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How a critical time gap derailed the Kyron Horman investigation (Part 2: Maxine Bernstein)

How a critical time gap derailed the Kyron Horman investigation (Part 2: Maxine Bernstein)

Update: 2025-06-04
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When a child goes missing, the first hours can be critical. In Kyron Horman’s case, investigators didn’t even know he was missing until about six hours had passed — a devastating delay that may have forever altered the trajectory of one of Oregon’s most haunting unsolved cases.


In a recent discussion on the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast, veteran crime reporter Maxine Bernstein highlighted this critical timeline as perhaps the most consequential element of the 2010 disappearance.

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How a critical time gap derailed the Kyron Horman investigation (Part 2: Maxine Bernstein)

How a critical time gap derailed the Kyron Horman investigation (Part 2: Maxine Bernstein)

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