11-year-old Shawn Hornbeck was kidnapped on October 6, 2002, while he was out riding his bike. His abductor, Michael Devlin, kept Shawn captive at his home fifty miles away for four years, sexually assaulting the boy and creating pornography of their encounters. Neighbors were led to believe that the two were father and son. When questioned, Shawn said he was being homeschooled. Shawn was discovered on January 12, 2007, at age 15 after Devlin’s truck was identified following a kidnapping of a second boy, 13-year-old Ben Ownby. Shawn was returned to his parents, Pam and Craig Akers, who homeschooled him briefly to help him catch up in school.
Date: January 12, 2007 Location: Kirkwood, Missouri
Posted: November 26, 2013 by rachel
Shawn Hornbeck
11-year-old Shawn Hornbeck was kidnapped on October 6, 2002, while he was out riding his bike. His abductor, Michael Devlin, kept Shawn captive at his home fifty miles away for four years, sexually assaulting the boy and creating pornography of their encounters. Neighbors were led to believe that the two were father and son. When questioned, Shawn said he was being homeschooled. Shawn was discovered on January 12, 2007, at age 15 after Devlin’s truck was identified following a kidnapping of a second boy, 13-year-old Ben Ownby. Shawn was returned to his parents, Pam and Craig Akers, who homeschooled him briefly to help him catch up in school.
Date: January 12, 2007
Location: Kirkwood, Missouri
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Category: Abduction, Sexual Abuse Tags: 2007, Missouri
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