This is one of those horrifying missing child stories that, thankfully, has a happy ending for two sets of parents, and further supports my theory that all vans should be made out of the same material that makes Wonder Woman's airplane invisible.
Ben
Ownby, 13, disappeared earlier this week while waiting for a bus near
his home in rural Missouri. A massive search effort has been underway.
Then today officers serving a warrant spotted a white van that matched
the description of the one seen in the vicinity where Ownby
disappeared.
When police searched the flat of the van owner,
not only did they discover Ownby, but also Shawn Hornbeck, 15, a boy
that has been missing for four years. Hornbeck went out to ride his
bike in Washington County, Missouri and never came home. He was
11-years-old at the time.
Both boys appeared healthy and have
been reunited with their parents. Kidnapping charges were levied
against the white-van-owning scumbag, Michael Devlin, who is being held
on $1 million bail, with more charges expected.
Also expected for Devlin: prison justice.
[photo credit of Shawn Hornbeck: Childsearch]
