Landscaper says Terri Horman wanted him to kill her husband!

[KaylynnCouture]

Investigators: No comment on Horman murder-for-hire accusations
Paper says Terri Horman plotted to kill husband
The Portland Tribune, Jul 4, 2010, Updated 28 minutes ago

http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127825632045084200

I would think, IF it weren't true, LE would quickly shoot these rumors down.

 

[Kimster]

Is "landscaper" what they have in Oregon instead of pool boys?

Oregon is very green on the west side and landscapers are quite prominent.

I have a house full of Oregonians right now and all of us are blown away at this turn of events!

Before anyone gets started, remember we aren't sleuthing the landscaper. :nono: We can question whether he told LE about this before now and that sort of thing, but leave his personal info out of it. Thanks!

 

[debs]

They don't have to say a thing. Just asking someone to do that is conspiracy to commit murder, doesn't matter if she turned it around and said "haha, just a joke, I was kidding!" The act of asking is as illegal as the act of murder; it just doesn't have the same sentence.

Time to arrest her for that.

 

[KaylynnCouture]

Here's more information on Stephen Houze, the attorney Terri has hired, if anyone is interested- http://www.shouze.com/

 

[KaylynnCouture]

They don't have to say a thing. Just asking someone to do that is conspiracy to commit murder, doesn't matter if she turned it around and said "haha, just a joke, I was kidding!" The act of asking is as illegal as the act of murder; it just doesn't have the same sentence.

Time to arrest her for that.

IMO, an arrest is coming but they have to have more evidence on the arrest warrant other than "well, the landscaper told us..".

 

[grayjay]

4. He has a rap sheet with the law/bad history with police.
5. He was actually planning on taking her up on the hit man offer, but hasn't had the chance yet/doesn't have the down payment/etc.
6. He thought she was joking, so he never thought to contact LE.
7. She paid him to keep quiet.
8. She threatened him to keep quiet.

9. He wouldn't be able to prove it.

 

[Kentjbkent]

I can see a couple possible reasons why TH might ask the landscaper - and a few reasons why he might keep quiet.

1. The most obvious - he's illegal.
2. Perhaps she had hired him because he had been out rapping on doors and looking for work - and mentioned being desperate (ie, out of work, loosing his house, etc.)
3. She knew he was involved in something else illegal (selling drugs/steroids, tried to sell her some stolen merchandise, she caught him trying to steal something from her, etc.)

And more importantly, is he a landscaper with a legitimate business...

or just a "guy with a mower"?????:waitasec:

 

[Emma Peel]

Rut Ruh. I just got here ... and I see we have a new, fireworks-ready thread on the forum!

Happy 4th Everyone!


P.S. Even on the mere thread title, I'd take the baby & run with a side order of restraining order and marriage dissolution.

 

[Susan10]

Wait....did LE seek this guy out or did he eventually contact LE?

Cause if he was sitting on this information for about 5 months, Kryon disappears, and he just sits and waits to see if LE contacts HIM without calling THEM first????? :waitasec:

Surely, I have this wrong, right?

I think you have it right. It shocks me, too, that he would not have come forward at all and they had to find and question him.

TH can pick 'em. If true, this would mean that he's obviously a shady character and doesn't care about the welfare of anyone, man or child, only himself.

 

[TGIRecovered]

Question: Why didn't the landscaper come forward to the cops 6 to 7 months ago telling them that about this murder for hire scheme? It could've saved Kyron's life.

(All of the following is just a theory, based only upon what we've read of Terri's history in the news and the landscaper's delay in reporting solicitation to cops.)

Haven't read thru the whole thread. Has anyone suggested the possibility that Terri might have initiated some type of sexual affair with the landscaper so that she could use that as a way of keeping him quiet about the murder-for-hire solicitation?

This is only speculation on my part, but if she came up with a plot to get rid of Kyron, she surely would need to have some leverage to keep landscaper from squealing about murder solicitation as soon as Kyron disappeared. What better way to do that, than to entice him into some free sex? She must have had some reason to believe he wouldn't go straight to the cops. Besides, Terri's history with husbands does make it appear that she makes sure to have her next lover "waiting in the wings" before she gets rid of the one she's got.

I'll bet that the landscaper has shared more info with LE than just what has been reported. Good for him, for having the courage to speak up, even if it is a little bit late! I hope he truly had no idea that Kyron was in danger!

 

[socalgal2]

Hind sight is 20/20.

If I had ever been approached off the wall and been propositioned by someone I didn't know, I would have felt "is this lady serious? I would have said are you nuts lady and dismissed it as a joke.

Before WS I would have thought "what a wack job." then I would go about my busines as usual.

We don't know when this man told LE-remember this whole case has been tightly closed.

I find it disheartning that this man is being talked about here as the accomplice before we know the real FACTS

For all we know Terri approached others with her scheme!

:cow::cow::cow::cow::cow::cow::cow::cow::cow:

 

[krowdkat]

I can see a couple possible reasons why TH might ask the landscaper - and a few reasons why he might keep quiet.

1. The most obvious - he's illegal.
2. Perhaps she had hired him because he had been out rapping on doors and looking for work - and mentioned being desperate (ie, out of work, loosing his house, etc.)
3. She knew he was involved in something else illegal (selling drugs/steroids, tried to sell her some stolen merchandise, she caught him trying to steal something from her, etc.)

Wasn't it reported that Terri wouldn't talk about the case (Kyron going missing) but did come out of her house to discuss with the local media how difficult the upkeep on her property was?!?

Egads!!!!

 

[Kentjbkent]

My first thought was that he kept quiet because he's illegal. But here's something I overlooked in my first read that sheds light on how she found him:

She reportedly offered the landscaper, who advertises his expertise in lawn care, a large sum of money to carry out the scheme, sources say.
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/landscaper_tells_police_terri.html

Just had a curious thought.....

Wasn't it reported that Terri hired this landscaper and supposively solicited him for "murder for hire" about 5 - 7 months ago?

Not sure since I live in the deep south, but weren't those of you living in the Portland area buried in snow about 5 - 7 months ago (approx Dec - Feb)??

Guess a landscaper needs to find a way to make a living during snow season too?

 

[lightlady]

Where I live, most of the landscapers do snow removal as well in the off-season. However, it seems hard to believe I could hire someone to do snow removal without my husband knowing about it! Bizarre...

 

[stmarysmead]

Just had a curious thought.....

Wasn't it reported that Terri hired this landscaper and supposively solicited him for "murder for hire" about 5 - 7 months ago?

Not sure since I live in the deep south, but weren't those of you living in the Portland area buried in snow about 5 - 7 months ago (approx Dec - Feb)??

Guess a landscaper needs to find a way to make a living during snow season too?

Good point. Some landscapers where I live here in the Midwest do snow removal in the Winter. Essential if you have a longer driveway....which I think they do.

 

[KaylynnCouture]

Where I live, most of the landscapers do snow removal as well in the off-season. However, it seems hard to believe I could hire someone to do snow removal without my husband knowing about it! Bizarre...

Extremely. I can think of no morally sound reason why she would hire a landscaper behind her husbands back.

 

[tehcloser]

Extremely. I can think of no morally sound reason why she would hire a landscaper behind her husbands back.

Me either....however, I have a neighbor that has a yard guy that hubs doesn't know about....she tells her hubs the SHE does it. lol.

 

[JenB]

If he was going door-to-door offering to shovel driveways, I can see paying someone to do that and never mentioning it to my husband. Especially if he was traveling/busy, and I was stuck indoors keeping track of a baby, it's not a big deal and could be forgotten in a busy household.

Do I think Terri innocently failed to mention it? Nope.

 

[grandmaj]

Thread closed for review...... everyone take a deep breath.

 

[KaylynnCouture]

threadiquette folks. So has not been connected by main stream media with kyron's disappearance. He disappeared one month after kyron. For now that has nothing to do with this thread about the landscaper. 10-4 :nono:

10-4.