Kyron Horman, 7, Disappeared From Elementary School

Portland, OR - Just before 8:00 Friday morning, 7-year-old Kyron Horman and his step-mother, Terri Horman, attended a science fair at Skyline Elementary School. Terri snapped a picture of Kyron standing in front of his red-eyed tree frog exhibit and the two wandered around for a bit looking at the other exhibits. At 8:45, Terri walked Kyron down the hall near his classroom. “I’m going back to the classroom, mom,” he told her. Terri waved good-bye and watched him walk down the hall. Kyron hasn’t been seen since. Nearly 8 hours passed before anyone even realized the child had vanished. Law enforcement was notified after Kyron failed to materialize at his bus stop at 3:30 that afternoon. That’s when they finally found out that Kyron hadn’t been in class all day long – members of the school staff said they never saw Kyron after the science fair, and he didn’t make it to his classroom. Portland Public Schools spokesman Matt Shelby says the Horman’s weren’t notified of the absence because Skyline doesn’t use an auto-dialer which calls parents to report the student is absent. Shelby said the school doesn’t use such a system because it doesn’t have problems with attendance.

Kyron is described as a timid little guy, very aware of stranger danger and not prone to being adventurous or wandering off. Searchers have been at it day and night since early Friday evening and have come up empty handed. As of Saturday night, there had been no Amber Alert issued because in this case, there are no known suspects or suspect vehicles. Authorities and school officials will be conducting interviews with school staff, parents and anyone else who was at the school on Friday – those interviews are expected to take place throughout the day today. Investigators say the child’s family is cooperating in the case and report that Kyron’s bio-mom arrived in Portland from Medford, Oregon, soon after learning of the boy’s disappearance.

He is 3′ 8″, 50 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair. He was wearing black cargo pants, white socks, worn black Skecher tennis shoes with orange trim and a dark t-shirt with the “CSI” show logo. Anyone with information regarding Kyron’s whereabouts is asked to call a tip line at 503-261-2847.