Lauren

On the morning of June 4, 2010, 7 year old Kyron Horman walked into Skyline Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, beaming with pride. It was science fair day. Kyron had made a poster about the red eyed tree frog. He'd worked on it with his dad, mapping out every detail. That morning he wore a black T-shirt that said CSI. He posed for a picture next to his project. Around 8:45 a.m., he was reportedly seen walking down the hallway toward his classroom. He never got there. His teacher marked him absent. She figured he had a doctor's appointment. Nobody realized Kyron was missing until that afternoon, when he didn't get off the school bus. By then, almost seven hours had passed. What followed was the largest search and criminal investigation in Oregon's history. Hundreds of searchers. The FBI. Helicopters over the forested hills around the school. Divers in nearby rivers. They found nothing. Not a shoe. Not his glasses. Not a single sign of where he went. A 7 year old boy vanished from inside an elementary school, during a science fair, surrounded by parents, teachers, and kids. Investigators looked hard at people close to the family. The case turned into a years long public nightmare of accusations, lawsuits, and divorce. But no one has ever been charged. For years, the case seemed frozen. Then in 2025, the sheriff's office finished digitizing the entire case file. More than 5,300 documents. This June, on the 16th anniversary, they announced they're using new technology and AI to comb through every tip and every piece of evidence. The FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit is taking a fresh look. More detectives have been added. They released new age progression photos. They still get hundreds of tips every year. Kyron would be 24 years old today. His mom says every time the phone rings, she still hopes it's him. Somebody saw a little boy in a CSI shirt walk out of that school.