OR KYRON HORMAN: Missing from Portland, OR - 4 June 2010 - Age 7

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Kyron's photo is shown age-progressed to 14 years. He was last seen at school on June 4, 2010. Kyron was last seen wearing a black t-shirt with "CSI" in green letters and a handprint graphic. He was also wearing black cargo pants, white socks, and black Sketchers sneakers with orange trim. Kyron may wear glasses.
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Kyron was last seen in Portland, Oregon on June 4, 2010. He usually rode the bus to Skyline Elementary School, where he was a second-grader. The school is in the 11500 block of Skyline Boulevard in a rural area in northwest Portland, about two miles from Kyron's home in the 15700 block of Sheltered Nook Road.

His stepmother, Terri Lynn Moulton Horman, stated she drove him to school because there was a science fair that day and Kyron wanted to set up his exhibit, a display about the Red-Eyed Tree Frog. They arrived shortly after 8:00 a.m. and dropped Kyron's coat and backpack off at his classroom.

A witness saw Terri and Kyron together at 8:15 p.m., in front of Kyron's exhibit. The bell rang at 8:45 a.m. and Terri says she left then. She said Kyron told her he was going to his classroom. He has never been heard from again.

Terri reported Kyron missing at 3:45 p.m., after he failed to arrive home at 3:30 p.m. as scheduled. No one reported having seen Kyron at the school after the 8:45 bell. His teacher marked him absent after classes began at 10:00 a.m.; she thought he was at a doctor's appointment.

Because so many hours had passed since he was last seen, police launched an extensive search immediately. Over the next few days they interviewed all the students and staff at Skyline Elementary School and searched the school, school grounds and the surrounding area. It was one of the largest searches in Oregon history.

Kyron's loved ones described him as timid and stated he would be unlikely to leave the school and go off on his own.


Less than two weeks after Kyron's disappearance, police stopped the search and announced they had upgraded his case from a simple missing child to a criminal investigation.

At the same time, they stated they didn't think Kyron had been abducted by a stranger. They focused on Terri, stating cellular phone records indicated she wasn't where she said she was on the day of her stepson's disappearance.


Investigators questioned Terri's friend, DeDe Spicher, about her possible knowledge of Kyron's disappearance. They searched her home and asked the public if they had seen Terri, her white pickup truck or Spicher on June 4 between 9:45 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Spicher stated knew nothing about Kyron's disappearance and she believed Terri was innocent of any wrongdoing.


Authorities have yet to name a suspect in Kyron's disappearance, in spite of their focus on his stepmother. Kaine speculated Terri caused the child's disappearance in an effort to hurt him, and suggested she may have had help from other individual. Both of Kyron's parents continue to hope that he is alive. His case remains unsolved.

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'Something in there that yearns to touch him': Mother remains hopeful 14 years after son Kyron Horman's disappearance​

Kyron Horman’s mother, Desiree Young, is still fighting to bring her son home while also aiding other parents with missing children.

Today, she held her yearly car wash to raise money for his search.

“I can’t even explain it. He’s a part of me," said Young. "There’s just something in there that yearns to touch him and hold him.”


Young admits being angry at Horman — but it hasn't distracted her from the bigger goal, which is putting as much effort as possible towards finding Kyron.

Young organizes an annual car wash in Beaverton to raise funds for an even more aggressive search, with hopes of hiring a private investigator, law enforcement-approved K-9 teams and a specialized task force.

“We're constantly spreading the word," said Young. "Raising money to provide support in that arena is really important in a missing child’s case.”

If you have any information on Kyron Horman or would like to donate money towards his search, you can learn more at Bringkyronhome.org.

 

Kyron Horman disappearance investigation continues 14 years later with new tips webpage​

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office says its investigation into the disappearance of Kyron Horman is still ongoing, and on Tuesday the office directed the public to a new webpage where people can learn more about the case and submit tips. The page is an extension of the office's open cases page, where Kyron's case is the only one listed.

"Kyron's disappearance continues to have a profound impact on his family and our community," Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell said in a Tuesday news release. "Our detectives continue to work closely with our Major Crimes Team partners, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office and the FBI, to pursue all legitimate investigative leads and will continue to do so until Kyron is located."
 
Kyron‘s mom and some of her friends are currently in front of Terri Horman Cortez’s house in Clearlake, California. They have been videotaping and I was watching it on Facebook for a while. They are now on TikTok. (I don’t do TikTok).

They have signs that they are giving out to the neighbors and the neighbors are putting them in their yards. I guess some of them didn’t even know that she was there or the story of Kyron! I’m glad they’re getting the word out.
 

Portland’s cold cases: 19 unsolved mysteries from the 1970s to 2010​

Portland police have more than 400 cold cases on the books. Some are recent, others date back to the 1970s. Ahead you will find 19 of the most compelling cases investigators have yet to solve.

If you have any information about any of the following cases, police ask that you contact the Cold Case Homicide Unit at 503-823-0400, provide an anonymous tip at 503-823-HELP or use the department’s online tip form.

Kyron Horman

Perhaps the highest profile unsolved crime in Portland’s recent past was the disappearance of Kyron Horman. Soon after the 7-year-old was discovered missing on June 4, 2010, a massive search-and-rescue effort got underway that lasted 10 days and involved more than 1,300 people from Oregon, Washington and Northern California.

The case drew national attention as details of the Horman family’s personal life — including restraining orders, divorce filings and appearances in gossip magazines and on daytime talk shows — fueled speculation about the boy’s whereabouts and who was responsible for his disappearance.

Thousands of missing posters were circulated and massive rewards were offered, but no sign of Kyron has been found.
 
400 wow. Just for one city, not the state.

Any successes by the cold case squad and when was it started.

Lots of new advances out there. Look at LISK. And we all know of the genealogy thing for a long time now. New eyes, are they doing such...
 

Kyron Horman disappearance highlights True Crime Northwest Fest​

The appeal of true crime was on full display over the Labor Day Weekend when nearly 200 people ditched sunny skies and the opening weekend of college football to hear from survivors, victim’s advocates, writers, podcasters, and support organizations during True Crime Fest Northwest at the Portland Airport Sheraton Hotel.

The location was suitable. As most true crime fans know, a disproportionate percent of the most widely covered serial murders have taken place in the Pacific Northwest. Explanations range from the well-traveled I-5 corridors to the many forests where it is relatively easy to hide bodies.

Emotions were frequently raw at the event when relatives of murder victims described their reactions to “the worst phone call of their lives” and their struggles to cope with the investigations and press coverage. Authors and internet presenters talked about the challenges of pulling complex stories about crimes – some unsolved – together. Nonprofit search organizations offered their services tracking down missing and possibly deceased people.

“My goal was for people to find healing and help with what they were going through, and I have learned that several people connected in a very deep way to someone they could relate to, for the first time in their lives,” said organizer Shelley Holland, an admitted true crime fan, after the Aug. 30-Sept. 1 event.

The biggest draw was Desiree Young, the mother of Kyron Horman, the 7-year-old boy who disappeared for Skyline Elementary School in far west Portland 14 years ago. She spoke by herself Saturday morning and the again that afternoon, when she appeared with Rebecca Morris, the author of the book about the disappearance, “Boy Missing: The Search for Kyron Horman.”

For most Portlanders, Young may be best known as the teary-eyed parent on local TV news reports about the annual carwashes she organizes to keep the disappearance in the news. But, during her appearances, Young revealed herself to be a savvy and relentless investigator fixated on her son’s former step-mother, Terri Moulton, who has been described as a “person of interest” in the case.

During her hour-plus morning presentation. Young laid out a damning circumstantial case against Moulton, bolstered by detailed personal accounts of her suspicious activities before and after the disappearance, references to recovered burner phones used to communicate with a potential accomplice, and more.

“Don’t believe Terri when she says she had nothing to do with it,” said Young, explaining that she believes authorities are still building the case again Moulton. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, which is in charge of the investigation, has constantly refused to release any progress reports.


Holland is the mother of Alisha Holland of the popular, locally produced “Murder in the Rain” podcast, which also appeared at the event. She is already planning another true crime fest for the spring of 2026.

More information is available at truecrimefestnorthwest.com.
 

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