Hornbeck and Ben Ownby were reunited with their families the night. A schoolmate's tip about a white pickup led authorities to Devlin's apartment in Kirkwood, Mo. While Todd's life has moved on, seeing news coverage of missing children—like Shawn Hornbeck—brings the past rushing back. Ben Ownby had become the subject of an all out search when he was seen being forced into a car after getting off a school bus. LOUIS, MO ( KMOV) — A Canadian man learned the man who tried to abduct him years ago, was Michael Devlin. Ben Ownby, now 14, was kidnapped while getting off his school bus in Franklin County. The front page of the St. John Walsh, of "America's Most Wanted," will be with us. Shawn told reporters that Devlin had guns and would threaten to murder him if he ever thought about leaving or calling for help. Photo by Huy Mach of the Post-Dispatch. At that point, Shawn made a bargain that he would follow. Forgive me! I know there is spelling errors!! This is a video I made in honor of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby for returning safely back to their familys! I h. , tapes an update on Shawn Hornbeck's missing poster on Jan. Michael Devlin pleads guilty. on Shawn Hornbeck and he says he saw a. ” Shawn Hornbeck stays close to his mother, Pam Akers, during a press conference Saturday, Jan. 123. Both he and Ben Ownby still live in the St. Shawn Hornbeck, now 15, "vanished while riding his bike on October 6th, 2002" at age 11 according to a search and rescue website maintained by his family. On Friday, police were stunned to find both boys alive and well in 41-year-old Michael Devlin's suburban St. 8 in Franklin County, but the television station reports that Devlin had help. SAVE. Shawn Hornbeck, 15, grabbed 13-year-old Ben Ownby on Jan. On January 8, 2007, Devlin abducted another, younger boy, Ben Ownby. The FBI has even talked to Michael Devlin, currently serving 74 life sentences for the abduction of Shawn Hornbeck in 2002 and Ben Ownby in 2007. . Ownby hadn’t been seen since getting off a school bus Monday afternoon. He`s never been. Former FBI agent Lynn Willett looks back on solving the abductions of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby. Louis man accused of abducting two boys and holding one for four years, pleaded not guilty yesterday in Franklin County, Mo. "Now And Then," will be released Nov. Willett, now 57, retired from the FBI in 2010 after 24 years and works as a consultant for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in St. Updated: Jan. ST. 95 (328pp) ISBN 978-1-59921-344-6. Is now Fathom. The suspect, Michael Devlin, pleaded not guilty Thursday in Union, Mo. Shawn Hornbeck. Devlin; and two Kirkwood police, Gary Wagster and Chris Nelson, who helped bring the boys’ captivity to an end. 10: EVIL: Canada - BRETT RYAN. Photo by J. - It's a story that captured the nation's attention - the kidnappings of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby. 12, 2007, after the news came that Ben Ownby and Shawn Hornbeck were safe. October 6, 2002 marks 20 years since Shawn Hornbeck was kidnapped. U. In October 2002, the then 11-year-old Hornbeck was kidnapped while riding his bike to a friend’s home in Washington County. She then sits down with both Don and Doris Ownby about their four-day ordeal and how they feel about their son, Ben, being the reason Shawn Hornbeck was found. But now it's time for Shawn Hornbeck's family to pick up the pieces with a four-year chunk missing, gone. , court to one count of kidnapping. ”Michael J. Ben Ownby, 13, was snatched by Michael Devlin on his way home from school days ago, police said. Now 15, Shawn Hornbeck was 11 when he went missing and was apparently abducted. NGUYEN: You've been listening to the family of Ben Ownby, a 13 - year-old who went missing on Monday, found on Friday, with Shawn Hornbeck. 8. Ben is a 13-year-old white male with brown hair and blue eyes. Right now, we have the one kidnapping charge that's out there, a Class A felony in Franklin County. 13, 2007, in Richwoods, the morning after he was found along with Ben Ownby in a Kirkwood apartment. Ownby was kidnapped on Jan. 5. , 20-month-old son of the famous aviator. Several days later, both Ben and Shawn (now fifteen. According to family and the school this disappearance is unusual for Ben. This classic episode of "48 Hours" explores the report of 11-year-old Shawn Hornbeck who was kidnapped in October 2002 while riding his bicycle in Richwoods, Missouri. Two years after his return, Shawn's parents, Pam and Craig, say they have seen their now 17-year-old son. A - Ben Ownby & Shawn Hornbeck and nine more episodes by True Crime Records, free! No signup or install needed. Hornbeck and Ben Ownby, 13, disappeared 4 1/2 years and 40 miles apart. Devlin confessed and was ultimately convicted of kidnapping two young boys in Missouri. Ben's uncle, Loyd Bailie, told The Associated Press he. 6, 2002, 11-year-old. Friends and family members are also searching for the boy. UNION, Missouri (CNN) -- Authorities are examining similarities between the disappearances of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby and the disappearance in 1991 of. Shawn Hornbeck was 11 when he was kidnapped. ” “You need ’em both,” he said. An eye witness was able to describe to police the truck Devlin used to carry out the crime. 8, 2007, after walking home from the bus stop in his hometown of Beaufort, Miss. Several days later, both. 13, 2007, in Richwoods, the morning after he was found along with Ben Ownby in a Kirkwood apartment. He began to strangle the boy, "and he talked me out of it," Devlin said. • Devlin pleads not guilty to kidnapping Ben Ownby, 13 • Charges filed in kidnapping of Shawn Hornbeck, 15 • Devlin under investigation in the 1991 disappearance of boy, 11kidnapped. Please try again later. At the arraignment, Devlin pleaded not guilty. William Ben Ownby, 13, had been. On January 12, 2007 both boys were rescued by police. 6, 2002, Shawn Hornbeck, 11, was abducted as he rode his bike to a friend's house in a St. Craig Akers died Monday at the age of 57. ST. Louis-area home of alleged kidnapper Michael Devlin. Devlin decided to abduct another child, 13-year-old Ben Ownby, but Delvin’s truck was recognized by Mitchell Hults and police raided his home four days after Ben went missing. EST, January 17, 2007. The example he gives is that investigators found two missing children, Ben Ownby who had been missing for a week, and Shawn Hornbeck who had been missing for 4. LOUIS – Wednesday marks the 15 year anniversary of the “Missouri Miracle”, the day missing boys Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby were found. 19 Action News has. 8, and a white pickup seen speeding away led police to Devlin. "The feelings that Devlin had for Hornbeck ran much deeper than they did for Ben Ownby. And he adds he never really met Ben Ownby, the. com and Associated PressFor more than four terrifying years, Shawn Hornbeck was held captive by a hulking, 300-pound psychopathic kidnapper who grabbed him at gunpoint and abused him. Louis. Basically this guy kidnapped Shawn Hornbeck in 2002 and got away with it fast forward 4 1/2 years later in 2007 he kidnapped Ben Ownby. He is now nearly 16. Michael Devlin is serving life in prison after being convicted of kidnapping. 12 at Devlin’s suburban St. He spent four months scoping out the perfect victim before choosing 13-year-old Ben Ownby on January 8th. Louis County prosecutor, disputed that. The boy was luckily found four days later when police arrived with a warrant for Devilin. Then the questions began, why didn’t Shawn try to escape? This book answers those questions. Devlin *liked* boys of a certain age, and Shawn was past that age now. Hornbeck, 15, was last seen riding his bike four years earlier in Richwoods. Subscribe now Free for one month . Thirteen-year-old William Ben Ownby found safe four days after he vanished. The Missouri Miracle: 10 years since Hornbeck, Ownby rescued. Those charges are going to relate. Louis. A series of Web postings under the name “Shawn Devlin” came to light after teenager Shawn Hornbeck’s rescue from an apartment in Kirkwood, Mo. NEW YORK -- Ben Ownby and his family appeared on the NBC "Today" show. Shawn Hornbeck is alive! Just before 5 p. Willett, 57 and retired from the FBI since 2010, attended Ownby's Eagle Scout ceremony years ago, and replied to a 2014 tweet. Devlin is charged with kidnapping both boys. Now investigators are piecing together the details of Hornbeck's captivity and Ownby's abduction, trying to discover how the man kept the boys captive in an apartment where neighbors often heard. Prosecutors say more charges are likely. POTOSI, Mo. Ron Cobb, owner of Cobb's Grocery store in Richwoods, Mo. The example he gives is that investigators found two missing children, Ben Ownby who had been missing for a week, and Shawn Hornbeck who had been missing for 4. With the investigation into the kidnapping of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby in full swing, a child endangerment conference held Tuesday at the St. Shawn Hornbeck stays close to his mother, Pam Akers, during a press conference in Richwoods on Jan. Forbes report that Ben was forced into sex 17 times during his 4 day abduction: St. October 6, 2002 marks 20 years since Shawn Hornbeck was kidnapped. 8, they were hoping to find him alive. 0 (1) Paperback. Shawn Hornbeck missing for four and one half years, or 1558 days as his mother recently said on the local nightly news, until January of this year when Shawn’s rescue stunned both Saint Louis and the nation. Robert McCulloch, St. Police found Hornbeck while they were looking for another missing boy, Ben Ownby, who had disappeared on his way home from school. click here. 5 years, in the same apartment, captives of the same perpetrator. that's Shawn Hornbeck you're seeing there now, 15 years old now, 11 years old when he went missing. Coronavirus. Louis-area home of alleged kidnapper Michael Devlin. He is serving 74 life sentences plus 2,020 years at Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron, Missouri. It was the first in a series of hearings this week in four jurisdictions where Mr. Damian Hornbeck, then an 11-year-old boy, went missing from his Richwoods, Missouri, home on 6 October 2002. Tuesday the Washington County Prosecutor announced seven new charges against 41. Shawn Hornbeck's strange behavior might have continued for years had not Ben Ownby disappeared on January 8. But Cox said that there was “no link” between Devlin and Arlin that investigators can see “at this point. LOUIS, MO ( KMOV) — A Canadian man learned the man who tried to abduct him years ago, was Michael Devlin. Family members of 15-year-old Shawn Hornbeck said they believe he was molested during the four years he was missing and, at times, his captor woke him every 45 minutes in an apparent attempt to. Ben Ownby, four days before the. 12, 2017 at 11:32 AM CST. Devlin led them on Jan. Devlin's lawyers said their client admitted guilt to spare Shawn and his other victim, Ben Ownby, the pain of a trial. Jan. In January 2007, the case of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby—made headlines around the world. Hornbeck was abducted when he was 11 years old as he rode his bike in a St. Ben Ownby says he's ready to return to school, thanks classmate who tipped police. Tune in to hear from the Hornbeck family, investigators, reporters, and more. Police say that Michael Devlin, 41, grabbed Ben, 13, after he got off his school bus, Jan. 13, 2007 in Richwoods, Mo. Searching for Ben Ownby, a 13-year-old boy missing since Jan. Hornbeck had been missing for. LOUIS – Wednesday marks the 15 year anniversary of the “Missouri Miracle”, the day missing boys Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby were found. 13 — On Thursday evening, they were captives in the same tiny two-bedroom apartment in suburban St. 24, 2008. pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of kidnapping another boy, Ben Ownby, on Jan. Ben had been gone for four days; Shawn had been away from his home for more than four years. Correspondent Troy Roberts sits down with now 17-year-old Shawn Hornbeck, the boy kidnapped in October 2002 at the age of 11 and held captive in a suburban St. 13, 2007. In January 2007, a thirteen-year-old Missouri boy, William "Ben" Ownby Jr. "They actually said, 'You look exactly like Shawn Hornbeck. By now the world knows the story of the two boys: one stolen four years ago and one last week. 8. 24, 2008. Louis suburb, where they found Ownby and Hornbeck on Jan. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – Thursday marks the ten year anniversary of the “Missouri Miracle. Missouri: Shawn Hornbeck, Ben Ownby, and Cassidy Rainwater. 13, 2007, in Richwoods, the morning after he was found along with Ben Ownby in a Kirkwood apartment. Over the course of the next four-and-a-half years, he was held captive and sexually abused by his abductor, Michael Devlin. The alleged abductor, Thursday in Union, Mo. He was found after four days, alongside Hornbeck. O'REILLY: “Back of the Book” segment tonight: St. They were both discovered at the home of 41-year-old Michael Devlin, a sexual predator. Authorities said they. It was October 6th, 2002 and at around 1:15 pm in the afternoon, Shawn headed towards his friend's house on his lime green bicycle. ST. , where officers freed Shawn, then 15, and William "Ben" Ownby, 13. Now 15, Shawn was reportedly last seen more than four years ago in his hometown of Richwoods, Missouri,. Shawn was kidnapped near his home in Richwoods, while Ben was. TRAVEL Ukraine 27/10/23. He left home that day on his green 21-inch mountain bike to visit a nearby friend. - It's a story that captured the nation's attention - the kidnappings of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby. Devlin, jailed on $1 million bail, is charged in the kidnapping of 13-year-old Ben, but authorities also expect to charge him with abducting Shawn Hornbeck, a 15-year-old abducted four years ago. Shawn has a new home replacing the house from which he. In season 1 episode 5, titled Hornbeck/Ownby, Nancy Grace investigates the disappearance of two young boys from Missouri. Follow Me On TwitterShawn, now 15, was 11 when he was kidnapped in 2002 while riding his bike near his rural home. Ownby was kidnapped on Jan. Now investigators are piecing together the details of Hornbeck's captivity and Ownby's abduction, trying to discover how the boys could have been kept captive in an apartment where neighbors often heard banging, shouting and arguing. She declined to release information about any other missing-child cases being investigated by a task force formed after authorities rescued Shawn and kidnap victim William "Ben" Ownby, 13, from. Devlin recovered from his injuries. He is a possible suspect in the disappearance of several other. Ben and Shawn's captor is currently serving 74 life sentences for sexual assault, kidnapping and attempted murder. Louis, Missouri, suburb. The Associated Press is reporting that Shawn Hornbeck, the teenager who went missing for four years, actually helped his kidnapper hide Ben Ownby. Police found Ben Ownby and. His death occurred 12 years after being reunited with Shawn, who, at age 16, was found alive in January 2007 in a Kirkwood apartment along with another boy, Ben Ownby, 13, who had gone missing. . The discovery that the boys. ADD. This friend only lived a short distance away in the small town of Richwoods, Missouri, and it was a route that Shawn was. LOUIS — Abducted teen Shawn Hornbeck was ordered to guard fellow captive Ben Ownby and hide him from police when they were repeatedly left alone in their captor’s apartment, an official. Now grown, both Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby remain in the St. The manager kidnapped Ownby. On Oct. That evening, then-Fraklin. LOUIS (AP) — A former FBI agent who played a key role in cracking the disappearance of two Missouri boys, one of whom had been missing for nearly five years, is rejoicing in the 10-year an…Shawn's eventual cooperation with Michael Devlin helped keep 13-year-old Ben Ownby captive while Devlin was at work, said the official, who requested anonymity, citing a lack of authorization to. Hornbeck and Ownby. When the FBI caught him, Michael J. KIRKWOOD — Children who befriended Shawn Hornbeck during the four years he was missing now miss him. Shawn Hornbeck married and became a father. TRAVEL Destination 26/10/23. Devlin . Michael Devlin was sentenced to life in prison for the. His 15-year-old neighbor was able to describe Devlin’s white pickup truck, the key detail that led to the. ”. Delvin threatened and abused the boy, made him terrified of trying to escape, and even made Shawn take on the last name Delvin. Retelling of the case of Shawn Hornbeck, who as an 11 year old, was kidnapped, and miraculously survived several years of abuse. Devlin confessed to both kidnappings. , also disappeared and was believed to have been kidnapped. 4 or higher 11 year old, Shawn Hornby was kidnapped while riding his bike. 14 Podcast Episodes. Searchers looking for William Ownby—missing for five days—were amazed to find, not just William, but also Shawn Hornbeck, who had been missing for over four years. And Shawn Hornbeck, too, once they assured him that he was safe, admitted who he was, said he was Shawn Hornbeck. Shawn Hornbeck stays close to his mother, Pam Akers, during a press conference Saturday, Jan. Shawn, now 15, was 11 when he was kidnapped in 2002 from near his home in Richwoods. What happened to Ben Ownby and Shawn Hornbeck? On January 12, 2007, police and FBI agents entered the apartment and located Ben Ownby and a second boy sitting on a sofa quietly. Franklin County Sheriff GARY TOELKE (C) announces that Ben Ownby and Shawn Hornbeck have been found, on Friday during a press confere - ZUMAs68_ 20070117_cob_s68_525Devlin pled guilty to 2 counts of kidnapping and 69 counts of forcible sodomy in attacks on William "Ben" Ownby and Shawn Hornbeck. Amanda Schroepfer, 17, puts up a "Welcome Home" sign at the Voss Market in Beaufort on Friday, Jan. 13-year-old Ben Ownby. But a tough road back for both of them, a lot of things they need to go through to. Devlin decided to kidnap a 13 year old boy named Ben Ownby on January 8, 2007. MATTINGLY: Well, Ben Ownby's mother says that he's doing great. . Devlin sexually abused, tortured, and terrorized Hornbeck. Devlin stood before two different judges and admitted to kidnapping. Devlin, the suburban St. Channel: Robin and Zephyr. The 41-year-old pizzeria manager is charged with kidnapping Shawn and Ownby in separate remote Missouri towns four years apart. In 2007, Ben Ownby was abducted from a rural neighborhood in Missouri by pizza shop worker, Michael Devlin. But he never tried to escape. Ben Ownby, 13, went missing after he. Years later, in 2007, Ben Ownby went missing. They had both been kidnapped by. ST. In 2007, he was reunited with Shawn Hornbeck, who, at age 16, was found alive in a Kirkwood apartment. That fall Devlin pleaded guilty to multiple counts of kidnapping and sexual assault and was sentenced to 74 life. Devlin kidnapped Shawn from Richwoods, Mo. Six years after his own rescue and now 21, he offers advice to those discovered in Cleveland case. Shawn Hornbeck was an 11 year old boy who was kidnapped while riding his bike to a friend’s house near Richwoods, Missouri. Michael Devlin, the former pizzeria manager accused of kidnapping Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby, will plead guilty next week to kidnapping. Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. - In 2007, Devlin kidnapped another boy named Ben Ownby, but another boy was able to describe his truck to police. Hornbeck had been missing since October 2002. com. Hornbeck had been held captive for more than four years, while. 5 years, in the same apartment, captives of the same perpetrator. In the years after their son went missing, Shawn's parents, Pam and Craig Akers, devoted themselves to missing child cases. It was the sort of story that invariably ends in tragedy. Shawn Hornbeck, now 15, was missing for four years after vanishing in 2002, and Ben Ownby, 13, was missing for four days in January. Returning home from school, Ben got off a school bus and ran down the gravel road. See All Available Copies See All Available Copies. He was gone for four years, so they're taking their time with him. , last week. Louis suburb. 25) - A Missouri teenager who was kidnapped and held for four years said he figured his days were numbered when his abductor decided to take another boy, according to transcripts from a television interview released Wednesday to The Associated Press. – A 13-year-old boy who vanished from the gravel road near his home five days ago was found alive Friday. The unusual psychological aspects of Hornbeck's captivity and his failure to attempt to escape are explained, according to Sauerwein, by the Stockholm syndrome, which leads a captive to bond with his captor. Louis and national news stations began reporting that missing children, 13-year-old William “Ben” Ownby and Hornbeck were both found. , where officers freed Shawn, then 15, and William "Ben" Ownby, 13. 5, 2009. 12 and found both Ownby and Hornbeck, who had been. Back to Michael Devlin. Four days later, they found Ownby, and. And even if the two cases are similar, it’s impossible to make clear comparisons, given the. The man who kidnapped Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby was identified as Michael J. TRAVEL Extreme 30/10/23. With me on the. The man who kidnapped Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby was identified as Michael J. This episode was originally broadcast on Sept. Louis, Missouri, suburb. . Both were living with 20st pizza parlour manager Michael Devlin, 41, who snatched them from the. Forbes. 0 (1) Paperback. Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby: The Missouri Miracle | Serial NapperThe story of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby is also known as the “Missouri Miracle”, and by t. Four years after he was kidnapped and 36 hours after being freed, Shawn Hornbeck was back. The second boy was Shawn Hornbeck, who had disappeared more than four years earlier from his own rural neighborhood of Washington County. Log in“We’re going to have some closure coming to our family now. It's one of the most perplexing questions to emerge from the tale of the two missing Missouri boys who were found last Friday: why didn't Shawn Hornbeck, 15, the. Shawn had taken this path many times before but this time,. In 2007, Ben Ownby was abducted from a rural neighborhood in Missouri by pizza shop worker, Michael Devlin. The 11-year-old disappeared without a trace while riding his bike and was kidnapped by pizza shop boss, Michael Devlin. He is a responsible child with a straight-A record at school. THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. A witness saw the white pick-up truck that carried Ownby away, which eventually led police to the one-bedroom apartment of 41-year-old Michael Devlin. Forbes. He's arrested, charged with one count of first-degree kidnapping. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I wish I had the answers, but I don`t. Shawn was kidnapped near his home in Richwoods, while Ben was. Listen as we discuss the story of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby. BUY THIS BOOK. Devlin is slated to be. . Louis Post-Dispatch that saving Ben Ownby and Shawn Hornbeck from Michael Devlin’s suburban St. Louis apartment for the next four-and-a-half years. 12 to his small apartment in Kirkwood, Mo. was missing for over four years before being discovered on January 12,. Louis suburb. 14, 2007, showcases the safe return of two missing boys: Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby. Shawn had been missing since 2002. Chernobyl: explore the haunting site of the nuclear disaster. Hornbeck told reporters that Devlin had guns and threatened to kill him if he tried to escape. , to charges of kidnapping another boy, 13-year-old Ben Ownby, who was found last week along with Shawn in Devlin’s apartment four days after. Driving his pickup, he knocked Hornbeck off his bike and kidnapped him. In 2007, a multi-jurisdictional task force was created to investigate Michael J. She then sits down with both Don and Doris Ownby about their four-day ordeal and how they feel about their son, Ben, being the reason Shawn Hornbeck was found. 54:28 | Jun 7th. That’s when missing boys, Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Owenby were found. Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020. On Jan. Missouri, in 2007, the man suspected of kidnapping 13-year-old William "Ben" Ownby, they also found Shawn Hornbeck, 15, who had been missing since 2002. One of the boys, Ben Ownby, had been kidnapped just four days earlier; the other was Shawn Hornbeck. He wasn't as attached to Ben Ownby. – Like father, like son, figured Michael Devlin's neighbors when they saw the bulky 41-year-old and the black-haired 15-year-old boy who lived with him. Hornbeck had been. The stunning development came when both 13-year-old Ben Ownby and 15-year-old Shawn Hornbeck were found at an apartment in Kirkwood, miles from the rural locations where the boys disappeared 4 1/2. Devlin, a pizza shop manager and funeral home worker with no previous police record, was sentenced to four life sentences for kidnapping and child. ST. It has been quite an ordeal,” said Ben’s mother, Doris Ownby. 13-year-old Ben Ownby. Louis suburb in October 2002. ST. Tonight, a major break in the case, Ben Ownby found alive. PLAY. Shawn Hornbeck, 15, carried out orders from his alleged abductor, Michael Devlin, because the 300-pound pizzeria manager destroyed the youngster’s identity during the first month of four years. Ownby, 23, lives and attends school in the St. Those children, Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby reportedly lived in a Kirkwood apartment building with Devlin. Kidnapped: Shawn Hornbeck's Incredible Story: Directed by Rob Klug. Socotra Island, the most unworldly place on the planet. Louis Talks spoke to then Franklin County sheriff Gary Toelke, who led much of the investigation after Ownby was taken four days earlier. Hornbeck, now 15, was held captive for more than four years. In his honor, his family started the Shawn Hornbeck Foundation and Search and Rescue Team. S. Louis, MO ». Todd Anderson. . Shawn, now 15, was kidnapped in 2002 from near his home in Richwoods. More. The boys — 15-year-old Shawn Hornbeck, abducted more than four years ago, and 13-year-old Ben Ownby, taken after getting off his school bus Monday afternoon — smiled shyly and appeared at ease. 13-year-old Ben Ownby. Shawn Hornbeck, 15, had several chances to escape but experts say he was probably too fearful to run from his captor. Shawn was taken while riding a bike. Fast forward to Friday, this past Friday. Ben has largely returned to the life he knew before he was abducted Jan. Louis area. Crime; Military; Education; Terror; Immigration; Economy; Personal FreedomsDevlin was arraigned Thursday on a felony kidnapping charge in the abduction of Ben Ownby, 13, who was found Friday with Shawn in Devlin's apartment in a St. Devlin decided to kidnap a 13 year old boy named Ben Ownby on January 8, 2007. When authorities searched Devlin's apartment, they rescued Ben—and in a shocking twist, discovered 15-year-old Shawn. . He is being held on a $1 million bond and will appear in court on Jan 18, 2007 where he is expected to plead not guilty. Devlin probably great pause in terms of telling his side of the story. Duration: 4m 5s. Louis is reporting. 8, and a white pickup seen speeding away led police to Devlin. She then sits down with both Don and Doris Ownby about their four-day ordeal and how they feel about their son, Ben, being the reason Shawn Hornbeck was found. in the suburban St. Shawn Hornbeck and the SS Baychimo. Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby disappeared more than four years and 40 miles apart. Authorities said they. Now, this is a story all about how My life got flipped-turned upside down And I'd like to take a minute Just sit right there I'll tell you. Hiding in plain view, missing Missouri boy was controlled by his captor, experts say. Sheriff Gary Toelke said authorities found William “Ben” Ownby, 13, there – but were astonished to find another boy who identified himself as Shawn Hornbeck, 15. Shawn was missing more than four years before he was discovered Jan. Right Now. Shawn is their son — Shawn Hornbeck, now 15 — who disappeared more than four years ago while riding his bike to a friend's house. VAN SUSTEREN: Well, if the two young boys, Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby testify, that will of course give Mr. Police found Shawn during their search for another young boy, Ben Ownby. Hornbeck talked with us about how he survived. Louis. Photo by. Today, St. Ownby was missing for five days, and Hornbeck was missing for four years.