Crime Scene Photos from Flores Murder Released

Relatives of Stephany Flores attend her funeral in Lima, June 3, 2010. Chilean police on Thursday detained Joran Van der Sloot, a Dutch man linked to the disappearance of a U.S. student in Aruba in 2005 and who is now the prime suspect in the murder of 21-year-old Stephany Flores in Peru. Flores was killed on May 30. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY)
Stephany Flores Ramirez Funeral, Lima, Peru, June 3, 2010

48 Hours (and Crimesider.com) have obtained crime scene photos from the Stephany Flores murder. I happened upon them my mistake, only saw the first one and found the first one to be disturbing. It shows Flores’ hand.

Kyron’s Bio Mom Writes Him Letter

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Desiree Young, Kyron Horman’s bio mom, wrote him a letter and released it to NBC news. To see the letter she wrote, click here.

Dear Kyron,

I am so soooooo sorry that this has happened. I am sorry that I was not there to protect you. I will never be able to forgive myself for being so many hours away when you needed me the most. I pray that you come back to me because I am afraid that I can’t live without you. I miss you every second of every day. I would give my life for yours, I just want you back safe. You must come back to us. We have so many things that we have planned this summer that you are going to love. Quinn loves you so much and wants you home too. All of the family is here and wants you to know just how much they miss you. Mayson is terribly sad without his best friend to play with and wants you home soon.

When you come home I will show you all of the things that everyone did for you, just to find you. There are literally hundreds of thousands of people that don’t know you and yet they pray for you every night. They know how much I miss you and need you and they just want to bring you home to me. There are so many wonderful people working on this case and they are going to find you soon.

I would give anything to run my fingers through your short hair again. I miss having you to hug anytime I want. Nighttime is always hard for me. I miss you so much and want you back here so that I can protect you from all of the horrible things in this world. I just can’t believe that you aren’t still with us. Your life has been really great and I know that it is [not] done yet. A long time ago you saved my life and now I am going to do the same for you. Our lives will never be the same after this.

I love you very much!

Momma

To read more about this case, and to see my thoughts, click on the label below, scroll down and you will see the first thing I published. Posts are in reverse chronological order.

Joran Retracts Confession: More from His Mom

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Video update to the Joran van der Sloot case

Joran van der Sloot is supposed to make an appearance in front of a judge today. Anita van der Sloot was quoted as saying she will not visit Joran in his Pervuian prison, either. Watch the clip above for more info.

Terri Horman’s Friend: She Will Take 2nd Polygraph Today

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Terri Horman’s long time friend since junior high school, Jaymie Finster, says Terri is scheduled to take a 2nd polygraph today. According to OregonLive.com, Jaymie said, “She [Terri] is not very happy about it.”

You can read more here.

Multnomah County Sheriff on Horman Case


Video of Multnomah County Sheriff’s Capt. Jason Gates
speaking about the Kyron Horman case

Today the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Capt. Jason Gates spoke out to the media about updates on the Kyron Horman case. He talked about a flyer/questionnaire that is being passed around to the students, teachers, faculty and staff of Skyline Elementary School which asks questions about Terri Horman and Kyron Horman on June 4, 2010. Law enforcement is hoping the flyer can jog people’s memories. To see more about the flyer, click here.

Unfortunately, I do not analyze law enforcement or attorneys, because I respect the job they do and need to do, and I don’t see anything positive coming from my assessments. I hope you understand.

To see my thoughts on the Horman’s earlier press conference a week after Kyron Horman went missing, click here.

Thanks, Marie, for the video link.