Subpoenas Continue For Terri Horman's Friends

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Another friend of Terri Horman has been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury this week as the investigation into 7-year-old Kyron Horman's disappearance reached its 61st day.

Chelsea Aleshire, who identified herself as a close friend to Terri Horman, said she will appear in court Thursday. Aleshire spoke to Terri Horman on the day Kyron disappeared from Skyline School, but at the time they spoke, Aleshire was not aware that Kyron was missing, she said.

She has not spoken to Terri Horman since then, she said.

Aleshire is at least the second of Terri Horman's friends to have been subpoenaed. Eight days ago, DeDe Spicher appeared before the grand jury. Sources have said Spicher did not answer any questions. Kyron's birth parents, Kaine Horman and Desiree Young, have suggested she's not cooperating with the investigators.

Jim McIntyre, a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney who is not involved in the case, said the grand jury is a tool for investigators to question people under oath.

"In Oregon, you can talk to police officers all day long and as long as you're not providing them with false information about date of birth, you can lie. And it's not a crime," McIntyre said. "But put somebody in front of a grand jury and put them under oath, then if they start to lie, there starts to be some serious consequences."

In Multnomah County, McIntyre said grand juries are comprised of seven people selected from the jury pool. They listen to witness testimony and can issue an indictment if at least five of the seven agree.The grand jury proceedings are secret, and details about the subject of discussion are unknown.

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