Boy vanished from school science fair 12 years ago. Oregon cops are trying new approach

Daniella Segura
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Kyron Horman attended his Oregon elementary school’s science fair 14 years ago.

That June day in 2010 would be the last time anyone saw the 7-year-old Portland boy, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said in a June 4 news release

Despite the passage of time, Kyron’s mother, Desiree Davidson Young, is still desperately searching for him.

“I have no words that can really truly express how I feel today,” Davidson Young wrote in a Facebook post on the June 4 anniversary of Kyron’s disappearance. “I miss my son everyday, I cry over the loss everyday.”

And now, officials are trying a new approach to get answers in the case: a web page, created as a place for the public to find information about the case, as well as provide any tips they may have.

“Our hearts go out to Kyron’s family and the dedicated community that has coalesced around his disappearance,” District Attorney Mike Schmidt said in the release. “We have not given up.”

‘Open and active’ investigation

This isn’t the first time the sheriff’s office has renewed a call in hopes of moving the case forward.

Two years ago, the sheriff’s office released an age-processed photo of Kyron, which depicted him at 19 years-old McClatchy News reported.

An age-processed photo of Kyron, depicting him at 19 years old.
An age-processed photo of Kyron, depicting him at 19 years old.

The following year, deputies said “the case remains open and active.”

“Investigators are using advances in software, digital forensics, and geospatial technology to support and advance their work,” the sheriff’s office said in a June 2023 Facebook post.

At the time of his disappearance on June 4, 2010, deputies said Kyron was wearing a black shirt with “CSI” written in green letters and a handprint graphic, along with black cargo pants, white socks and black Skechers with orange trim. He also may have been wearing glasses.

Kyron has brown hair and blue eyes and also has a “distinct V-shaped strawberry birthmark on his forehead,” according to officials.

‘He’s a part of me’

Though more than a decade has passed, Davidson Young’s longing to find her son has not subsided.

Kyron’s mother continues to search for him even a decade after he vanished.
Kyron’s mother continues to search for him even a decade after he vanished.

Every year, Davidson Young holds a car wash to raise money to aid in his search, KGW News reported.

“I can’t even explain it. He’s a part of me,” she told the outlet at this year’s fundraiser Saturday, June 1. “There’s just something in there that yearns to touch him and hold him.”

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