Is David Anthony Durham Connected To The Kyron Horman Case?

The question of David Anthony Durham, formerly of Sauvie Island, Oregon, came up earlier this week in some online discussions about Kyron Horman, who disappeared from his school in Portland on June 4 of 2010. Durham began acting erratically, according to friends, in June of the same year, and six months or so later, got pulled over by a Lincoln City, Oregon police officer for speeding. Instead of simply signing the ticket and returning home, Durham shot the police officer and fled. Luckily, the police officer recovered, but Durham has not been seen since, and is wanted by the FBI. There have been questions, over the years, concerning whether or not Durham was involved, in any way, with Kyron's disappearance. The Tarot may be able to shed some light on this.

This is a Celtic Cross reading, because there is really just one clear answer we seek, here. We begin with the nine of wands, upside right, crossed by the five of wands, which is also read upside right. This gives a message of patience and waiting for the smoke to clear, and for the truth to come out. So far, it looks as if Durham was waiting, along with the rest of us, for Kyron to be found. Beneath this, we have the seven of swords, reversed, describing some instruction, or communication concerning Kyron's case. Perhaps Durham printed flyers with Kyron's information or handed out a few. It could also denote a plan, of some sort, with a suspect, but lets not be hasty. Moving along to another past factor, we find the five of pentacles, also reversed. This is a payment for something. We would hope that it had nothing to do with Kyron, but if it did, it could have been something as small as paying for printing flyers. Durham did do some work for a printer, at that point. We would hope it wasn't anything more.

The next card is the King of Cups, reversed. This is a violent, dishonest man who appears calm at first glance. This seems to describe Durham very well, given his crimes. Then, we find the High Priestess, telling us a little more about this unusual case. The High Priestess is a card of secrets and mystery, and it seems that some bit of secret information, perhaps that Durham did not initially want, played a role in the events that led to his erratic behavior. Did someone stop in and pick up flyers from him, and tell him some inside information about Kyron's case that he initially did not want? Could he have been friends with a suspect or an accomplice, and did that person either attempt, or succeed, in involving him? 

At the base of the staff, we get the four of swords. This is not a card of death, but of rest. If I were to venture a guess based on this reading, I would say that Durham is alive at this writing. Based on the next card, describing environment, which is the eight of swords, I would say that Durham is not as free as he would seem, given his successful evasion of justice. Somehow, he is "stuck" somewhere. This may relate to his ID and passport not being renewable, or to pandemic restrictions failing to be amenable to life on the lam. The card of hopes, the next card, is the two of wands. This tells us that he is always planning his next move carefully, but in a methodical way. The last card here is the three of wands, reversed. Somehow, Durham slips up, at some point, and trusts the wrong person or gets recognized. I have not been given a time frame on this, but I suppose all good (and bad) things must come to an end!

From this reading, I really do not get an impression that Durham was involved in Kyron's disappearance. I do get an idea that he may have heard some things about it that were beyond surface knowledge, and didn't want to be involved: if he is involved, it is because he was dragged into it by another person. It also looks as if he was waiting for the truth to make itself abundant and clear. If Durham is ever found, I hope law enforcement takes the time to ask him if he heard anything, before disappearing, himself, about Kyron's disappearance.