I can't believe what you said. Surely you understand that what was done to him from the very beginning, and then continuing, could have been more than enough to put him in this frame of mind, and keep him there. If you don't know that it's not only possible but a virtual given, depending on what was done to him immediately and thereafter, then there's not muchl use discussing it. I don't need to withhold judgement. The man also kidnapped Ben Ownby. All of it a dead giveaway. Sorry...
i think you misunderstand me. What I ment was I believe Shawn suffered from Stockholm syndrome and that is why he didn't try and run away. I do not blame him. This whole thing is hard to understand and I don't understand it, but I'm on SHawn's side, unlike Oreilly! Just because I clearly don't understand this doesn't mean that I don't stand by my opinion based on the facts right now that show this child didn't flee because of fear.
Just speculation on my part, or maybe I've read too many trial transcripts -- but what if Devlin has kidnapped and killed other boys and perhaps showed Shawn and Ben photos or videos of him torturing them? Certainly that would be enough to frighten an 11-year-old into keeping silent. There are obviously many things we don't know, but one thing I am absolutely certain of: Michael Devlin is the bad guy here, and those boys are victims.