Friday, January 12, 2007

Missing boy found -- and then some

Crazy story in Missouri today. A 13-year-old boy disappeared somewhere between the schoolbus door and the front door of his home. A friend who got off the bus at the same time reported seeing a white pickup truck drive by a few minutes later. Four days later, cops in Kirkwood noticed a truck matching that description; they searched the home of the registered owner, Michael Devlin, and found not only the 13-year-old (shaken but OK), but also a 15-year-old boy named Shawn Hornbeck who had been missing for four years!

Full story here

Here's a bizarre twist that's not in the article. Shawn's parents have worked tirelessly for four years, first looking for him, then aiding other families with missing children. They have a guestbook on their website, shawnhornbeck.com. On December 1 of 2005, these two entries were posted amidst the posts by sympathetic well-wishers. Shawn was found at the home of Michael Devlin in Kirkwood:



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