Top Ten "Red Flags" Pointing to Dede Spicher's Involvement (Part I)

Top Ten "Red Flags" Pointing to Dede Spicher's Involvement (Part I)

"Three people disappeared - Kyron Horman, Dede Spicher, and Terri Horman - at the same time period.  What does that say to me?  Everyone's connected."

CW Jensen, former Portland Homicide Detective

One name that seems to keep popping up in relation to Kyron's disappearance is that of Terri Horman's friend, Dede Spicher.  Spicher's name first appeared in the media in July 2010 when police informed Kyron's family that she had been in "close communication" with Terri and was not cooperating with authorities.  Apparently, Spicher was not only giving Terri "support and advice that is not in the best interests of [Kyron]" but was also "suggesting to others, who may have information about Kyron’s disappearance, not to cooperate either."  Around the same time, one of Spicher's neighbors revealed that the FBI had thoroughly searched Dede's Tualatin, Oregon condo. 

Dede Spicher's name continues to rear its ugly head in this frustrating case.  

Could she have helped Terri Horman kidnap Kyron?  

1) Terri Horman and Dede Spicher were both unaccounted for at the same time on the day of Kyron's disappearance.  Dede claimed to have been gardening at a farm just a few miles from where Kyron disappeared; but when her bosses at the farm went looking for her they couldn't find her.  A friend also tried to call Dede during the same time period but she didn't answer her phone.  Dede was apparently missing from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm. - even though her car never left the property.  This is an interesting detail, because if Dede left the farm during that time it was in someone else's vehicle.

2) Dede and Terri went to great lengths to conceal their conversations from the prying ears of law enforcement.  Dede and another friend of Terri's used cash to purchase disposable phones.   Dede even told People magazine that she and Terri refrained from talking (presumably) about Kyron's disappearance inside Terri's house, because they felt they were under surveillance.  Am I the only one wondering what they were talking about outside that they didn't want those pesky investigators to hear?

 "Any conversations that we wanted to have, we'd go out into the yard.  When we were in the house, we'd talk about the kids, we'd talk about her marriage, talked about her family."

Dede Spicher, in her interview with People magazine

3) In a 2012 deposition regarding Kyron's disappearance, Dede invoked her Fifth Amendmentrights against self-incrimination 142 times. 142 times!!! She was happy to answer questions about her work and other details unrelated to the case, but she plead the 5th when asked anything about her relationship with Terri, her knowledge of Kyron, or her activities on the day he disappeared.

Did you see Terri Horman at any time on June 4, 2010?
Dede: I'm asserting my Fifth Amendment right.

Did you talk to Terri Horman at any time on June 4, 2010?
Dede: I'm asserting my Fifth Amendment right.

Have you ever been to Skyline Elementary School?
Dede: Going to assert my Fifth Amendment right.

Have you ever purchased a disposable phone?
Dede: I'm asserting my Fifth Amendment right.

Do you know where Kyron Horman is?
Dede: I'm asserting my Fifth Amendment right.

Do you know whether Kyron Horman is alive?
Dede: I'm asserting my Fifth Amendment right.