10 Surreal Details Surrounding Kyron Horman, Who Sparked The Largest Oregon Manhunt In History After Vanishing

6 /10 Family News Conference

Kyron’s family held the first news conference about the case on June 11, a week after the boy was reported missing.

On June 10, the FBI interviewed hundreds of Kyron’s classmates and their parents, and the interviews took place several days after the debriefings at the school on Sunday.

During the news conference, Kyron’s stepfather, Tony Young, said the family was doing everything they could to work together with rescue crews and law enforcement and asked community members to help find the boy.

Kaine Horman also expressed his gratitude to the neighbors and the search teams.

5 /10 Investigation Shifted

On June 13 at noon, the sheriff announced that the massive search for Kyron Horman had ended. The investigation starting at this point, shifted to a criminal investigation.

The search effort was one of the largest in the state’s history, involving more than 1,300 people from Oregon, Northern California, and Washington.

The search area covered a two-mile radius around Skyline School and included parts of Sauvie Island. The official also offered a reward of $25,000 for any information leading to the whereabouts of Kyron Horman.

4 /10 Shocking Accusation

A landscaper who once worked for Kyron’s family told authorities that the boy’s stepmother had tried to hire him to kill Kaine Horman.

Terri reportedly offered the landscaper a large amount of money to put her husband’s life to an end, about six months before Kyron went missing.

On June 26, the landscaper went to see Terri, but this time he did it under the instructions from the police and wearing a recording device.

During the conversation, he threatened to report everything to the police if she didn’t give him $10,000. Terri denied the accusation and was not charged.

3 /10 Restraining Order

Upon hearing the revelation about Terri and the landscaper, Kaine filed for a divorce. He left Terri and took their then-19-month-old daughter, Kiara.

He also asked for a restraining order against Terri, citing the story about her intention to hire someone to murder him.

Kaine wrote in the petition that the police had provided him with probable cause to believe the accusation was true. The restraining order was granted.

For reasons unclear, Kaine made a shocking statement to suggest that Terri was somehow involved in his son’s disappearance.

2 /10 Stepmom Under Scrutiny

Although Terri has never been named as a person of interest in the disappearance of Kyron Horman, the authorities were actively investigating any possible connection between the missing boy and a circle of her friends, including DeDe Spicher and Michael Cook.

The former was frequently seen at the Horman home after Kaine left the property and filed a restraining order, while the latter also appeared after Kyron went missing.

On July 28, a lawyer representing Terri filed a motion to delay the divorce proceeding, citing intense media scrutiny.

1 /10 Still Missing

It has been more than 11 years since Kyron Horman went missing from his school in June 2010. Search efforts thus far have found nothing to at least point to his whereabouts or whether or not he is still alive.

The investigations focus on the possible involvement of his stepmother, Terri, and her friend, Spicher, mainly triggered by their suspicious activities immediately after the boy vanished.

It is still an open case, and the reward has since been increased from $25,000 to $50,000 for information leading to Kyron, who until this day remains missing.