"2 birds killed with 1 stone" ... or 2 kids found in 1 shot ... same thing
Two boys kidnapped four years apart and found in the same suburban St. Louis apartment smiled shyly but said nothing to media at two hug-filled news conferences Saturday, a day after they were rescued.
Unbelievable, isn't it? One boy, Ben Ownby went missing just this past Monday, and the second boy, Shawn Hornbeck, disappeared when he was 11 years old, now 15 years old. His mother was so emotional, addressing how her boy had "grown up on her".
It is so rare that a boy missing for 4 years shows up one day. The most unbelievable part of all of this, is that cops were not even in the area to look for the boys. They were there at the same apartment complex with a warrant to arrest someone else for murder. It was when they spotted the same rusty white Nissan pickup truck another boy described as the vehicle racing off at the site where Ben Ownby had been kidnapped on Monday, that they took pictures and went in to investigate.
Lo-and-behold, after getting a warrant and going into the apartment, they found Ben Ownby. That was joyous enough. Then when Shawn walked out and identified himself as Shawn Hornbeck, the boy who had gone missing four years ago, nobody could believe the incredible coincidence.
Not everyday you hear about something like that...and it's always nice when you do.
Unbelievable, isn't it? One boy, Ben Ownby went missing just this past Monday, and the second boy, Shawn Hornbeck, disappeared when he was 11 years old, now 15 years old. His mother was so emotional, addressing how her boy had "grown up on her".
It is so rare that a boy missing for 4 years shows up one day. The most unbelievable part of all of this, is that cops were not even in the area to look for the boys. They were there at the same apartment complex with a warrant to arrest someone else for murder. It was when they spotted the same rusty white Nissan pickup truck another boy described as the vehicle racing off at the site where Ben Ownby had been kidnapped on Monday, that they took pictures and went in to investigate.
Lo-and-behold, after getting a warrant and going into the apartment, they found Ben Ownby. That was joyous enough. Then when Shawn walked out and identified himself as Shawn Hornbeck, the boy who had gone missing four years ago, nobody could believe the incredible coincidence.
Not everyday you hear about something like that...and it's always nice when you do.
posted by Writer Through Life... at 7:47 PM
3 Comments:
I know, isnt it so nice? my mom was teary eyed watching this on the news
Okay, I thought it was so amazing that they found him. but I was so shocked that this little boy went to school, played around, and just did not say anything. I can possibly understand that if he was a lot younger like 4 or 5. My little sister is 12 and I would think it would bug her everyday and that she wouldn't go along with, knowing who her real family is. BUT! then again... these events are so tramatic.. It is just amazing that they found both of them. I wonder what the kidnapper was thinking. goes to show you all the weird ways people satisfy their needs....
Actually, Shawn Hornbeck, the boy who was missing for 4 1/2 years, did not attend school during that entire time. However, he was seen at times in public, during which time he identified himself as "Shawn Devlin" instead of his real name. I don't know what the reasons are, but I don't think he would have done so without a valid reason. None of us know what happened inside that apartment for 4 1/2 years, and most probably, we won't know. At least it's ok now and the families are reunited.
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