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  • People grab these children and if they don't kill them, they scar them for life. I saw interviews about Shawn I hope he recieves counseling and is really going to make a life for himself. Only he knows the demons and confusement he has to face. God bless you Shawn and Ben.

  • i dont kno if its jus me but if i wuz kidnapped and sexually assualted i wud want to die! but id b scared at how the kidnapper wud do it! wud he jus mak it quick nd shoot me, hang me, or wud he make it painful, drown me, suffacate me, mutilate my body, strangle me, break my bones, beat me till i left a conscious state then bury me underground! i wudnt kno what he'd do and obviously the kids didnt kno either! to them their best intentions wer jus to stay alive so they did what they wer told!

  • death to all pedos /child molestors - hope u rott in jail burn in hell rest in piss and may god have mercy on ur soul - cock suckas

  • Holy crap. Devlin was a major geek. :S

  • Devlin...huh more like DEVILin

  • @NaaBegNoFriend HORN beck ... to beck is to call. horn ... well, we know what we know. it is very true that words and names have immense power. i do not know why "horn" called to shawn ... or why HORN calls to any of us. the name "horn beck" is a sign and it was indeed the "devil's call" who was dwelling in devlin.

  • @Adamillionaire123

    ....it should have been you smartass

  • I can't believe the kidnapping was 4 years ago and he was only kidnapped for four years.. It seems so much longer. Kind scary knowing I've driven past where he was being held at, and one of my friends sisters, friend dated Shawn.

  • He was 11 when kidnapped and when he came back he was a taller, thinner, longer-haired 15 year old kid. I mean, going through ALL of that at 11 and come back 15 would scar my life too!! I wouldn't know what to do and I wouldn't even dare to run because I would think he'd come back for my family and friends too. I would've been in the same emotional state at Shawn no doubt.

  • @lollypop2143 i agree 100%. imagine being 11 years old & thinking about him coming after you and killing you & your family. when your at that age you don't know enough to know what to do & kids are easily manipulated its disgusting what this man did to him. i actually think Shawn made a good decision by not telling everyone what happened during his time there because honestly i would never want him to think about that again he doesn't deserve it. i really want to kno how hes doing

  • I bet Shawn was thinking that if he ran and he was caught again by Devlin, that Devlin might kill his family and him. Shawn, as stated numerous times, held on in hopes that he would see his family again.

  • I don't understand how people can question him on why he did not escape when he was able to run loose. This was a little boy who was abducted when he was 11 years old, sexually abused that very day. Taken out to woods to be killed, my gosh that alone would be enough to traumatize even an adult no less a child.

  • God bless this kid. He was put through hell.

  • @Adamillionaire123 everything he did during captivity was extremely smart.

  • i live in missouri probably 10 minutes away from where shawn lives. im the same age as shawn i remeber evrything tht happened and evry1 was sad our car was checked 2 make sure shawn was in there. it was sooo sad and i guess its a different sad feeling when u r soooo close 2 where the kidnapping was and it coodve been me. but being sooo close 2 where shawn is i was scared myself. and 2 all of u saying y ddnt shawn escape? bcuz he was scared and wht if he was caught? he woodve been killed!

  • @ILuhYu15478 Yep he would have been killed, I mean he already had his life threatened once, I don't blame Shawn for keeping quiet, Shawn is doing so well right now, it's hard to believe he is a grown man, he has done a lot since 07 and i am damn proud he was able to get on with his life

  • If you yourself have never been put in this type of situation you have no right to say whether Shawn's actions were right or not. I watched this story and for those of you who didn't, the piece of crap who kidnapped Shawn tried to kill him shortly after he was taken . Shawn pleaded for the man not to kill him and in return Shawn promised not to run, tell anybody and would do whatever the man wanted, he just didn't want to die. Now tell me, what would you have done?

  • @coreliandude76 so tell me, what the hell is "kidnapped" supposed to look like? I would love to know what your feable mind perceives this to be!

  • @coreliandude76 because he was spoiled

  • we are nobody to say defer or that he is lying only he know what he went though i believe him with all my heart because i was molested for 9year and no one in my family believe me

  • mutherfucker dont look depressed to me, he look like he enjoy staying with his capture and sucking cock...thats why when the cops found him he didnt even look like scared

  • @FullBloodedHmoob you make me sick, you weren't in his place, you weren't at gunpoint, bounded and gagged then thrown into a truck taken from your family, you weren't raped b some fat creep, you didn't go through his hell, so shut the fuck up ou pathetic little piece of shit.

  • @Clwsfan864 YOU FUCKING SHIT FACE BASTARD. Ok, let me just ask you!. Are you related Shawn?.------------------Alrig­ht then, so shut the fuck up!!!...Only lowlifes would get mad at a complete random comment on youtube...That fat predator scum had a 9MM Ruger pistol on the house. Shawn could of put a hole in his chest if he wanted to, but he didnt. He love sucking cock.............and so do you

  • @FullBloodedHmoob I knew him very well, he was my NEIGHBOR, and your just as fucked up as the fat creep to think Shawn liked it there. During an interview he even spoke about how scared he was the whole time there. I saw his face almost everyday, so I probably no him better than you! Like I said before you make me sick, and your probably some inbred piece of trash

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  • @Clwsfan864 why didnt he tell the police who he was when they stopped him and his friend at night past there curfew, when devlin was gone for 3 months with his family why didnt he tell his neighbor who he was when they were hanging out????

  • @BBeAtZ91 he was probably scared that the Michael creep would find is family and hurt them or something

  • @Clwsfan864 thats the worst excuse if he would have just told the police who he was when he had the chance he would have been safe and it would have ended right there, if devlin got caught then he would be in jail for life like he is now how could he harm his family

  • @Clwsfan864 shawn is fabricating what happened and we all know it as he got older he got more self aware of what was going on he could have easily shot this fuckin punk or faught wit this guy physically the fat fuck had 2 toes amputated and diabetes and hes 300 pounds sweeep his fuckin legs out and run to the front door i ponder why he wouldnt try something

  • @BBeAtZ91 because he was scared! that's why, its like i stated before you were not in position!!

  • @Clwsfan864 your not even listening to what im saying man, before you keep saying he was scared put your self in his shoes, if you have a fucking bike and he lets you ride around wherever you want and you live twenty minutes from home your not gonna ride there? or atleast just knock on someones fucking door and say im shawn hornbeck can you call the police, or even wen he got stopped by the police you wouldnt say hi im the boy youve been looking for for the past 3 years cmon

  • @FullBloodedHmoob i like your comments the person on here who agrees with what i think

  • This video STILL makes me cry. I'm friends with him...I guess people will never understand what he went through... :'(

  • The people questioning this kid's motives and why he didn't reach out for help...are amazing. Research things like the Stockholm Syndrome.... The human mind, especially at this kid's age, is completely pliable. He was, for a lack of better descriptions, brain washed. It's that "simple". For anyone to really believe the kid wanted to remain in that life....you are a perfect example of our pliable and simple minds.

  • Sean did NOT like his living situation at all. We can not imagine what it must have been like being in his shoes at all. It is even harder to imagine, since he was taken at the tender age of 11. He clearly suffered from the stockholm syndrom. We must not pass judgement on why he did not escape when he had the chance to.

  • How the hell can you live 3 people in the small apartment and can't be notice.

  • ive ben reading articles on the story but i havent heard that peace of information is it a fact?

  • Everyone who is saying he should have ran blah blah is stupid. Sorry but if you get abducted at a young age, the guy tries to kill you, then he tells you he will let you stay alive IF you never run.. Why the hell would you run? You wouldnt unless youre an idiot.

  • I have a feeling there's more than meets the eye to this story. He seems to have been given so much liberty, maybe after awhile, he actually started liking the guy, and looking at him like a father figure. Way too many chances to get away. He didn't have a father I heard.

  • @bklynguy27 He has a step-father and I think like you too. Because there are many things the family isnt comfortable speaking about. I think that it was at the beggining his fear that kept him there, but he was 11 and he could have easily been confussed and convinced about staying with the man permanently.

  • wow he totally reminds me of the guy from paranormal state.

  • Exactly what I have said to lots of people, I am surprised if Ryan has not gotten mistaken for Shawn, but he is much older than him though.

  • I say this is coincidence (one of many in this case ) but Shawn father, who died in prison when Shawn was a baby was a convicted child rapist.

  • first he was left at home with micheals guns when he went to work,second anyone who says shawns nice dont know shawn

  • he was left with guns months after kidnapping and why you say he isnt nice?you know him?

  • i knew him hes alot diffrent now....he was nicer when i knew him he was still an ahole but he was nicer

  • That place was filthy

  • probably mental illness

  • finally i notice the three names. That is some satanical shit!

    How did i never make that connection?

  • you look to be a fine young man. you should feel so proud of yourself.

  • Shawn, I don't understand everything you went through. I was so busy with my own problems (depression, being a mom) I tried not to pay you too much attention. I'm so happy they found you alive and you're getting so much help now. God bless you and your family. i'm not too far...good wishes 2 you friend

  • I am actually good friends with Shawn and he is one of the most amazing people I have ever met. I have never seen someone with so much love in compassion. He has hope in his eyes and a wonderful future in front of him. One time he told me that he use to see that 'devils' face in the mirror looking back at him. He is so strong and a miracle. He should inspire all of us to go literally through hell and come out as such a wonderful person. I am honored to know Shawn Hornbeck!

  • I don't know him personally, I met him once for half and hour, but my friend Anna was like BFFs with that guy.

  • Why didn't Hornbeck just RUN AWAY? There is no way in hell that some guy could keep me captive for 4 years in an apartment.

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  • physycological thinking and his captivator had a gun.

  • @johnd94

    Hopefully you'll never have to experience what he did and test your theory.

  • 0:42 ew... imo's...

  • he was enjoying it while straight thuggin it too hahahaha

  • omg why did he cut his hair he looked so hot at the end!

  • Filthy floor, beyond disgusting stove, no soap or toothbrush in the bathroom, Game Stop receipt, black nail polish, rope!! (ugh), Ghiradelli Chocolate, Fleet Enema package, razors and bandaid package... Living hell for Shawn. Damn this devil Devlin to hell. UN-believable stuff that happens. It just goes on and on from child to child and case to case... sigh...

  • Yes that's right and people blame Shawn, well if that's the case we mose well blame Jaycee, Natasha, Steven, Todd, Elizabeth, the list goes on ...

  • I agree, God, just look at his face, it's like two different people, the smiling happy innocent little boy who's eyes shone, to the flat dead expression of someone living in hell. I hope the guy who did this is experiencing prison payback every second of the rest of his sorry life.

  • MIchael Devlyn Is a horrible man! He held this kid in a hell for 4 1/2 years! Im glad hes in Jail for life! But if it was up to me he should have been killed!

  • lol was this kid some type of wannabe gangster???

  • i was on vacation this past week in north carolina-me and my cousin watched his episode on 48 hours, i was nearly in tears. i'm happy he's alive and ok, thats so crazy living in hell for four years! me and him are the same age too, four years just seems sooo long. and it was such a major part of my life. its so mind blowing... i hope he lives the rest of his new life to the fullest and is happy

  • go onto shawns webpage he has new updates

  • where is his webpage?

  • did god bless him when the guy took him

  • @aro327

    exactly. these people don't seem to understand what they're saying.

  • is sad what happend to him, but im glad this sad story has a happy ending. I wish him the best in life "God Bless Him"

  • He's fine. he's doing good actually. He has a job and he's doing really really well. His parents are very involved in helping other parents find their missing children as well.

  • Well tell him to update his site, we have no new info on him for a long while. I have heard from family that he has settled back well, I just wish the family would update for everyone ...

  • That poor boy, It brings tears to my eyes when I think about the ordeal he had to live through.

  • what ordeal he had a computer a camara why did it take him so long to escape

  • He made a deal with the Devil to survive. Deviln told him he'd kill him and his family if he tried to escape. He was an 11 year old when he was taken. Let's see what you would've done if you were a scared kid.

  • The guy said he would kill him...when you live in that fear it's not easy to run away as mentioned he was 11 the computer, camera, bikes, ect. it was all to keep him quiet and to surpress the hurt

  • does anywhere know wher i could whatch the whole '48 hours' show of him online? thanks!

    im so happy he was found and was safe.

  • George look at the info on the video and I have the link there to click onto, it has the full story for you, hope this helps :) Leigh ...

  • lol yeah thanks i saw it right after i posted the comment =P

    thanks sooo much!

    i've been surching for the 48 hour mystery interview!

  • thanks for the link...when I first watched this I was like...WTF? but now I understand and I feel sooo horrible for that boy/man and his family! WOW I cried the whole time I watched the video...glad he's ok and glad that devil is behind bars

  • poor baby the look on his face in the pictures says it all...but he's ok now :)

  • that was fucking gay you mother fucker

  • WTH??!! Why would you even suggest something like that?

  • I agree with you

  • why would that even go through your sick head

  • i still say there is more to this than we will ever know.

  • thanks for the link to that other website

  • his grandmother owned Quinn's in HIllsboro, and they had to shut down because he went missing, and everytime we went camping we passed through richwoods with a frown wondering where he is. but now we smile always looking up at his house knowing he is safe...

  • No Shawn was not the perpertrator, it was Devlin, as Shawn says he spent most of the time outside the apartment when Ben was there, and also there is store footage of Shawn with Devlin, Devlin stands behind him very menancing and imtimidating and you see Shawn stare at the mall guard, he wanted out, to escape and was trying everything he knew, like eye contact, as Shawn said, he had the gun, he had the power, he is sombre cause he may be embarrased that the world no he was raped, thats all ....

  • hey where can i see this store footage of shawn hornbeck? thank you

  • thats just wrong man

  • my heart goes out to shawn and his family poor kid no ones knows exactly what the kid went through but himself and his abductor. i just hope he knows that it wasnt his fault his abductor knew better and no matter what guilt that kid has for what his family went through it was no fault of his own. and that poor excuse for a man will get what coming to him he will be judged one day. and u know in jail he's being spanked almost everyday. god bless u shawn.

  • Anyone who doesn't understand why a prisoner doesn't run from their captor is a moron. First of all, a child is threatened to be killed, and was nearly choked to death to ensure he would take the threat seriously. Adults held prisoner that are tortured do the same thing, they are too afraid to try to leave and fail. Poor poor, Shawn!!What a strong young man - I hope some other inmate kills the S.O.B. Devlin like they did Dahmer in WI!!!!

  • @yippykiyeaa the only thing im not getting is why he wouldnt tell police who is he was when he had the chance it would have ended right there, something is fishy to me, just because hes threatened he cant tell the POLICE who he is, im not siding with bill o'reilly cause hes an idiot but he has a point about hornbeck liking it as he got older, im not saying he did when he was 11 maybe 13, but once you get to 14 15 you become more aware of whats going on and he could have done something about it

  • @yippykiyeaa nope he shouldn't die...he should sit in their in rot wit he's new bfs in prison :D....have fun devlin(u demon)no wonder thats he's last name!!!

  • well ok then, but any educated person knows what happened, and if you think it's the reason Shawn liked it, then that is wrong, we all can guess as to what went on, and if you really knew Shawn or anything about the case, you would have already given up that info to the police and the missing exploited childrens centre, so I am dubious ....

  • a lot of people are wondering why shawn didin't run away, when he had many opportunites to. shawns kidnapper told him that if he tried to run, tell anyone, or contact his family that he, or his loved ones would be killed. Personally, i do agree, shawn is a handsome boy, and its a shame what happened to him. those that think that he had it "made" in the apartment are sick. Shawn was sexually abused throughtout the four years he was held captive.

  • i fully agree how dare some people say that he had it made it is beyond me how some people would say that

  • I, too, watched 48 hours tonight. I just want to say how proud I am of Shawn for having the great attitude in life. He has suffered more in his young life than most, but instead of choosing anger and hate like so many might, he has chosen to try and be positive and make a good life for himself. I admire him for this. A lot of credit goes to Shawn's parents also for just loving him unconditionally.

  • I just watched his story on 48 hour mystery!

  • since they found shawn and ben how about forwarding our thought to my friend theda who's son christopher has been missing for couple of years now let us please pray for the family.

  • On behalf on myself, I forward all my thoughts to all the missing children who have not been lucky enough to come home, my prayers and love are with you all ...

  • is there a page or something with information for Chrisopher?

  • Final Fantasy 7 !!!! :DDDDD

    Well at least he had some entertainment.

  • ... so thats what hell is like.

  • uh...i think shawn hornbeck is handsome. its a shame what happened to him. no one diserves that.

  • yes, i'm not quite sure why these many children and teenagers who are kidnapped dont run away, and even at times look almost normal or happy in many photo's, though i have never been kidnapped or held against my will so i am not for a second going to sit here and judge them, nor am i going to question their actions!

  • from Steven Stayner kidnapped for 7 years "from the start I reconigised my situation, being kidnapped and sexually abused, as life threatening, and I knew that I had to do what he wanted me to do, I knew that he might kill me if I didn't do those things, there's some times that you just have to go along with things. You have to learn to never say never, because you never know when you're gonna have to do something just to survive."

  • I FUCKING HOPE THAT THAT MOTHER FUCKING DEVILEN CREEP GETS BUT RAIPED IN JAIL EVERY DAY OF HE SCUM BAG LIFE GOD DAMN poor shawn

  • What about Joseph Clark? He was also a teen homo maniac who kidnapped another teen. Act like adults, die like adults.

  • are we certain that shawn is sexually molested? I mean, that's what everyone ssume (me included)...

  • yes Devlin admitted in trial and videos were found of what Shawn endured in that time, so the answer is yes.

  • leigh you know where to find these proof of what u just said

  • yes goggle it and you will find it

  • I live RIGHT next to those apartments. It was crazy when they found Shawn, my boyfriend used to see him playing basketball at this court by his house all the time and he WORKS at the Imos where they found Michael Devlin. It's insane. He was also RIGHT there when the cop got shot behind Imos pizza on that horrible night.

  • well I am glad Devlin is never getting out of jail and I am glad Shawn and Ben are doing so well for the hell they went through, that's all we can hope for.

  • lol he bought the kid final fantasy advent children movie thats one nice kidnapper

  • He wasn't nice, he did those things to keep Shawn where he was, so he could keep him under his control.

  • you have no idea, your norrow mindedness shows, you have no clue what went onto between Shawn and Michael, unless you have been in Shawn's shoes, your comments are invalid and pointless.

  • Read the book 'I know my first name is Steven' and come back and dare to say those comments again..

  • and he looks really fucking happy in all these pictures too

  • Happy 17th Birthday Shawn

    All the best to you

  • day time tv movie in the making!

  • my friend met him.. thats kinda weird to say but ya im from missouri

  • not weird my family is lives there and knows of the family, it is nice he is out and saying hello.

  • I am from St. Louis..i remember that day he was found i was working as a hostesses at a restaurant and everyone in the bar was silent and we were all watching the t.v. when the story broke and everyone was like they found him..then in like march my friends and i were eating at an Applebee's and Shawn and his dad were eating at the table next to us and everyone was whispering "oh my gosh its shawn hornbeck", i felt bad for him,he looked over at me for a moment and he gave a little smile.

  • yeah that's nice, hopefully he will be able to blend in a few years, and just be Shawn.

  • dats crazy shit 4 years missin then they find him and the only reason is cuz another kid came up missin if devlin wouldnt have kidnapped ben shawn never would have been found

  • why is he posing with a gun and dressed like a gangbanger? WTF?

  • You know I have heard this so many times that I think maybe he was told to by Devlin, I don't we will ever know, only Shawn can answer that.

  • precisely, what's up with the gun and all? was he influenced or what? and i've been wondering, other than cycling, skating, playing vid games, what did he actually do during the 4 years in the appartment? and.. who took all the photos? devlin? im just curious...

  • um why did he have earings at 11 years old? cause in that school photo he has one. and i ahvent seen many boys that young with earings

  • Why does it matter?

  • Love and Best Wishes to Shawn and his family.

  • ok put it this way, In Kirkwood everyone thought Shawn was related to Devlin in some way, Shawn tried a lot of ways he knew how to get attention from people to help him and no one did that, no one helped him, so if he escaped they would have sent him back to Devlin and not believed him, he was scared and a young kid, unless you could personally ask him what happened you'll never know..

  • @leigh1976 He never tried to reach out for help, and I really think he liked being where he was at personnally, He could have gotten help many times, like the time he e-mailed his step-father saying he was Shawn Devlin and asking in the e-mail "How long do you plan to look for your son?" now does that sound like a boy wanting to come home! And I believe that he could have gotten away if he wanted too!

  • @PatsyNalls You really don't know the situation at all, Jaycee Duggard said when she was still kidnapped "why can't my thoughts be my own, why can't I just leave", it was the same with Shawn, imagine being tied to a couch for over 3 months sexually and mentally abused then getting strangled almost to death, , if you watch the mall security footage of shawn with devlin you will see a scared young man, i have been in shawns shoes and yes you do what you can to stay alive

  • @leigh1976 what security footage? dont exist

  • @MadHobbit YES IT DOES GO TO THE LINK I POSTED ABOVE OPERATION FIND A CHILD AND ON THE LEFT IT SAYS LINKS, CLICK SHAWN HORNBECK THEN GO DOWN THE PAGE TILL YOU SEE NEW - FOX - Walmart Video / New Details Released 19th October 2007 CLICK IT AND VIEW THE FOOTAGE

  • @PatsyNalls He had no other choice. He agreed at the beginning of the kidnapping to do whatever the guy told him to do or else he'd be killed. Are you forgetting he was seconds away from dying? The man tried to strangle him. I can imagine how traumatized he'd be at that point. He spent over 4 years with him. He was probably brainwashed to an extent. I can't believe people actually think he ENJOYED it. You're right, he could have gotten away; but he was too scared to risk it for the sake of life.

  • @oDREAMERRo Youre right. And Shawn is still alive to this day, whereas that creep might have killed him. Shawn wins!!!

  • @PatsyNalls Don't be stupid..shawn was abducted as a child and devlin was going to kill him at one point until shawn promised he'd do what ever he said...shawn grew up scared for his life so why on earth would he have ran?....to say shawn enjoyed the sexual abuse he went through as you're implying is just utter stupidity..if you were in his situation you would not think logically..you'd be afraid (provided you were taken as young as he was)

  • Okay sweetie you need to learn a few things. Intelligence has nothing to do with this. If have been captured you are being abused, threatened, your family are threatended, and you are in fear of your life, it wouldnt matter if you were a rocket scientist - the frear put into you would be too much to overcome - its called being a victim of a monster.

  • I know he was a monster, and i suppose maybe it did take some time to work up the guts to run. Its funny tho i seen this thing on kidknappings and how even if children try to tell people no one listens or takes it seriously anyways. Most of the time that is.

  • Ask yourself this question - What if Shawn 1 day worked up the guts to get away & run from Devlin & Devlin caught him?? Would we have Shawn alive today? Put yourself in Shawn's shoes -Are you going to take that chance?

  • that is a good point, its just a shame no one in public would take his warnings seriously

  • Leigh, I do agree with you. Some people think stupid and can't see what's what until it ends up happening to THEIR child. God forbid. Any child born to people so ignorant and narrow minded already has a burden enough in life.

  • Oh and this as well, you see everyone is quick to blame Shawn, oh why didn't he run blah blah blah, well we live in a me society, it's all about me me me, and when people see things happening they would rather just watch out from their blinds then get involved, when they know they should, so it comes back to, oh what if something happens to me if I get involved and so the Shawns of this world will continue to be abducted because society does not want to help when they know they should be ...

  • Oh for God's Sake. The child was 11 years old when abducted. He was a baby. God only knows what he was told. You look at his pictures and look in his eyes and tell me you don;t see a void. Go and take a look at his new pictures. He is smiling and has life in his eyes. Some humans disgust me, and you with the stupid comments are almost as disgusting as that sicko that kidnapped this poor child.

  • Thankyou finally a comment on my site where someone agrees with me, yes he was a baby and he came from a small town where he thought he was safe and imagine the fear he felt when he was taken at gun point, it was society who let Shawn down, they were suspicious of Devlin but still did not say anything, it was never Shawn's fault, never ...

  • Im so glad that he was found alive and safe. Noone knows what he went thru and how he felt. This family truly was very lucky.