Shawn Hornbeck

A look at some cases involving children who were found years or months after they were kidnapped: _ Shawn Hornbeck: In October 2002, Hornbeck — then 11 — was kidnapped while riding his bike to a friend's house in Washington County, Mo. In January 2007, authorities found Hornbeck and another kidnapped boy, Ben Ownby, in the suburban St. Louis apartment of Michael Devlin. Ownby, 13, had been abducted four days earlier. Devlin was sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and abusing the boys. _ Elizabeth Smart: Smart was 14 when she was taken in June 2002 from her Salt Lake City bedroom. She ... Read Full Story

Invisible Chains: Shawn Hornbeck and the Kidnapping Case that Shook the Nation by Kristina Sauerwein. Naturally, I am very happy that Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby are safe. I would like to see Michael Devlin fried in the electric chair. However, like most recent “true crime” publications, this book is very melodramatic, sensationalistic, and non-linear. That’s fine for novels, but this ’story’ really happened to these kids. I think that this book romanticizes the kids’ rescues and I don’t like it when authors do that to abuse survivors. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote. I think seeing the Truman Capote movie oversaturated my brain ... Read Full Story

Shawn Hornbeck at age 11 (L) opens up to Troy Roberts (R) about his love of motocross and his adjustment to normal life after his 4 ½ year ordeal. “THERE WASN’T A DAY WHEN I DIDN’T THINK HE WAS JUST GONNA KILL ME. [SOMETIMES] IT SEEMED I WAS BETTER OFF DEAD THAN LIVING THROUGH THAT.” KIDNAP [...] Read Full Story

Shawn Hornbeck, who was kidnapped at the age of 11 during 4 years, talked in public about this in an interview with “48 HOURS MISTERY”. He was abducted in October 2002, and rescued in January 2007, during that time he suffered abuses form his abductor. Read Full Story

Shawn Hornbeck: A True Miracle                           Shawn HornbeckShawn Hornbeck was kidnapped on October 6, 2002 w... Read Full Story