GUILTY MO - Shawn Hornbeck & Ben Ownby abducted by Michael Devlin, 2007

[Tom'sGirl]

Thanks for posting the link to that video Tomsgirl. They said that Devlin was in the hospital for 10 days, and then at his parents for 10 days, so a total of 20 days (approx. 3 weeks). I'm afraid that Devlin tortured Shawn so badly that he was afraid to leave the apartment when he was left alone there for 3 weeks.

Strange isn't it Gina? Also the fact that his boss said during the three months he was was off he had called him and sometimes even spoke with MD's mom.

I still think Prosperi's different stories each time he was interviewed were a bit 'hinky'. First he said glowing things, then weird things about MD's behavior, then he was suspicious of him due to the truck, then he said he was shocked ................:doh:

If Shawn was alone in the apartment, do you think MD had one of the neighbors check on him perhaps say, every couple of days and they just haven't said anything or no longer live there?

 

[Leila]

I posted a link today regarding the question of who took care of Shawn following Michael Devlin's toe/s surgery.

From everything I read MD was off for three months from work and supposedly was at his parents house according to his IMO boss.

In this video it says he was at his parents house for 10 days following the surgery. Am I the only one confused on this

Thanks Tom'sGirl!

10 days make a lot more sense! As Whitewolf stated, Devlin could have stocked the apartment with TV dinners and canned goods for 10 days. He probably also threatened Shawn that he'd know if Shawn tried to leave.

 

[Tom'sGirl]

Thanks Tom'sGirl!

10 days make a lot more sense! As Whitewolf stated, Devlin could have stocked the apartment with TV dinners and canned goods for 10 days. He probably also threatened Shawn that he'd know if Shawn tried to leave.

Somehow in my mind I don't see Shawn staying inside the apartment on his own for several days at that period of time. He couldn't have had his mouth taped or he wouldn't have been able to eat. He couldn't have been bound or he wouldn't have been able to feed himself.

He would have had to never looked out a window, open a door, or window or someone would have seen him and known MD was not there. All kids will peek out a window when confined so maybe that's why the apartment thing doesn't ring true to me...............just my thoughts here until it's confirmed he did stay there!

I keep thinking Shawn was kept somewhere else where no one could hear or see him. Since so little is known of MD's private life we don't know if he had a weird friend somewhere that no one knew of, close by, yet in an isolated area.

 

[Tom'sGirl]

I DON'T know if this is fact or not, I found this on a Cardinals Message Board

http://www.cardsclubhouse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17736

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007

• I can't answer your question...but on the same note. I saw on the news last night that the Cardinals have asked Shawn Hornbeck, Ben Ownby, and Mitchell Hults to throw out the first pitch(es).

 

[Gina_M]

A disabled Vietnam veteran has leaped into action to guard against child predators.

What 56-year-old Alexander Smith is proposing is really quite simple — community members opening their blinds or going outside to stand watch over students as they make their way to and from school.

Smith, a retiree and Baptist preacher, started walking his neighborhood in January after authorities found two missing children, 15-year-old Shawn Hornbeck and 13-year-old Ben Ownby, in St. Louis, Mo.

http://www.dnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070312/NEWS01/703120315

ETA: Found the link to Smith's website:
http://www.ourchildrenwatch.com/

 

[LionRun]

Kudos for Alexander. He is making a difference.

Lion

 

[Gina_M]

New charges in Missouri boys' abductions

Prosecutors filed seven additional charges, including attempted murder, against a former pizzeria manager accused of kidnapping two boys and holding one for four years.

...

The new charges allege that Devlin tried to suffocate "SH" after kidnapping him. The papers only give the initials, which match Shawn's name.

Rupp declined to discuss details of the charges. He said the crimes occurred through early November 2002 in Washington County but would not say if Devlin was keeping Shawn in the county, instead of at his apartment in St. Louis County. Shawn disappeared in October 2002.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070417...vestigation;_ylt=AmvbTF9PfF2ro27YW6gIdHBH2ocA

 

[Tom'sGirl]

New charges in Missouri boys' abductions

Prosecutors filed seven additional charges, including attempted murder, against a former pizzeria manager accused of kidnapping two boys and holding one for four years.

...

The new charges allege that Devlin tried to suffocate "SH" after kidnapping him. The papers only give the initials, which match Shawn's name.

Rupp declined to discuss details of the charges. He said the crimes occurred through early November 2002 in Washington County but would not say if Devlin was keeping Shawn in the county, instead of at his apartment in St. Louis County. Shawn disappeared in October 2002.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070417...vestigation;_ylt=AmvbTF9PfF2ro27YW6gIdHBH2ocA

May I add from an AP notification I received that also said:

Investigators have previously confirmed they were checking for potential connections between Devlin and at least four cases in Missouri, one in Illinois and one in Minnesota, cases that date to the late 1980s. Until his arrest in January, Devlin had no criminal record.​

Cases under investigation include those of:​

Charles "Arlin" Henderson, then 11, who disappeared in 1991 while riding his bike on a rural road in Moscow Mills, about an hour's drive from St. Louis.​

Scott Allen Kleeschulte, who was 9 when he disappeared while riding his bike near his home in St. Charles, during a thunderstorm in June 1988.​

Bianca Noel Piper, a 13-year-old who disappeared after taking an evening walk in March 2006 near her home in Foley.​

Angie Marie Housman, abducted at age 9 in November 1993 while walking near her St. Louis County home. She was found dead nine days later by hunters in St. Charles County.​

Dalton Mesarchik, a 7-year-old kidnapped in March 2003 from his front lawn in Streator, Ill., and found dead the next day on the banks of the Vermilion River.​

Jacob Wetterling, 11, who was abducted by an armed man in St. Joseph, Minn., in October 1989 while riding his bike with several friends.​

 

[felder]

Per KMOV, St. Louis TV:

The task force is pursuing leads in several missing children cases in our area, but a spokesman says Devlin is no longer considered a suspect in the Angie housmann and Bianca Piper cases.
If you listen to the broadcast: "Devlin is gender-specific."

More at link.


Also has pictures of Devlin over the years.





http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov_localnews_070417_devlinarra.1a0fe188.html

May I add from an AP notification I received that also said:

Investigators have previously confirmed they were checking for potential connections between Devlin and at least four cases in Missouri, one in Illinois and one in Minnesota, cases that date to the late 1980s. Until his arrest in January, Devlin had no criminal record.​

Cases under investigation include those of:​

Charles "Arlin" Henderson, then 11, who disappeared in 1991 while riding his bike on a rural road in Moscow Mills, about an hour's drive from St. Louis.​

Scott Allen Kleeschulte, who was 9 when he disappeared while riding his bike near his home in St. Charles, during a thunderstorm in June 1988.​

Bianca Noel Piper, a 13-year-old who disappeared after taking an evening walk in March 2006 near her home in Foley.​

Angie Marie Housman, abducted at age 9 in November 1993 while walking near her St. Louis County home. She was found dead nine days later by hunters in St. Charles County.​

Dalton Mesarchik, a 7-year-old kidnapped in March 2003 from his front lawn in Streator, Ill., and found dead the next day on the banks of the Vermilion River.​

Jacob Wetterling, 11, who was abducted by an armed man in St. Joseph, Minn., in October 1989 while riding his bike with several friends.​

 

[Tom'sGirl]

Hornbeck receives State help with private tutoring

08:09 AM CDT on Thursday, April 19, 2007


(KMOV) - Shawn Hornbeck could get more help when it comes to him re-entering school and continuing his education.

Hornbeck was in the fourth grade when he was kidnapped from Richwoods, Missouri more than four years ago.


When he was found in Kirkwood, police discovered he had not gone to school since his abduction.

Hornbeck is getting some private tutoring, but he's not ready for public school.


State representative Jeff Roorda is planning to file a bill to cover the cost of private tutors to help kidnap victims like Hornbeck.

http://tinyurl.com/24l7ph

 

[Tom'sGirl]

Devlin To Appear In Court Monday Last Edited: Thursday, 17 May 2007, 11:04 AM CDT
Created: Thursday, 17 May 2007, 11:04 AM CDT

Another court date set for accused kidnapper Michael Devlin.
The Washington County district attorney tells FOX 2, Devlin will be arraigned there on Monday, and is expected to appear in court or by closed circuit television.


The charges deal specifically with the kidnapping, molestation and attempted murder of Shawn Hornbeck.


Devlin also faces charges in Franklin and St. Louis counties.


http://tinyurl.com/2kdsgd

 

[Tom'sGirl]

Devlin's digs going up for rent

By Aisha Sultan
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH​

05/29/2007

RELATED LINK​

POLL: Would you rent Michael Devlin's old apartment?

http://tinyurl.com/29mwbm

 

[Tom'sGirl]

I just got this, has nothing directly to do with the case, but was of interest.

Last Edited: Tuesday, 05 Jun 2007, 6:04 PM CDTCreated: Tuesday, 05 Jun 2007, 6:04 PM CDT

(KTVI - myFOXstl.com) -- Parents, with memories of Ben Ownby's kidnapping fresh in their minds, feared the worst Monday when students failed to return on time from summer school in Union, MO. Fox 2’s Betsey Bruce checks out what went wrong

http://tinyurl.com/2zroet

 

[Nova]

IMO I think the boy's were stalked. It's been said that MD picked out boy's that were very young looking, around the same age group, small built boy's. We may never know. I have been thinking well started thinking about it when I 1st heard about the sodomy charges. I was thinking that if this happened to one of my kids I wouldn't want it broad casted all over the world. These are young boy's with their whole life ahead of them. I know the charges are against MD. This is going to follow the boy's the rest of their lives. I don't know the law and I know their are alot of very smart people on here so my question is can they keep some of the things out of the news? Like I said, I know the charges were brought against MD. But it's going to effect the boy's also. Anyway, that's what I feel anyway. Thanx

I know what you mean, smalltowngal, and the boys have my complete sympathy.

But there's a problem in keeping info secret to protect the victims, as it tends to suggest there is something "shameful" concerning them. As far as I'm concerned (and I'm sure you'll agree), the only shame is Devlin's.

 

[Tom'sGirl]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]An interesting post I received from a blog this morning.....[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]http://eheavenlygads.wordpress.com/[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]A June Update on Michael Devlin; Corlija Draws Former Client’s Wrath[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]June 15th, 2007 · [/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]Nothing has hit the airwaves recently regarding Michael Devlin or any of his cases in Franklin, Washington and St. Louis counties in Missouri. But I take that as good news, since it means everyone is keeping their mouths shut and getting down to business.[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]Devlin’s next court appearance will come next week, on Thursday, June 21, when his attorneys file an appearance before their fairly newly appointed judge in Franklin County, The Hon. Stanley Dale Williams. (I noted the [/FONT][FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]change in judges[/FONT][FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif] and a few other minor updates last month.)[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]The appearance hearing should be fairly quick, but I imagine Mr. Ethan Corlija will present his Defendant’s Request for Change of Venue and perhaps others. We’ll see.[/FONT]

snipped here, rest @ link above

 

[cheko1]

Thanks Tom'sGirl for the update.......

 

[Tom'sGirl]

Thanks Tom'sGirl for the update.......

You're very welcome cheko.

Hopefully we will be learning a lot more after Thursday.............don't know if that's a good thing or not

 

[cheko1]

I know we've waited a long time for info & it leaves us hanging for more / but on the other hand are we ready for it?

 

[BethInAK]

New charges in Missouri boys' abductions

Prosecutors filed seven additional charges, including attempted murder, against a former pizzeria manager accused of kidnapping two boys and holding one for four years.

...

The new charges allege that Devlin tried to suffocate "SH" after kidnapping him. The papers only give the initials, which match Shawn's name.

Rupp declined to discuss details of the charges. He said the crimes occurred through early November 2002 in Washington County but would not say if Devlin was keeping Shawn in the county, instead of at his apartment in St. Louis County. Shawn disappeared in October 2002.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070417...vestigation;_ylt=AmvbTF9PfF2ro27YW6gIdHBH2ocA

Wow. Thats something. It makes you wonder if he did kidnap and kill those other missing boys that they are investigating him about. I had previously thought that if he didnt' kill shawn after all that time that he muist not have been a killing-type of evil person. But maybe I'm off - maybe something about Shawn was different.

 

[Tom'sGirl]

[FONT=times new roman, new york, times, serif][FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]Devlin jurors will be brought from elsewhere[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH[/FONT]​

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]06/21/2007[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]A Franklin County judge today said that jurors would be chosen from another county, then brought to Union to hear the case against Michael Devlin in the kidnapping of Ben Ownby.[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]Judge Stanley Williams did not specify where the jurors would be found. A lawyer for Devlin, Michael Kielty, suggested that they come from one of the metropolitan areas in Missouri, either St. Louis, St. Louis County or Jackson County, which includes Kansas City.[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]No trial date was set. Williams gave the defense until Aug. 31 to file motions, then set another hearing for Oct. 18.[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]"We set the template for a level playing field," Kielty said after the hearing.[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]Prosecuting Attorney Robert Parks said the trial should be speedy once motions are heard and a jury is selected.[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]"Out here we try 'em fast, so I can't see this trial lasting more than three or four days," he said. [/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]Devlin was not in the courtroom for today's hearing. Kielty said he would go to the Franklin County Detention Center to inform his client of the judge's ruling.[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]Kielty said today's ruling is only a small part of Devlin's complex legal battle. "You've got to win one victory at a time," Kielty said. "We (will) just put our nose to the grindstone, get to work and prepare for trial."[/FONT]

[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]Kielty said he and Corlija have received more than 4,000 pages of evidence the state has amassed against Devlin. He said Devlin is reviewing the evidence and making copious notes to rebut much of it. Corlija said Devlin is eager to participate in his own defense.[/FONT]

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[FONT=verdana, helvetica, sans-serif]Devlin's next court hearing will be July 16 in Washington County. Corlija and Kielty also have filed a motion there for a change of venue.[/FONT]

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http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/ne...029FC563F40ECA0E862573010065F58B?OpenDocument
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