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[Father Demon]

Two kidnapped St. Louis boys - one kidnapped 5 days ago, and one kidnapped 4 1/2 years ago - both found alive in the same apartment this afternoon

Days after an Amber Alert was issued for 13-year-old William "Ben" Ownby, he has been found alive-and years after one was issued for Shawn Hornbeck, he, too, has been found alive.

They were found in an apartment in Kirkwood.

At a news conference, police said they had charged 41-year-old Michael J. Devlin of Kirkwood with one count of kidnapping. In 1997, he was charged with indecent exposure in Ogden, Utah, and had apparently gone under the name Michael Tate.

2 Kirkwood police officers were serving a warrant in the area of the apartment when they saw a truck that matched the description of one seen leaving the area where Ownby was last seen.

The search began Monday afternoon, when Ben disappeared shortly after getting off a school bus near Beaufort, Missouri, in Franklin County. Another teen who was with him saw a white truck with a camper shell speeding away from the area. Police had been searching for the truck, and were following up on more than 500 leads.

Ownby's parents made an impassioned plea for his safe return Thursday evening. They created flyers to post around the area, hoping for his return, but knowing that each passing hour decreased the odds that he'd be found safely.

In 2002, Shawn Hornbeck left his Richwoods, Missouri home around 1:15 on a sunny, Sunday afternoon on his bike to visit a friend. No one had seen him since, until Friday. When he was brought to the area, NewsChannel 5's Cordell Whitlock, on the scene, said someone yelled out that it was indeed Shawn, and the crowd broke out into applause.

Shawn and Ben both were taken to the Franklin County Sheriff's Department Friday.

The F.B.I. joined the Missouri Highway Patrol and the Franklin County Sheriff's Department in the investigation, and they were joined in the search by fire departments, National Guard troops, and volunteers

Mitch Holt was the last person who'd seen Ben Ownby before his disappearance. His mother told NewsChannel 5's Cordell Whitlock that they hadn't yet seen either boy, and they were elated that the boys were found.

Mitch told NewsChannel 5, "It feels really good, that not just one life was saved, but two." He also said it was the first time he'd ever seen the truck." Later, he added, "I'm going to keep a closer eye on Ben."

Amazingly, it's the second time in recent months an Amber Alert in Franklin County has ended with the successful return of a child. Abby Woods, just a few days old, had been abducted from her home. She was found with another woman, who was subsequently charged with kidnapping her. Abby Woods was unharmed.

This is an amazing story here.  Shawn Hornbeck was kidnapped in October 2002, and not a trace was found.  The other was kidnapped Monday.  The guy that took both stayed here in St. Louis, and didn't ditch his truck even though it was on TV every hour.  The fact that both these boys are alive is a miracle, but what damage was done to them is unfathomable.

[Diomedes]

This is an amazing story here.

If you say so.  I seem to read some farging horror story like this on the front page of every goddamned news outlet every week.  I'm not moved.  It's a white chick.  It's two kids.  It's a baby.  It's a celebrity.  Whatever.
NOT NEWS

The fact that both these boys are alive is a miracle, but what damage was done to them is unfathomable.

It's a miracle.  Give me a break.  Plus, they're probably fine.  They get to be on TV now.

[rjs246]

I guarantee that the one who's been gone for four years has hemorrhoids.

[MDS]

Over 4 years of being kidnapped? Wah.

[rjs246]

Seriously. Who doesn't want to be molested by a man every night? What's a little gay sex between strangers?

[Father Demon]

Cynical bastiches    

A lot of these kids die.  These kids lived, one after 4 1/2 years.  It is amazing.

[rjs246]

The kidnapping doesn't kill them. The auto-erotic gay sex that 'accidentally gets out of hand' is what usually kills them. Either way, I'm glad I didn't have these little freaks on my ghoul pool list. Stupid living children. THEY'RE NO GOOD TO ME!

[shorebird]

I don't think I would have any problem with a father going after a guy for taping like that. But I do have a problem with the government trying to limit and dictate what somebody can and cannot record in a public setting.

Put in that situation, I'd say a polite "can you please stop" would do for starters.

I'll say something about being the father of a 13 year old. Don't let her go out of the house wearing what she wants or thinks she has to wear to keep up with the LOOK she thinks she has to have.

Then all those old pervs won't look as hard.

[mussa]

jesus christ you people are farged up in the head

[shorebird]

jesus christ you people are farged up in the head

You act like your the first one to tell us that.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Mother of three dies after partaking in radio station water-drinking contest to win a Wii

Looks like the Strange family is going to own KDND 107.9.

[General_Failure]

If you die from drinking water, your family should get nothing. In fact, they should be shunned.

[General_Failure]

20,000 Meals Under the Sea

[rjs246]

That is stupid and awesome at the same time.

(Also, I think I need a change to my tag. I won the Salary Cap league this year too... suckers.)

[MDS]

I want to eat there.