Ben Ownby and family appear on 'Today' show; Captor threatened Hornbeck's family

Ben Ownby and family appear on 'Today' show | 1/16/2007 | Ben Ownby and family appear on 'Today' show

[nmh]

"The 15 year old looks seriously depressed and that pic of piercing his eyebrow with a paper clip is gruesome. To me, it does not make sense to keep wondering why an 11 year old did not escape."

Agree.

Mutilation like that is not a good sign.

Shawn's got to be a very confused puppy.

[unixfox]

Locked room...two baseball bats.....both father's..........15 minutes...........

I was thinking more in the line of a pair of pliers and a blow torch. Get medievel on him.

[nmh]

"Someone needs to start digging. There may have been earlier victims that grew too old to "keep" any longer."

I was thinking the same ... there's another boy, abducted at age 11 who a month before described a man that was taking pictures of him. The description is VERY similar to Devlin. Henderson, the boy and Shawn, look alike - one is blond and Shawn has dark hair but the faces look alike.

[nmh]

"A girl subjected to the same captivity is tainted goods. For a boy, the stain is deeper."

I disagree. Females are more emotionally wired - and monogamous oriented. Males are not really monogamous oriented. What is typically shameful for males, is when they are straight and sick pervert, gay guy, gets a hold of them - that's where there is an emotional and psychological wound - and where there is great parallel to females being raped by either sex.

[TXBubba]

Thanks, that explains it. Gee, sounds like the name "Michael Devlin" must be a curse. Add that to the "don't make your kid's middle name Wayne" list.

[RobbyS]

I should have used the word branded. How will he fit in a locker room full of guys?

I think we are making the same point. When you get a boy at age 11, he probably hasn't been "oriented" yet. sexuality is something that has to be learned, and if he has a teacher like this guy, he is badly taught. Can this be remedied?

[nmh]

We are saying the same things in different words.

It's such a tragedy.

Both boys need prayers ... especially Shawn.