The story of Shawn Hornbeck and Ben Ownby is also known as the “Missouri Miracle”, and by the end of this episode, you’ll understand why. Let’s start at the very beginning, with Shawn Hornbeck, who was just an 11-year-old little boy riding his bike on the day he disappeared.
It was October 6th, 2002 and at around 1:15pm in the afternoon, Shawn headed towards his friend's house on his lime green bicycle. This friend only lived a short distance away in the small town of Richwoods, Missouri, and it was a route that Shawn was very familiar with as he had taken it many times. While en route, he was lightly struck by a man driving a white truck. The driver would later be identified as Michael Devlin, and he had planned this whole scenario out.
Devlin jumped out of the truck and rushed over to Shawn, pretending to be concerned about whether he was okay or not. Shawn told him that he was fine - but he had no idea just what kind of danger he was in. Devlin grabbed him off the ground and put him in the truck, before driving off. It all happened that fast and in the blink of an eye, Shawn was gone.
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https://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/families-reunited/all
https://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1578084,00.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-kidnap-rescue/kidnapped-teen-was-abused-parents-tell-oprah-idUSN1847302120070118
https://www.ctvnews.ca/missing-mo-boy-spoke-with-police-report-1.225351
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