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Questions linger in wake of kidnapping arrest

Suspect Michael Devlin pleaded not guilty to kidnapping Ben Ownby during his arraignment Thursday.
(UPI photo/Bill Greenblatt)
Suspect Michael Devlin pleaded not guilty to kidnapping Ben Ownby during his arraignment Thursday.

By Matt Sepic, KWMU

St. Louis – Michael Devlin, the 41-year-old pizza shop worker accused of kidnapping two Missouri teenagers, pleaded not guilty to the abduction of 13-year-old Ben Ownby at his arraignment Thursday.

As KWMU's Matt Sepic reports, the case remains puzzling.

Shawn Hornbeck, whom authorities say was held for four years, apparently had access to phones and the Internet, but made no attempt to escape.

Click here to link to the story at npr.org.

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