Two missing boys found alive in Mo. home

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Two missing boys found alive in Mo. home
By CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, Associated Press Writer
12 minutes ago

BEAUFORT, Mo. - A 13-year-old boy who vanished from the gravel road near his home five days ago was found alive about 60 miles away in a suburban St. Louis home, along with a 15-year-old boy missing since 2002, authorities said Friday.

The boys were found in a Kirkwood home belonging to Michael Devlin, 41, who has been charged with one count of first-degree kidnapping, Sheriff Gary Toelke said.

The sheriff said both boys appeared unharmed. William Ownby, who goes by Ben, appeared somewhat dazed as he walked inside the sheriff's department, where he was reunited with his family Friday night.

The straight-A student and Boy Scout was last seen after he stepped off his school bus and ran toward his home down a gravel road on Monday.

A friend who left the bus with the boy told authorities that after the two parted, he saw a small white pickup with a camper shell speeding away from where Ben had been walking.

Continued @ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070113/ap_on_re_us/missing_boy_14

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. It's been alll over our local news

Very bizarre story!

[Annces]

2. Thank goodness they were found

I wonder why no one noticed the first boy all that time. I hope he will be okay.

[hippiechick]

3. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x3108912

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. They were playing Amber alerts about this

the last couple of days. Guess someone saw the pickup and tipped off the police. Hope the boys were't molested.

[TheDebbieDee]

5. That older boy was with Devlin for more than 4 years.......

For me, it's a foregone conclusion that the older boy was molested over the years.

But hopefully, he and his family will receive the mental health help that they need and they will rebond as a family and get past this.

I am SO HAPPY that these boys were found alive!

[womanofthehills]

6. He is a registered sex offender in Washington

the missing boys lived near each other and three more boys in the area have been missing over the years - the story is getting worse. Two sex convections in Texas - on now on the Nancy Grace show.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

8. Ugh.

And Ben a boy scout and A student--hope his parents are wise enough to get mental health help for him, because this has had to have effected him a lot, even if he, unlike the older boy, was not molested. But I wonder what happened to the other boys....

[illinoisprogressive]

7. thank God that boy was found and another one as well.