This has been heavy on the hearts of everyone here in the local area. Kyron Horman attended a science fair at his school with his stepmother on Friday, June 4th, at 8:45AM. After the fair, he headed off down the hall of his school towards his classroom. That's the last anyone saw of him. At 3:30 PM, he did not get off his bus, and that is when it was first evident he was missing.
Granted, when I say "without a trace" in the title of this post, that is based on what investigators have told the public. I'm sure they have more information they are not sharing in order not to compromise the search and investigation. However, as it stands, they still have not found him, nor have they indicated conclusively that they know what happened to him.
I don't intend to speculate or to field any speculations here. I do know investigators have repeatedly interviewed all staff and students and parents of students of the school, all the neighbors and anyone who has driven by the school in recent days. They have scoured the area surrounding the school, with hundreds of professional searchers, police, and dog teams working on the search. I also know they have thoroughly interviewed the family. There are extenuating circumstances that explain why no one from the school realized he was not there all day, when he had been there in the morning, and why the family wasn't notified that he was not at school. I refuse to second-guess the experts; they know what they are doing. In fact, I am speechless by the magnitude of this investigation and dumbfounded by the resources that have been called into play to help with the search. However, everyone's best guess is that if he had simply wandered off, they would have found him by now, so it seems there is something more malicious at play here.
As much as our society is baffled and heartbroken, our spirit of giving has come out in huge ways by the sheer numbers of people who have given food and supplies to the searchers, and the outpouring of prayers and love that has been given. There is a prayer vigil this evening, expected to be attended by hundreds or thousands of people.
We are all afraid, we are all dreading the possible news to come. We have an innocent child who has been wronged, one way or another. At this point all I care is that he is found, one way or another -- hopefully safe. Only after that, after police have evidence and a proper investigation has taken place, will I care about who the guilty party is. But, until this is solved, we will all fear there is a monster in our midst.
So to my blog community, if you are the praying kind, please pray that this child will be found. This is almost unprecedented in our community and it's wearing us thin. More importantly, the family needs this nightmare to end.
Thank you.
If you would like to know more about this situation, visit Kyron's page at KPTV .
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