Kyron's parents' statements, interviews

[Aedrys]

No new information, no. But I did think that they were even more harsh than in the past. Which I was a bit surprised by. I guess I keep expecting them to become more and more defeated. I don't think I remember hearing them tell her she would go to jail before.

I might just be grasping...but those are some pretty harsh, confident words. I also wonder if Desiree really believes Terri WILL do the right thing?


Kyron Horman's mother, Desiree Young, had a harsh message today for his stepmother, saying Terri Moulton Horman risks going to jail if she doesn't tell investigators everything she knows.

"Terri, I feel you are at a crossroads in your life," Young said at a news conference in Beaverton. "Police will not stop until they find Kyron. You will go to jail and whoever has been helping you will either have to talk or they will go to jail."

"I believe you will make the right choice to bring Kyron home," she said.

When asked to speculate on why Terri Horman would have been involved in Kyron's disappearance, Young said Horman is angry. "Obviously, she's angry," Young said. "Whatever she's angry about, I don't know what that is for sure."

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/08/kyron_hormans_parents_plan_fun.html


Kaine said he also believed Terri had conspired with someone to kidnap Kyron, saying he believes the boy is alive and being held captive. The two declined to speculate on why Terri would do such a thing. Desiree told reporters that Terri was "angry" but would not say about what.

Kyron's eighth birthday is Sept. 9. Kaine and Desiree would not speculate on whether Terri will be arrested before then.

http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128293469651541900

Wow. Pressure much? Not that I blame Desiree, though. I'd be saying far less kind words and there'd be way more expletives.

Sounds to me that she doesn't really believe that Terri is going to do the right thing, but she is definitely saying what she believes is the right thing Terri should do. In effect, Terri is wrong for not talking and continuing to keep Kyron hidden. I think that one phrase was meant to be more of a barb than anything else.

And also saying that she doesn't know what Terri is angry about. I can see Terri screaming at the TV, "You don't know what I'm angry about?" Ooooh, that's going to make her so mad to hear that!

Terri is going to be fuming tonight...I would not want to be in the that house with her this weekend...I'm already feeling sorry for her parents.

 

[wvjules]

Kyron Horman's mother, Desiree Young, had a harsh message today for his stepmother, saying Terri Moulton Horman risks going to jail if she doesn't tell investigators everything she knows.

That statement is confusing.

If they believe that she is responsible for Kyron's disappearance then wouldn't she go to jail by telling them all that she knows?:waitasec:

I thought they were saying that they *might* belive TH is innocent but is not sharing information that may help them find Kyron....then I read the rest of it and that's clearly not how they feel.

Signed,

Confused in MD

 

[cluciano63]

I don't know what to make of Desiree's statements...perhaps she is just trying something else, trying to scare Terri, instead of appeal to her. But I would think that Terri is already scared, either way. She is either scared because she is guilty, or she is scared because she is innocent and feels she could end up in jail anyway.

But I don't think Kyron is being held anywhere...I wish I believed that, but I don't.

 

[Aedrys]

That statement is confusing.

If they believe that she is responsible for Kyron's disappearance then wouldn't she go to jail by telling them all that she knows?:waitasec:

I thought they were saying that they *might* belive TH is innocent but is not sharing information that may help them find Kyron....then I read the rest of it and that's clearly not how they feel.

Signed,

Confused in MD

Maybe Desiree's saying that she if comes clean and brings home a living Kyron, she won't necesarily go to jail? If Kyron is dead, yeah, she's toast in her own cell. But if Kyron's still alive, I can see maybe a reduction in time or no jail time, maybe probation or something. Maybe she's trying to hint that that might be offered or given to her if she admits where a live Kyron is.

I admit, the odds are really low that she wouldn't go to jail, but if KH and DY believe Kyron is still alive, I can also see why DY would say something like that too.

 

[MarieFaith]

I found Desiree's statement to be very moving, and also provocative. She seems very sure that Terri is headed to jail.

Yet, she said that LE had not reviewed her statement. I take that to mean Desiree has enough info to predict that this is going to happen (Terri going to jail) and that it's close, so she knows it's okay to go ahead and say this.

This statement from Desiree, combined with the criminal defense attorney accompanying her (Terri) to a routine divorce hearing, (wouldn't the divorce attorney have been enough?) makes me think that an arrest may happen soon.

JMO.

 

[passionflower]

IMO, LE and lawyers allow the parents to say straight on about TH.
If not they could be sued for harrassment etc.
IMO, I do think it is LE wy of 'getting to' the mind of TH. and or DeDe.
BTW we KNOW TH is with her parents but what is DeDe doing now?

 

[cluciano63]

I did not get the impression that Desiree knows anything about a possible arrest; just what she feels/hopes, from being at the grand jury, etc. She knows they are going after Terri. But the only reason she would have implied that Terri might not go to jail if she comes clean, would be in hopes that Terri believed that. We know it is not true...anyone involved in this, whatever it is, this far in, is going to jail, in my opinion.

 

[PDXMom]

I don't know what to make of Desiree's statements...perhaps she is just trying something else, trying to scare Terri, instead of appeal to her. But I would think that Terri is already scared, either way. She is either scared because she is guilty, or she is scared because she is innocent and feels she could end up in jail anyway.

But I don't think Kyron is being held anywhere...I wish I believed that, but I don't.

I think she was saying that to bring Terri back to reality - in case she's wrapped herself in some belief that it's all going to blow over. I can see her doing that. "this isn't happening this isn't happening this isn't happening...."

Unfortunately, I don't believe Kyron is being held anywhere either. It's very sad for me, every time I hear Desiree say that.

 

[Adrienne37]

Bravo, bravo, bravo to Desiree. I commend both Desiree and Kyron for keeping Kyron's story alive while imploring Terri to do the right thing. Truthfully, I don't believe that I could keep my composure as well as Desiree and Kaine have and I think they have both displayed great courage and determination in a very dignified manner. Maybe one day soon Terri will think about baby K and her son, and realize that the time is now for her to do the right thing. Kyron deserves to be brought home to a family that loves and misses him so very much.

 

[passionflower]

I found Desiree's statement to be very moving, and also provocative. She seems very sure that Terri is headed to jail.

Yet, she said that LE had not reviewed her statement. I take that to mean Desiree has enough info to predict that this is going to happen (Terri going to jail) and that it's close, so she knows it's okay to go ahead and say this.

This statement from Desiree, combined with the criminal defense attorney accompanying her (Terri) to a routine divorce hearing, (wouldn't the divorce attorney have been enough?) makes me think that an arrest may happen soon.

JMO.

I agree, I think an arrest or 2 just may be on it's way. JMOO
I have never seen posters of people who are not POI or suspects, questionaires used before, now this seems to be a mom to stepmom talk........like 'give it all up already, we know you are going down soon!'

 

[cluciano63]

I wish I believed that Terri would be compelled to respond to Desiree's pleas, as time goes by...but I fear, if she is guilty, that she just tunes it out. Her lawyer has probably told her by now that LE has a very weak case against her; if so, she would see no reason to come forward. If she harmed Kyron, clearly she is not "soft" enough to respond to a mother's desperate plea.

 

[stmarysmead]

This case is so strange.

Sometimes I feel there is a big "Elephant in the Living Room" that all the rest of them are sort of talking around...only we don't know what it is....but they sure do.

I feel there is a huge SOMETHING being held back...that's why the parents believe he's "stashed."

I can't explain it...anyone else sense this?

 

[passionflower]

My bet would be that if TH sees this video, see is steaming.
Desiree looks so brave and beautiful, Kaine is holding on to her every word.
Kaine standing beside Desiree and not TH.
This says allot .....if TH is jealous of Desiree, then this will clinch her anger!
Oh her poor parents tonight!
TH is raging by now.............maybe she never watches though.............
She could read about this and shut of TV.
Seeing herself as the victim and not Kyron or those that love him. JMOO

 

[gardeness]

I just don't know about this tactic of appealing to Terri through the media--it seems that if she did something to Kyron, she was never concerned with what people think/thought. These appeals haven't helped in all of this time...I wonder if DY has tried any personal notes through Terri's attorney...

 

[passionflower]

This case is so strange.

Sometimes I feel there is a big "Elephant in the Living Room" that all the rest of them are sort of talking around...only we don't know what it is....but they sure do.

I feel there is a huge SOMETHING being held back...that's why the parents believe he's "stashed."

I can't explain it...anyone else sense this?

I do agree with you, BIG ELEPHANT in the room...............
but I am really afraid that the plan went wrong and Kyron is no longer
alive. Man, that is hard to write.

 

[gardeness]

I did not get the impression that Desiree knows anything about a possible arrest; just what she feels/hopes, from being at the grand jury, etc. She knows they are going after Terri. But the only reason she would have implied that Terri might not go to jail if she comes clean, would be in hopes that Terri believed that. We know it is not true...anyone involved in this, whatever it is, this far in, is going to jail, in my opinion.

Yes, this is interesting... a combination of threat (you will go to jail) and persuasion (how do you want to be remembered). But also, she makes it sound as if this situation was out of Terri's control? IDK...

"Our lives present moments like these and we aren't always going to like what life gives us. We don't have much choice in that."

 

[cluciano63]

Poor Desiree...she is a mom. She reminds me of my mom at times...when my younger sister, who has since died, went "missing" one time for a day or two, my mom was convinced that her boyfriend knew where she was and just wouldn't tell her. She had to think that, as anything seemed worse to contemplate. In the end, he didn't know, though, and she eventually came home. But like my mom, Desiree seems to need to think Terri is just "hiding" Kyron, to avoid thinking anything else.

 

[Chili Fries]

Once again this reminds me of the Sam and Lindsey Porter case. They were taken by their dad, Daniel, for a weekend visit and were never seen again. Their mom, Tina, publicly pleaded with Daniel to tell her what he did with the kids, some of you may remember her on Dr Phil. Dr Phil also had a good friend of Daniel's on the show. It was heart-wrenching to watch Tina beg the friend for info about what Daniel had done with the kids. The friend claimed she knew nothing but it seemed like she wasn't telling the truth. The friend failed a lie detector test provided by Dr Phil but I believe she later passed one given by police.

Tina was convinced that the kids were alive and that Daniel just had hidden them somewhere to spite her. A year and a half after they went missing Daniel was convicted of kidnapping. Three years after they disappeared their bodies were found, he had killed them the weekend he took them. He finally admitted what he had done, saying, "The conscience is a very powerful thing. I'm surprised I waited this long to confess."

 

[seeking truth]

No new information, no. But I did think that they were even more harsh than in the past. Which I was a bit surprised by. I guess I keep expecting them to become more and more defeated. I don't think I remember hearing them tell her she would go to jail before.

I might just be grasping...but those are some pretty harsh, confident words. I also wonder if Desiree really believes Terri WILL do the right thing?


Kyron Horman's mother, Desiree Young, had a harsh message today for his stepmother, saying Terri Moulton Horman risks going to jail if she doesn't tell investigators everything she knows.

"Terri, I feel you are at a crossroads in your life," Young said at a news conference in Beaverton. "Police will not stop until they find Kyron. You will go to jail and whoever has been helping you will either have to talk or they will go to jail."

"I believe you will make the right choice to bring Kyron home," she said.

When asked to speculate on why Terri Horman would have been involved in Kyron's disappearance, Young said Horman is angry. "Obviously, she's angry," Young said. "Whatever she's angry about, I don't know what that is for sure."

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/08/kyron_hormans_parents_plan_fun.html


Kaine said he also believed Terri had conspired with someone to kidnap Kyron, saying he believes the boy is alive and being held captive. The two declined to speculate on why Terri would do such a thing. Desiree told reporters that Terri was "angry" but would not say about what.

Kyron's eighth birthday is Sept. 9. Kaine and Desiree would not speculate on whether Terri will be arrested before then.

http://portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=128293469651541900

BBM of quoted question (in purple) below.

Thanks for this post and all the links and information, MsFacetious.

In response to your question, quoted below:

"I also wonder if Desiree really believes Terri WILL do the right thing?" (MsFacetious)

I don't think she has any great hope or belief that Terri will do the "right" thing. I do, however think that Desiree is hoping that, by appealing to Terri's ego, that Terri will do what is best for herself. In my opinion, If Terri does tell the truth, she will never admit that she has done it because Desiree's words touched her in any way. (unless it benefits her in some way to admit it).

 

[shelbar53]

Desiree Young reads a prepared statement addressed to Terri Horman

http://videos.oregonlive.com/oregonian/2010/08/desiree_young_reads_a_prepared.html