SM as a potential focus of the investigation

[gibby207]

Nice signature picture.

LOL! Out to get the "Doug and Wendy's" of the world, ay? lol

(That exact sign is on my daughters' bedroom door.)

 

[pufnstuf]

I'm trying to remember the two pics they gave on questionaire,was it two different angles in case someone saw her in the truck or walking?

No, more likely to show her "comforting" the two parents of Kyron. I think it's all about pressure on her.

 

[scandi]

There is so much information available that would lead one to speculate on TH as a potential focus and, IMO, it appears very logical to go in that direction. I have no idea why I don't feel it but I don't. I cannot give examples of why I don't and based on the various information we have been provided, IMO, it does not make sense for me to feel this way.

Just think of the info we aren't privy to. Even tho we can't discuss info without a link or reliable source, we could certainly add in a % to add to what we do know, which isn't much.

Now let's see, the percentage to add, Hmmmmmm . . . .

 

[gibby207]

To me, the pressor of the family, I was not bothered by the blinking so much but the pleading nature to which the SM kept looking at her husband (Kyron's dad).

 

[x_files]

Is the general idea now that Kyron and stepmom weren't even at the school that morning? Also, the other closed thread said something about her being a former teacher. Is Terri a teacher?

yes, a Reading Specialist in Portland Public Schools. Is posting her linkin info ok? If not let me know.

 

[SleuthyGal]

There's another reason too.

LE (with advice from the DA's office) is thinking way ahead to a trial. And as part of a prosecution strategy, LE will need to demonstrate all the various things they did to try and gather information to find Kyron and generate leads. Not only to get actual information, but also to prove they gave everyone the opportunity to share their memories of that day and then follow up on anything that may come from these questionaires.

They can then present to a jury allll the various steps they took, which will counteract the (typical) defense argument of "you only considered MY CLIENT and didn't look for other people or try to gather information..." that always surfaces in trials. LE has to preempt this tactic as much as actually try and generate leads and good info, EVEN if they feel they already know (or suspect) what happened and who might be responsible.

 

[audreyfan]

No, more likely to show her "comforting" the two parents of Kyron. I think it's all about pressure on her.

I agree. If they truly believed her to be innocent, wouldn't they have chosen pictures of her before Kyron's disappearance? I can't imagine any of the parents look the same as they did before, with the grief and stress of it all.

 

[oceanblueeyes]

Hmm, I know he used the words 'she was there'. Was it from the 6pm broadcast?

Try this Scandi

[ame="http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5307581#post5307581"]Press Conference on Student Questionnaire - 2PM Oregon Time Today, Friday, June 18 - Page 5 - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community[/ame]

 

[RubyRed]

Bringing my post over from other thread;

IMO there is an underlying purpose for distributing these questionaires. I do not believe that it is to gather information (or additional information) regarding who saw Terri and/or the white truck that morning/day and what time... this is not how information is collected from potential witnesses of a crime and it is certainly not the correct way to build a prosecutable case against her. This flyer questionaire campaign would never stand up in a court of law. I mean come on, talk about LE baising witnesses! My hunch is that LE is using this questionaire as a means to acquire as many handwriting samples as possible from everyone/anyone who was at the school that day to compare to a letter or a message left somewhere from the perp. MOATM ~

ETA: There's a huge difference between LE seeking or soliciting tips from the public by providing a toll-free number and an email address to submit tips versus sending out a flyer that asks questions about one specific person, including a picture of that one person.
MOATM ~

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5308249&posted=1#post5308249

bbm

If they are unable to take their form in, it gives an e-mail address where they can send it to. That nixes handwriting samples.


http://www.flashalertnewswire.net/i.../36184/061410.SchoolQuestionnaireadobe.hm.pdf

 

[pufnstuf]

yes, a Reading Specialist in Portland Public Schools. Is posting her linkin info ok? If not let me know.

Her license says out right that she cannot teach subjects requiring specialization because she only has a basic teaching license.

I think her resume' is as inflated as her mother's claims that she's the perfect mother and wife.

 

[grayjay]

One thought that has been in my mind about Terri "cooperating..."
Well what choice does she have?
She could take a lie detector and fail it...but still they can't say she isn't cooperating because she took one in the first place...
She could "cooperate" with the flier being released...well what the heck is she supposed to say/do? No, I don't agree with it?
She could be "cooperating" by answering LE's questions at any time and STILL be lying...
Darlie Routier case comes to mind here...she and Darrin made themselves available to LE at all times and she was still guilty as sin IMOO.
In other words, you can still COOPERATE and be guilty. In fact it would only be MORE telling if you WERE UNCOOPERATIVE.

Then maybe they are in fact asking the right questions of her, and gathering information that can be used later, even when she's not telling the truth. That's still something they can use. Love how that works, myself.

 

[scandi]

I did a transcript for that one question, Apologies for lack of punctuation.

Reporter:
"There seem to be a lot of questions about the truck and about the stepmom on the latest survey that's been released. Can you tell us why?"
Gates:
"We're hoping that, because she was here at the time that Kyron disappeared, and with him, and I mean as naturally she'd be with him, she brought him to school, um, you know, in developing leads, sometimes in jogging people's memories, it's other things about that day, or what was going on around them, that will jog their memory with anything else they may have seen, with regard to Kyron."

My bold above. Telling, and I wonder if he meant to say that. It is very explicit IMO, then realizing that he started that, hedging and backing away type talk. Hmmmmm

 

[arielilane]

Her body language was giving it away for me.

 

[pufnstuf]

To me, the pressor of the family, I was not bothered by the blinking so much but the pleading nature to which the SM kept looking at her husband (Kyron's dad).

And that little fist pump thing she did when she couldn't comfort Desiree--when Desiree wouldn't respond to her "comforting." So odd!

 

[GrainneDhu]

Interesting spin by the AP in its latest national bulletin... "The Woman is not a fugitive"


PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Detectives investigating the June 4 disappearance of a Portland boy from his school are focusing on the child's stepmother by distributing a flier Friday showing her picture and asking if anyone saw her at the school that day.
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office also wants to hear from anyone who saw Terri Moulton Horman's pickup near Skyline School.The woman is not a fugitive and last week appeared at a news conference with the boy's father to appeal for help in finding the 7-year-old http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j9b2LUBiZZfn4HkSTtQZpweYzk3AD9GDUBBO0

My guess would be that they are hoping to forestall tips of current sightings by people who assume that the flyer means TH is on the run. As they know her current location, there's no point in gathering tips as to her current location.

 

[scandi]

Try this Scandi

Press Conference on Student Questionnaire - 2PM Oregon Time Today, Friday, June 18 - Page 5 - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community

I'll go read that Ocean, and thanks as I was at work. What I heard on the 6pm show was exactly as Grayjay typed it. xox

 

[audreyfan]

My guess would be that they are hoping to forestall tips of current sightings by people who assume that the flyer means TH is on the run. As they know her current location, there's no point in gathering tips as to her current location.

I agree! Plus, it could be dangerous for her; if people thought she was a fugitive, she could be apprehended or attacked in a citizen's arrest type of thing.

 

[txsvicki]

yes, a Reading Specialist in Portland Public Schools. Is posting her linkin info ok? If not let me know.

It seems kind of odd that a woman would give up her career, especially a reading specialist. Now the comment about the child blocking the door at the gym does seem kind of odd. I'm assuming a reading specialist is special ed, so she must have been used to dealing with troublesome kids or those who might cause a few problems. I'm not suspecting her yet, but this intolerance is the most suspicious for me so far. Hopefully they're interviewing the families of previous students who may have possibly been treated badly, or I should say feel that they were treated badly or have complaints.

 

[winterrose]

Also thinking about her going out today and especially after the questionaires to the community,how has that affected her?A teacher is a respected position,all the activities she's been involved with in the community and now she's the focus of an investigation.That in itself is probably an unbearable pressure.

 

[arielilane]

This is what I found on her, a profile she posted on LinkedIn it's like a resume almost. And yes says she is a teacher/was a teacher. The icon is her and her daughter...

http://www.linkedin.com/in/terrihorman

Oh and I am new here.. don't type much... but read A LOT, this case has me crazy

Welcome to WS, Luxbee!