After tracking nearly 3,000 leads and conducting hundreds of interviews, authorities investigating the disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman say the case is at a critical stage.
"I've got to make a lot of decisions this week," says Multnomoah County Sheriff Dan Staton, CBS News reports.
The decision, Staton adds, will be "based on what comes out of the investigation between now and the end of this week."
Though officials suspended the search for the Portland, Ore., boy two weeks after he disappeared June 4, authorities have continued their investigation and followed up on tips.
Meanwhile, Kyron's family spoke out Monday, again pleading with his stepmom, Terri Horman, to "fully" cooperate with law enforcement officials. "Based upon information we have received from briefings, it is our understanding, and continues to be such, that she has not been cooperating," Kyron's father, Kaine, and mother, Desiree Young, said in an email Q&A with journalists.
When asked about a landscaper's claims that Terri was allegedly involved in a murder-for-hire plot, the family had no comment.
The stepmom, who has not officially been named a suspect or person of interest, has come under police scrutiny and has also hired a prominent defense attorney.
Last Time Seen
While Terri is believed to have been the last person to see Kyron, Kaine recalled the last time he saw the second grader.
While heading to his car to go to work around 7:45 a.m., Kaine walked over to Kyron, who had been feeding the family cat, to tell him "I was extremely proud of him for the effort he put into his red-eyed tree frog project and for him to have a great and fun day a the science fair."
"We talked about maybe going for a special treat and playing the Wii after school, and then I said, 'I love you.' He said, 'I love you too, Dad,' at which point we hugged, and then he went into the house as I got into the car and left," Kaine says.
"While I have not seen him since, that moment in time is still etched in my mind as if it just happened," says Kaine, "and is a constant reminder of the joy of having him as a son."
"I've got to make a lot of decisions this week," says Multnomoah County Sheriff Dan Staton, CBS News reports.
The decision, Staton adds, will be "based on what comes out of the investigation between now and the end of this week."
Though officials suspended the search for the Portland, Ore., boy two weeks after he disappeared June 4, authorities have continued their investigation and followed up on tips.
Meanwhile, Kyron's family spoke out Monday, again pleading with his stepmom, Terri Horman, to "fully" cooperate with law enforcement officials. "Based upon information we have received from briefings, it is our understanding, and continues to be such, that she has not been cooperating," Kyron's father, Kaine, and mother, Desiree Young, said in an email Q&A with journalists.
When asked about a landscaper's claims that Terri was allegedly involved in a murder-for-hire plot, the family had no comment.
The stepmom, who has not officially been named a suspect or person of interest, has come under police scrutiny and has also hired a prominent defense attorney.
Last Time Seen
While Terri is believed to have been the last person to see Kyron, Kaine recalled the last time he saw the second grader.
While heading to his car to go to work around 7:45 a.m., Kaine walked over to Kyron, who had been feeding the family cat, to tell him "I was extremely proud of him for the effort he put into his red-eyed tree frog project and for him to have a great and fun day a the science fair."
"We talked about maybe going for a special treat and playing the Wii after school, and then I said, 'I love you.' He said, 'I love you too, Dad,' at which point we hugged, and then he went into the house as I got into the car and left," Kaine says.
"While I have not seen him since, that moment in time is still etched in my mind as if it just happened," says Kaine, "and is a constant reminder of the joy of having him as a son."
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