyron's kidnapper could be sitting on the Portland TriMet, reading about the trial and smug with the idea that he/she won't be suspected as long as the focus stays on the stepmother.

However, police did uncovered information that she tried previously to have her husband killed, just not enough to actually charge her with anything. It has been a horrible thing to read about, with lots of things happening.

http://www.kgw.com/news/kyron-horman

Babs, you are correct. She did make a statement, and the police, along with the bio mother didn't believe her. I don't blame her for getting a lawyer. And no aylortays, the police did not uncover info that she tried to have her husband killed. It was a media ploy to put more pressure on her.

The papers out here were full of it, and other stupid comments the police and bio mother made. The boy was last seen at school, during a science fair. The step mom said she left him there at school, where he was walking to his class room. And his backpack was found in that room. But keep spitting out the lies, OK?

Believe half of what you hear and everything you see. Especially with Msnbc....

The idea that Terri Horman tried to kill her husband was not a media ploy. From KGW:

"The landscaper - whom Terri had hired to do work last November without Kaine's knowledge - came forward to investigators as they reached out to everyone that they could find who had had contact with the family. While he said he had no intention of carrying out the plot, he did believe that he would be getting something from Terri."

The landscaper in question did not go to the media first but to the police. Further articles stated that Kaine Horman was first contacted by police investigators regarding the murder for hire...not the Oregonian...not KGW. Plus he was able to get a restraining order against Terri and custody of their child based on what investigators had at the time. I would hope that the courts wouldn't be caught up in a media ploy, if that were the case.

http://www.kgw.com/news/Hormanprobelatest-97771724.html

SallyAnn, could you be Terri in disguise? There has been speculation that she makes comments regarding herself on other sites.

Concerned citizen you stupid. Talking out both sides of your mouth I see. She was the last person to see him alive. If you don't have nothing to hide, then why are you lawyering up and refusing to cooperate with the investigation? She's acting a guilty person. I know of no parent or stepparent outside of this evil bitch that would do what she's doing. No compassion and not one tear shed for Kyron. I want my lawyer. That's the extent of her cooperate in the search for Kyron. This is why I believe in torture under certain circumstances. This is one of those circumstances.

"lawyering Up" doesn't prove anything... anyone, repeat anyone who has contact with/is being investigated by the Police that doesn't hire a lawyer is a Fool--with a capital "F" I don't know what happened to this lillte boy and no one else spouting off does either--or is this comment section one of psychics only?

The $10 mil lawsuit is the very reason so many states have started putting caps on lawsuits...

Are you from Oregon or Washington? If not you have less than half the necessary information on this case and no real idea of waht your talking about. That's the problem with judging news stories without being near to the area where they occurr.

Shady you are wrong! In just about everything you have said!!!! Getting a lawyer and not talking is in no way shape or form an admission of ANYTHING!!

Some of her actions give the appearence of being guilty but.....see the comments of SKREWEDWORLD above. If the stepmother dropped the child off at school and was, in fact, not the last known person to see him alive then it's a different ball game. If she lawyered up only after seeing the police were on point toward her, that was a smart move.

Yes, yes, yes. And now Kyron's mother is protecting her civil remedies against this woman in the hopes of learning more. She's doing it right. What people on the internet say is irrelevant. Fortunately in the United States though, we do have the right to say what we want about the wicked stepmom and her probable guilt. See how that works? You fought for our Freedom of Speech too, right?

Well said lynnseypug. As a combat veteran soldier, let me assure you that you are correct,your right to free speech is and was one of the reasons we served.

Who was protecting Kyron Horman when he vanished? Oh wait that evil bitch was suppose to be looking out for him. She was entrusted with his care. Clearly she wasn't concerned with protecting Kyron's constitutional rights. I say you torture the bitch until she's broken, talking and drooling all over herself. We torture our enemies anyway. Now let's use it to do some good.

yes, you do have the right to free speech (but there are exceptions)... no one said you don't. but to state that one "knows" what was done, and by whom is nonsense... or are all of these finger pointing "she did it, I know she did it" posters, psychics?.. if you are: how about sharing the winning Powerball numbers

But that by itself, doesn't make a conviction or proof of guilt. You don't get to pick and choose what constitutional rights you want to give someone for a given situation, is all I am saying, and is the one thing most people here seem to forget.

I think you're confused. No one here has violated the woman's constitutional rights. We are expressing our opinion of her guilt or innocence--which we are entitled to do. Presumption of innocence means a court can't convict without proof--but this board is not a court of law.

If presumption of innocence were an absolute, no police officer could arrest someone, no judge could issue a warrant, no prosecutor could argue guilt in an opening or closing statement--and the general public would perhaps have to shut up--unless guilt were first proven. But that's not the case.

Actually you're confused, the woman has a lawyer, and a good one at that, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America agrees. She can not be judged in a court of law for her unwillingness to speak to the police. It's called the 5th amendment, and what internet keyboard crusaders think doesn't matter see;

Ohio v Reiner, Supreme Court of the United States, Holding: The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination “protects the innocent as well as the guilty, and the facts here are sufficient to sustain a claim of privilege.” The judgment of the Supreme Court of Ohio was reversed.

Ullman v United States, The Supreme Court wrote: Too many, even those who should be better advised, view this privilege as a shelter for wrongdoers. They too readily assume that those who invoke it are either guilty of crime or commit perjury in claiming the privilege.”

Like what SOMETHING are you talking about? Granted it is your opinion, but your opinion sucks.

And SallyAnn, aren't you voicing your opinion. And opinions are like @$$ho1es-- everybody has one. And yours counts like you said bumpitybump's does.

The two year wait is the result of a smart lawyer doing his job. He will have the opportunity to examine all Hormon's actions during that time. He could uncover information that can later be used in another way. One thing leads to another.

Maybe, except it's been demonstrated that people being tortured generally don't tell the truth; they say whatever will make the torturer stop. Only in movies and on TV does the person give up the crucial piece of true evidence that enables the cops to run in and save the victim or prevent the bomb from going off or whatever.

Yes and it's thoughts like that, that led to the ending of the Casey Anthony trial. The public pressured the prosecutor to put her on trial AND to seek the death penalty before there was sufficient evidence. People wanted blood for what they were sure she did, what we are all sure she did no matter the outcome of that trial but it didn't turn out that way did it? Want a repeat?

Hummbird,

If we were talking about another country, you would be right, but again, her RIGHT to not talk to police is not against the law, and while it does raise suspicion, it does not constitute guilt on her part. IF police had enough evidence, they would pass that on to the DA for charges, but at this point, the evidence doesn't exist that she did anything wrong.

That aside, if you want to express an opinion that you think she did it, you have that right under the first amendment. I happen to agree that she most likely does have some culpability in this disappearance, but that isn't a conviction and she will still have her day in court, if they can gather enough evidence.

Once it has been proven that Kyron's, Kyron's mother's, grandparents, loved ones rights have been encroached upon, THEN the courts will punish whomever is guilty, but again, that has to wait for another day, because there has been no proof other than a young boy is missing and his step mother refuses to co-operate with authorities, for unknown reasons.

Just for sake of arguement, suppose she is paranoid and mentally wacked out, but had nothing to do with his disappearance, and that is her reason for not talking to police. Wouldn't that be a plausable reason for not co-operating, without being the kidnapper/murderer or involved in any way? I can think of many reasons one would not cooporate with authorities, without being involved with the crime. That is why I am so adament to allow the courts to deal with this, rather then the internet lynch mob that always comes out on these stories.

Concerned please get off your bandstand. No is saying she is quilty or that she has been convicted of anything. Everybody's comment merely reflect that she should be talking instead of lawyering up. A decent human being, and I can call her that without a conviction, she is a sleaze bag of a human being for not cooperating. We all are just stating that her refusal to be a concerned citizen makes her look quilty as h3ll.

It's amazing how many people have absolutely no understanding of their Constitutional rights, and how ready they are to sacrifice them because something doesn't "seem" right to them.

Hang in there Concerned Citizen, you're on the right side of the argument regardless of many wagons they circle and how many villagers bring pitchforks to slay the monster.....

jquest ....... and how many villagers bring pitchforks to slay the monster.....

Actually the pitchforks are to shovel the BS being dropped by CC.

Thank you Bill. The voice of reason.

What about the possibility that she didn't do anything to Kyron at all??? When you have one man, a ex and a new wife there are always some type of problems in getting along. Maybe mom just hates the new wife enough to accuse her of anything. Before the disappearance the 3 had worked together co-parenting Kyron and there is no evidence that there were any problems between Kyron and Terry. TErry had coooperated completely with the investigation before the accusations from Young started flying. For 2 years this story has been in the news in my area and theres much more to it then the little blurb of a story the whole nations heard.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- In new court documents, Kaine Horman states he believes Terri Moulton-Horman "abducted and may have caused unimaginable harm" to Kyron Horman.

It's the most strongly worded statement yet by Kyron's parents about Terri's possible involvement in Kyron's disappearance.

Kyron Horman was seven years old when he disappeared from Skyline Elementary School on the morning of June 4. No suspects have been named in the case.

The statement comes in a court filing by Kaine Horman opposing a request by Terri Moulton-Horman for visitation of their young daughter.

Stating in the filing that Terri "also attempted to hire a third party to murder him," Kaine urges the court not to grant Terri visitation with their daughter. "Such extreme and unexpected behavior cannot be taken lightly by Petitioner (Kaine Horman) or the Court when making decisions affecting the well-being of an almost two-year-old child."

Previously, Terri Moulton-Horman had filed motions to delay action on Kaine's divorce filing, but to expedite a hearing seeking to modify the existing restraining order, which prevents her from seeing their daughter Kiara.

Desiree should be careful.

There was no proof of any attempt to kill Kaine. the so-called hit man was a police set up trying to intice Terry into making an attempt on his life. Clearly she was never charged much less arrested, tried or convicted of anything.

The undercover operation was to try to get Terri to implicate herself regarding information that the police already had in their possession. Someone had already come forward stating that Terri had approached him and asked him to get rid of her husband. The police wanted something more concrete so that it wasn't a "he said-she said" situation. That isn't trying to set her up, that is working the case.

Honestly, I don't think that money has anything to do with this case. The plaintiff only wants to know what happened to her son, and by filing this suit, she can force Terri Horman into providing evidence and documentation that would indicate what happened to him. I see perfect sense in the $10 million figure. The suit, like I said, isn't about money, it's about information. The plaintiff could have sued for a dollar, but that Terri Horman could have given her, and then just walked away, giving no information. This way, Terri Horman cannot just pay it off and walk.

Lindsay, that would make sense -- except the same information that is covered by the 5th Amendment in a criminal case is also covered in a civil case. (Otherwise every defendant who refused to talk could just be sued civilly to get around the right to remain silent.) All the defendant needs to do in the civil case is when she gets questions, she responds through counsel, "I have been informed that I am the subject of a criminal investigation and I refuse to answer any questions or provide any documents on the grounds that it may tend to incriminate me." Unless the judge grants immunity, which is highly unlikely, she cannot be compelled to talk. Cases like the OJ civil suit happen (or at least the discovery and trial do) after the criminal case is resolved, not before.

So this looks to me like a publicity stunt intended to put step-mom under public pressure.

Rugby---You have missed the point entirely. And, you completely lack understanding of the differences between criminal and civil procedures. Hormon's word is the last thing that will be relied upon and Rosenthal expects that she will cop out.

the mother isn't after $10 million. there is no money and she knows it. what she IS after is answers. For the step mother to be forced to answer some questions which may never happen in criminal court

Please tell me that you're not suggesting that Kyron's mother isn't looking for him? Please tell me that you're not that stupid to suggest that Kyron's mother isn't really looking for him. Next you'll be blaming her for Kyron's disappearance.

Rugbymom has a very vaild point.

I think Rugbymom has the best explanation of all. Considering there is a rat's chance of getting any money from the step-mother, the publicity is effective. Although I would surmise that the public pressure will be felt most by the police force and district attorney's office. The step-mother has and will continue to exercise her right to remain silent but perhaps the officials will take a fresh look and find something they missed earlier. Anything to make them look less Barney Fife-ish.

Are you crazy? Turning up in Australia living with biological relatives? Where did you get that stupidity from? It was no secret that Kyron and this woman couldn't stand each other. If she put him on the plane where's the plane ticket? Which airline did he fly and who flew with him since at 7 he would be too young to fly alone? They went through Skyline with a fine toothed comb. FBI helped them and they checked out and cleared everybody. Their focus is where it needs to be. On the last person to see Kyron alive, that evil bitch known as his stepmother. What, she tried to have the father knocked off but she had nothing to do with this? Only an idiot like yourself would advocate this woman keeping quiet while a child under her care has been missing going on two years now.

Your absolutely tight. Kyrons' school basically had no securtiy measures that should have been in place. People from outside the area and the state just don't get all the information that Oregonians do. Especially those of us residing in the willamette valley.

I imagine the poor Mother has!!! She's waited the full limitation right to file a CIVIL SUIT.

You think she hasn't?? There's a process and K's mom has waited patiently and is now doing what she can.

And it statute of limitations, not stature. Not trying to be a jerk, just letting you know, Sir.

jdp in pdx: I agree, Desiree is just doing what she can.

I live in Roseburg, where Terri Horman has been holed up for the last two years at her parents' home. The home is on the same street as a friend's house and I have driven by many times.

Billboards are posted and updated here in Roseburg. We see Kyron on them everyday. I think Desiree has placed them here as a visual reminder not only for the public, but specifically to Terri. They serve as a reminder that Desiree has never ever given up and will not let up.

I find it very disturbing that Desiree is getting away with this harassment of Terri in the town she resides in. Terri should be thinking about a civil lawsuit for harassment and defamation. Seems like she is excerecising restraint and perhaps compassion by NOT going after Desiree for this harassment.

Roseburg is not the only town in Oregon where Desiree has put billboards up. Desiree has put them up all over the state. If you live in the Willamette Valley they are there too. Is Desiree trying to harass the people of Oregon? NO. She doesn't want this event to slip from the public's mind.

Terri is the only one who can affect the way that Terri feels. If Terri is feeling harassed because a mother wants the state to keep a look out for her son, it is Terri's own doing. I certainly don't feel harassed, each time I see the billboards and posters (daily) my heart grieves for this whole family.

Yep, and your the NOT victim of unfounded accusations, you are not having your life turned up side down, your not unable to see your child because of this situation. You therefore, don't have a reason to feel harassed. These billboards/signs etc.. are NOT all over the state. I live in the salem/keizer area and have NOT seen one. Now take a good look at the coverage in Roseburg.

first of all, kyron didn't disappear from home. he disappeared from school. 2nd of all, although rare, kids being stolen from their homes while family slept nearby does happen. Remember Polly Klaass, JonBenet Ramsey, Elizabeth Smart

Often the picture that one see's of Kyron is the one that Terri took at the science fair that morning at the school. He apparently disappeared within an hour after the picture was taken. Even Wikipedia has that picture posted on their page.

Other people saw him there, it's the after that the story gets fuzzy. Kyron never made it from where the science fair was set up (which was open to the public, by the way) to his class room which was close by. Teachers saw Terri with Kyron. Terri is the last person to see Kyron (she says she left him to walk to his classroom by himself. No one knows at this point what is true, only that Terri has given some false information as to her whereabouts after 'letting him walk to his classroom'.

I live in Oregon and this story is not a stagnant subject.

I saw the picture and noticed that the science fair wasn't very popular as there was only one other child there, way in the back. I believe this picture was taken the day before after school while the kids were setting up their displays.

Wrong.