Desiree on Terri: 'She was not human to Kyron'
PORTLAND, Ore. – The biological parents of missing 7-year-old Kyron Horman spoke heart-to-heart with KATU On Your Side Investigator Anna Canzano Friday.
In the nearly three months since her child disappeared, Desiree Young says she has been angriest when Kyron's stepmother Terri Horman – the woman last seen with the Skyline second grader – is put in a positive light.
Of course, Terri Horman has not been charged or even named a person of interest in Kyron's disappearance. Still, Desiree Young discussed her frustration in a sit-down interview with Young and Kyron's biological father, Kaine Horman – as Kaine explained their hope for an iron-clad arrest.
"She was not human to Kyron," said Young in a frank exchange. "And I don't think we should humanize her in anyway."
Canzano asked Young to explain.
"Well, we're in this situation we're in, and Kyron's missing," said the birthmother from Medford, who shared at least one weekend a month with Kyron. "And [Terri] has put her feelings in front of his.
"She is not doing what's right, she's not coming forward, she's not talking about what she knows ... She's not doing any of that because she's concerned about Terri, and not Kyron," Young said. "That's just not the right way to be a good person."
Kaine says he knows the public is thirsting for an arrest after more than 12 weeks of searching, questioning, divorce drama and grand jury testimony. However, he said he has no frustration with the investigators.
"They have to make sure they can prove it, slap the cuffs on," Kaine Horman said. "So I'm not frustrated at all."
Kaine admits that the fact that there has been no arrest in what both he and Desiree believe to be a kidnapping case has been a "little disappointing."
However, "I'm glad they're thorough," Horman said. "[The investigators] are amazing people to make that case solid, so when it comes time to make an arrest there's no getting out of it. And that's what we want."
Even more, they want Kyron back. Anna Canzano asked what they think Kyron would say to them if he could speak out right now.
"Help me," Young said. "Take me home."
Watch the raw video from Anna Canzano's interview: