On sixth anniversary of DeOrr Kunz’s disappearance, Sheriff says the search is far from over

[@ZommBleed]

An actual ethical and professional journalistic interview. I'm aghast. My jaw has dropped. Never have I seen true journalism in the 21st century.

[@tonistokes1790]

I found this Sheriff to be honest, professional, experienced and wise. Keeping an open mind to the possibilities. He is clearly very touched, invested and committed to finding DeOrr and bringing closure to the family and community at large.

[@SkandalouslyOutspoken]

Thank you Nate for keeping up with Deorr’s story. Idaho deserves a great investigative journalist such as your self and we are proud to have you! We appreciate all your hard work!

[@Heart2016Sim]

How many bananas can u fit

[@dawncawthra3519]

I agree, he's very good at what he does! Honest and unbiased!

[@jessejohnson2229]

Don't forget Linda Moulton Howe came from Idaho shes the legend for her investigative skills.

[@tarashelton493]

This is off topic but my daughters name is Brianna and I always call her Brianna banana! Your name caught my attention 🥰 it’s a good name👍👍👍🥰

[@sarahallenhumboldt2638]

Sheriff, you have touched my heart. Thank you for your dedication, commitment, caring, time, and energy you have invested in the investigation.

[@janicescott7338]

This sheriff is a really good person. Real men do cry!

[@tpw9099]

This is so true! He seems to give his whole ❤️ to this job! God Bless him and let’s pray they find that child next search so he is no longer among the lost 😞

[@valleygirl2530]

I thought the sheriff was bored and “over it” and then he got choked up. That’s hard to watch but I’m glad I was wrong about him.

[@janicescott7338]

@@valleygirl2530 Still waters run deep! Lawmen don’t talk much.

[@tuckhorse]

The guy is right on from beginning to end.

[@bjjjb3056]

@@valleygirl2530 same. At first I was like is this man REALLY the sheriff?

[@lewthrasher4194]

I'll say this sheriff didn't hesitate to call in the FBI when he realized this was bigger than his department could handle. Unlike some police departments would do. This is an honorable sheriff.

[@islandmom1386]

Good job on your interview Nate. My younger brother went missing in Washington State in 1980 . Our family hired a private detective , we searched for many years with no luck. I have always thought my brother got lost in the woods while hiking / camping , possibly fell. Even after all of these years It’s been very hard not knowing .

[@kathynorvell2061]

Prayers for your brother and the rest of your family!

[@ivyyoung521]

I'm so sorry...big hugs to you.

[@MickiD255]

I'm so sorry for your loss! Sending 🙏🙏

[@bjjjb3056]

So sorry for your family ❤

[@judithhouse214]

I am so very, very sorry.

[@kellykelly7747]

This little baby boy needs to be found. So very sad.

[@johinz7483]

Indeed. My heart breaks for him. Please Lord I hope his parents weren't at fault.

[@1974lionsfan]

@@johinz7483 these days it seems almost certain that they are.. i wish i were wrong but anytime these cases make nationwide news its almost always the parents! The probability that these parents simplybdid a more thorough job than the others is definitely very high. (As a parent myself it kills me to say this but imo its true)

[@johinz7483]

@@1974lionsfan I'm a parent too. Guess we'll never know.

[@TheGeneral_LUFC]

The mother Is behind it.

[@normacook8325]

Nate, you make me remember when there were many true journalists....not talking heads reading the same script at every news source. I am so happy I found EIN and you via Secret Santa. I throughly enjoy your reporting style. I wish we could get real reporting in every state!

[@cathecavanaugh615]

The intro of E.I.N.is the only good thing that has come out of the Vallows/ Daybell case

[@YvonneMelvin]

Me too. I watch Nate from Florida for at least 3 years!!!!Love his family too!!!

[@JustMe-mp8on]

That sheriff is a very good man with a good heart. The interviewer did a good job. I hope peace for the sheriff.

[@dhines3804]

Sad case all around! Nate, I really enjoy listening to your interviews! Glad you’re putting light on this little boy.

[@nurseup1]

Nate- I love your talent and style interviewing people and reporting the news!! You ALWAYS know the subject matter-and your empathy comes through-every time! No fake news here! You ARE the real deal!

[@joejones8776]

You can tell that Sheriff is carrying a heavy weight. This case has bothered me ever since I heard about it all those years ago. I can’t begin to imagine how it feels to not only be personally invested but responsible for the search and investigation. You can tell the Sheriff is a good soul.

[@tomtaylor3523]

Very interesting interview. I remember this missing child case. Very sad. I'm impressed with the Sheriff. He didn't seem to jump to conclusions and did a very thorough search. David Paulides has researched many missing persons cases, including small children. He describes many missing children cases, a few are found alive, some bodies have been found, and some have never been found I hope they find him. The poor parents and relatives must be devastated. I hope the Sheriff finds him.

[@LivingDeadGirl0702]

@Teresa Grubbs I find it interesting that he included this case in his missing 411 movie and it's fairly obvious that the parents did something or know something... the private detective the family hired has taken them to court, look into it.

[@valleygirl2530]

@@LivingDeadGirl0702 The parents have not been on board with both of the initial investigators. I think the first one was a former local investigator who resigned from this case; the second was Mr. Klein whom the parents hired. Klein ended up resigning too because he said the parents were deceptive about their missing child. He didn’t get paid for some of his work and some litigation by the parents ensued. I don’t know if the parents have hired another PI since but clearly they don’t want anyone to question their original stories. Klein has since declared that he suspects the parents of foul play. Hmmmm.

[@billieerickson2868]

@@LivingDeadGirl0702 what I think that was fairly obvious was that his parents are human and made an unfortunate judgement call. The area he went missing from is serious WILDERNESS most American ADULTS COULDN'T survive the night in let alone a toddler. Just imagine yourself in his parents position. It's easy to just sit behind an anonymous computer screen speculating about someone elses errors. Be kind. If you didn't SEE it or DO it YOU don't know. Just be mindful of that. He has family and people who love him.

[@UFCDanaWhite]

Screw that both parents failed the polygraph five times in a row they are 100% guilty scumbags

[@valleygirl2530]

@@billieerickson2868 So YOUR personal opinions carry greater weight than anyone else’s who disagrees with you? Careful - maybe you shouldn’t shine a light on your intellectual flaws.

[@annfisher3316]

As always Nate, your compassion for children is admirable. Thank you for all you do! 👍👏😊

[@Emily-h7n3k]

Thank you sheriff, thank you for your kind heart and not giving up on Deorr. I pray he is found.

[@ericofaz]

Thank you so much Nate. You really are wonderful at your job. This interview really is enlightening when taken in whole.

[@lealovesthesea]

Excellent interview Nate as usual.

[@shannonsorrels6590]

Thank you Nate for keeping us informed about Deorr Jr. Sheriff Penner, Thank you for everything you're doing to find Deorr and you are so right he deserves to be found. ❤

[@judithhouse214]

The sheriff is one I have never seen before. His demeanor is so soft and caring.

[@janethomason3915]

Obviously, the sheriff is and has been emotionally touched by this sad event in his county. I too hope DeOrr is found and afforded a proper buriel soon, not 32 years from when he disappeared. God bless all who have assisted the sheriff.

[@sherryheitz8428]

Nate, please consider adding Closed Caption so the deaf & hard hearing can enjoy your amazing reporting.

[@Bt26x]

There is close caption. It’s at the top right of the video screen. It’s a little drop-down menu where you can control the picture quality, you can enable close caption and I think there’s two other options available. It’s a KZbin thing, not a creator option.

[@sherryheitz8428]

@@Bt26x It's not available, I tried it.

[@vikivictoria7343]

@@sherryheitz8428 it works I’m watching it now!

[@Lovesongs-Deathdance]

@@sherryheitz8428 Yes, available and working too! 👍

[@neverloozehope2238]

@@Bt26x if you're on a phone, turn your phone sideways and if it's not three little buttons up there it's a square box that has CC in the middle

[@Rob-pi1rg]

I’d never heard of this story before today, that sherif is super dedicated to finding him and it shows

[@Kat-hh3vx]

Wow. That Sheriff really cares about this case! I hope this little guy is found soon. 💙

[@danielhughes8516]

That's one fine Sheriff.

[@mazzabarz8216]

Whether it was a duck or a bear the little boy isn't gonna go quietly he gonna's be crying and screaming

[@donitakissick930]

Not necessarily. Depending on how he was grabbed by like a bear. He wouldn't know to be afraid of an animal. Predators go for the throat area. It's quiet & deadly. It sounds cold hearted put that way sorry.

[@annalisette5897]

As the other comment says, an attack by an apex predator would have been swift and silent. A friend's bird dog, roughly the same weight as DeOrr, ran behind a large rock and was never seen again. A cougar had gotten the dog. Beyond that, there is no reason for a predator to take the child so far out of the areas searched. When predators attack humans it is usually because they are debilitated and starving due to age, illness or injury. The goal would be a meal, not something to pack miles away. And clothing would not have been eaten. In the Lindy Chamberlain case in Australian, a dingo snatched her baby and years later the baby's jacket was found at a place where dingoes frequented. It is reported that DeOrr was wearing boots too large for him and these would certainly have fallen off had he been grabbed by a predator.

[@rosereeder8125]

It is Possible he didnt hear him.

[@brandonday3939]

@@annalisette5897 I dont understand why people cant understand this.. Absolutely nothing found?

[@TaraConti]

If it was an animal then where the blood trail? I understand that it could happen silently and quickly but there would be something left behind. At the very least blood. No? 🤷‍♀️

[@RedRose4141]

Sheriff you have my utmost respect and love! Thank You for caring about this precious baby boy!

[@Indy__isnt_it]

You add such class and compassion in all you do Nate. Thank you for all you do. ☮️peace💟love☪️light💜

[@karenmilligan5597]

🙏🏼 Praying for all involved, Baby Deorr, family and searchers.

[@wwequestriancenterexotics1445]

Wonderful video! Thank you Nate & Sherrif!

[@wickedroller]

When he asked the Sheriff the 2nd time what does he think that happened? You can tell he has idea, but being professional refused to say.

[@janellekirk1785]

Remember when Nate said this was the biggest story in East Idaho that he'd ever covered?? The days before "cult mom"...

[@texasghoul91]

What's "cult mom"?? I'll look it up

[@joannemurdock7899]

@@texasghoul91 Lori DAYBELL!

[@saradickerson5685]

This is one case i wished was solved.Bless DeOrr.

[@gillianquinn7160]

I hope this sheriff finally gets to the bottom of this case. You can hear the sadness in his voice and it’s clear he is doing everything in his power to find the little boy.

[@Autobodyscotty]

A friend of mine had a Cougar come right into his back yard and snatch his kid. He grabbed his gun and shot the cat just before it disappeared into the hills. The kid is fine now but that cat didn't fear the Dad at all. This happened in Carson, WA. The cat's weight was 160 lbs. and stretched out was over 5 feet tall.

[@JessAnnLightRiver]

The boots the little guy was wearing were too big. No clothes turned up, not even one little boot.

[@faithfulservant1050]

God bless this man's ❤ heart🙏

[@gwencupit2243]

Thanks Nate . I know its your job but you do it so well with such compassion. I pray this baby is found. That they find out just what happened to him.. Bless Be..

[@shortcake2451]

Thank you Nate. I still think about Deorr a lot even though I'm in Cali. I was in the area when he went missing. So sad.

[@vjs4539]

This is a really weird story

[@Tamara-id1pe]

There are so many really weird stories where folks go missing in forests/national parks. Some are found safe, some under extremely unusual circumstances, some deceased, and some never to be found again. It’s as if they just vanished, no clothing, or gear is recovered, it’s very strange

[@_1ben]

​@Tamara-id1pe I agree, imo something extreme unusual happened that definitely is out of the normal

[@nunyuh111]

I appreciate Idaho keeping up with cold cases. I made a mistake before saying they didn't. They do more than any state I know. Good work. Keep searching for this poor baby. 🙏🏻

[@brandoncox3316]

The parents failed multiple polygraphs! Not just failed but were in the 99% percentile range! They found Deoor Jr's jacket he had on that day in their apartment after being evicted! They cannot even keep a straight timeline, it changes over and over. The PI'S have reached the same conclusion over and over. She has stated she knows where the body is. Time for an ARREST!!!!!

[@whirlaway7352]

Thanks Nate for the update. I have so much respect and admiration for the sheriff and all the searchers who refuse to give up on this sweet little boy. I pray for answers and for justice if someone harmed DeOrr. I will never understand why the parents did not focus in on watching him as their first priority.

[@jessicalynnkinsleyfaith]

God bless this man, I almost cried at the very end when he started to get choked up. You can see the pain on that mans face that he really cares about this so bad and wants to bring Deorr’s remains out of them woods so bad. I think the theory that baby deorr ran off is the most logical one, and I know people will say oh he couldn’t of got far in oversized cowboy boots but maybe he did, maybe grandpa was not paying attention or fell asleep for a little bit longer in the chair than he thought, maybe a little more time went by. I think it’s possible that baby Deorr wandered off faster than he should of, maybe he was going to look for mom and dad and accidentally went the wrong way because he didn’t know his way around there and there’s just nothing but mountains everywhere and everything looks the same. Maybe he ran off in the wrong direction and that’s why he wasn’t found because everyone assumed he went towards his parents but what if he went a totally different way? Grandpa never really could say he saw him take off and what way he went, so it’s very possible. Maybe once he got a good distance away he encountered an animal and that animal got him, being a lion or beer or anything. God only knows what could of got him and how far away they could of took him. However it’s still a complete mystery as to why the cowboy boots he was supposedly wearing were never found anywhere? That’s the part that is strange to me cuz you think by now they would of been recovered somewhere or at least a piece or part of them somewhere out there. This case is such a mystery but I have faith this man will solve it before he retires, I really hope so

[@valleygirl2530]

Maybe Maybe Maybe this that or the other thing. Listen - stick with the Facts. The one FACT to pay hard attention to is this: The four people who went on that “camping” trip have all told different and conflicting stories about the entire trip including the day little DeOrr went “missing”. Read those Factual recorded/taped/written” Statements and Answers and try to figure out what exactly happened at the campground. Try to make any sense of the 4 different stories given about that trip to a REMOTE area, in the dead of night, on a rocky road, with a 2yr. Old in big boots, a sickly disabled 70-something yrs old relative and a stranger who’s clearly intellectually limited. Would you believe any of those stories?

[@candicejs]

Sherry Heitz, you can set closed captioning using the CC logo at the top right side of the video.

[@idahowild1a578]

My heart goes out to DeOrr’s family. I will never forget him. Prayers for you all. 💜✝️💜

[@dawncawthra3519]

Penner is a good guy, very humble and honestly has an open mind. Wonderful sheriff!!

[@karenrollins1469]

Here's my 2 cents the lil guy wandered off to find his folks got lost and fell into the rushing water where he possibly drowned and his little body got caught by a rock or tree where he sadly decomposed and animals got him I would luv to see him found but I think by now they will never find his remains I feel for the parents and I feel in my heart that they are not involved God give them peace and rest

[@valleygirl2530]

That creek was searched thoroughly and several times. His body wouldn’t decompose in 2-3 days; if animals got to his body in the creek there would be bones, skull and other remains found. Right - your theory is worth 2 cents. Maybe read some biology books….

[@cindys3435]

The sheriff made me cry. So sad! Children are precious.

[@Evenyoubrutus333]

Boy this guys a man of few words.

[@gerrithoevers]

Not enough evidence for him to say what he really thinks happened so he's sticking with what the evidence says.

[@spongebobsqueeze]

Better a man of few words that a man of to many.

[@Evenyoubrutus333]

@@spongebobsqueeze 🙌🏼

[@7FAFO]

I'd probably look like a cartoon character next to him! He's totally mellow... . . .

[@sherri1027]

I still watch for this story, I remember this story and I remember the grandfather didn't really care for the child so I never understood why the parent's had him under his watch while they walked/rode to wherever they went.

[@allieheath4257]

I also wondered why someone the age of her grandfather would insist on bringing the other guy, who was fairly young. Why did they become such good friends, and his young friend didn't really help look or anything. I find that very ODD, and he would be my prime suspect.

[@valleygirl2530]

@@allieheath4257 Isaac is his name - Law Enforcement has said that Isaac is the ONLY one in that “camping group” who’s given the same consistent answers to the questions about What happened the day DeOrr Jr went missing?

[@shaz8486]

That’s so very sad, I pray they find this little boys body this summer 💔💔💔so heartbreaking.

[@spongebobsqueeze]

There was never any evidence that would point to the parents. The child was there and alive. You cannot successfully have 4 people lie about that over such along time. That child wandered off and was taken by an animal. Whenever you camp or hike in the wilderness you should either have a young walking child to young to use a whistle around their neck tethered to you or leave them at home.

[@sarahallenhumboldt2638]

If you look up interviews with the animal behavior specialists called in, you will understand that there is no animal whose behavioral patterns are consistent with his having been taken by one.

[@missesvee8760]

He was not taken by an animal. Not that close to everyone, no noise, no blood no clothes , his boots would have fallen off. Dogs would have picked up the scent of a blood or predator animal. In my opinion

[@sherylgifford4857]

You don't know Idaho people if you think 4 people won't protect each other in that type of situation!

[@meatballx3]

I’m pretty sure all of their stories were different, and always changing. Constantly pointing blame and/or hostile and defensive 🤔 so I don’t really think they all held the same lie for that long, they all told different lies for that long. But any parent that takes a young, little baby camping and pawns him off on a grandfather that they are caregiver to need to face some negligence charges at minimum. And the only parents that seem to “lose” their babies to animals without being hysterical or even remotely interested in searching, are themselves, the animal. So yeah, “an animal” did do this.

[@spongebobsqueeze]

Having watched a wolf pick up a 40 lb lamb and just take off to the hills with it in Alaska leaving, no trace, no blood and no drag marks Id have to say your position on it not likely being an animal is flawed.

[@7FAFO]

Idaho is also home to some very Large Birds, like Eagles, Condors, Peregrine Falcon and Turkey Vultures. They have been known to pick up small to medium dogs. Is it totally out of the question that they may have picked up a small child? Other children who have gone missing in similar situations have sometimes been found in unusually high elevations, such that would not be possible for a child to climb. Who really knows.

[@hangemhigh3578]

Possible but he weighed 28 lbs. Thats a big bird to pick up a child although truth is strange.

[@danimotherofchickens479]

No birds did this. The parents were caught in several lies, had different stories and failed multiple polygraphs

[@annalisette5897]

When this theory was mentioned in this case I researched whether any raptor in North America could fly off with a load the size and weight of DeOrr. None of them can. Concerning turkey buzzards, if they have to take off with too big a load, they vomit on the way up. They pack their stomachs and so far as I know, do not fly off with meals. A bottom line in this case is that the child was wearing over-sized cowboy boots which would have fallen off. No item of clothing has ever been found.

[@valleygirl2530]

@@annalisette5897 YES I AGREE. I'm glad you did the research on big birds. Even if another wild animal happened to be there in that particular spot where the 4 adults & 1 toddler were hanging out that afternoon, that toddler would have made some major noise unless he was mute (I've had little ones myself and also taught pre-schoolers for years so I know how they behave -- none were ever silent when things went awry - a classmate reaching for "their" toy caused a shriek at least). DeOrr's camo jacket was later found in the parents' abandoned apartment after they were evicted; LE went in and found a lot of DeOrr's toys and clothes just left there. COLD. They knew he was dead.

[@annalisette5897]

@@valleygirl2530 A camouflage jacket was found. It may not have been the one DeOrr was said to have been wearing. Yes, some things were left behind but I do not know if those items were especially important. My general thoughts on these things are that children today have lots of material possessions, clothes and toys. If I had a child that had a favourite jacket I might get another one in case one got damaged or lost. Or I might get a size larger for when the child grew larger. DeOrr was a boy and he might like camouflage jackets for years. I don't think family thinks he is dead. There were lots of activities on the part of the parents that indicate they did not know what happened. I cannot imagine what they think at this time. I am passionate about wildlife and own a private nature reserve. I have lived in the rural west long enough to remember times when apex predators were killed off in case they had been involved with injuring humans. Then we have Barry Morphew suggesting his missing wife got eaten by a cougar! Thank God no wildlife has been made to pay for DeOrr or Suzanne M.'s disappearances.

[@tsmith3286]

Damn I wasn’t expecting that at the end. 😔

[@brendaredmond4678]

I just don't understand how all of these children can just disappear without a trace. Deorr, Orrin and Orson West and now little Summer Wells. Where are they?????

[@junearden6057]

Look at baby girl ARDEN out of MONTANA

[@pattimorris6200]

The mother stated that her son goes everywhere with her ..Why not take him fishing?? Why leave your son with a sick great grandfather with cancer?? A child 21/2 is very active! Why leave your child with a stranger along for the trip? Not good choices made by the parents. I would gave been suspicious of them

[@merriamcooper]

It seems pretty obvious the child wandered off while the great grandfather was distracted by the scenery. Anyone who has ever watched children knows how fast it can happen. He probably fell in the creek, drowned, animal...etc.

[@Autumn_Sunrise]

Wandered off to where though? I agree that toddlers can wander off quickly. I just can’t imagine a toddler getting over 5 miles in one direction to where a huge search and helicopters with heat signaling can’t find him, in just 2 hours. In the woods especially it’s easy to go in circles, people have gotten lost and said they swore they were going in one direction; and still ended up going in circles. A toddler is going to explore, stop to look at rocks, go in different directions, sit down for a minute. They aren’t taking off in a sprint in one direction and getting that far without being found. That’s why that scenario was crossed off my list almost immediately.

[@johnhanselman6371]

I believe this sheriff over any person claiming to be a private investigator

[@junebuchholtz287]

A man dies out there in 1975...search partys galore...nothing. Then found out there in 2007...so awful just so 💔

[@daisydo5377]

I hope 🙏pray that they find this beautiful little boy. It was heartbreaking watching this cop talk about searching for him and not giving up. Something isn't right about this case. How he went missing so fast with all them there. Could a eagle have picked him up and took him away? Or another animal? I would think he would cry out because they would bite into him to carry him away and that would be painful, he would cry out. Why would you ever leave a little boy alone with an old man? I wouldn't. Even if its my own dad because if he is so old that he falls asleep and doesn't pay attention then why would you do that? And what about this new guy the one that hung out with the old man? Something just seems off here. My thoughts and prayers are with this little boy. 🙏

[@harti938]

A good guy on the case, that's actually a lot. My opinion is, that a mountain lion took him. I hope for the family and the searchers that they can set up wildlife cameras and maybe track the behauvior of some "cats" in the area and find their retreats, thereby solving this case. In another US case, the childs bones were found on a little peak, with steep sides, shadowed by the higher mountains, but with good overlook over the surrounding area. A quite similar case in Colorado: Jaryd Atadero from 1999. Starts at Timecode 13:09 : (44) 5 People Who Mysteriously Disappeared in the Wilderness | Part 1 - KZbin

[@amandanegrete1306]

I am used to watching interviews of Ted Bundy, Chris Watts and other horrible killers. Nice to see this Sheriff. He seems like a genuinely good person. Glad a real “good guy” is committed to finding little Deorr.

[@golightly5121]

God bless you sheriff, I 🙏🏻you find DeOrr.

[@anniem9595]

Excellent interview! I hope and pray sweet DeOrr is found too! 💪❤🙏🙏

[@bossdillman7011]

Call me having been abused, but I 've never taken my eyes off my daughter wherever we were. Saved her life once, at least. I would rather hover over me kid than let some piece of crap touch her. Poor little boy. God bless him. Help us Aliens

[@conniemartin284]

This baby went missing on my birthday… God Bless the child and His Parents 🙏 Blessings for this officer also.. Is this a missing 411?

[@breannamcbride4362]

Deorr’s case is featured in the missing 411 film with David Paulides

[@SuperMelrose1]

He’s so precious and soft spoken. Bless him.

[@lisagast4616]

The sheriff is emotionally got attached to this boy. I’m glad he will find him

[@Trish.Norman]

Bless the Sheriff’s heart!!

[@brittanydumoulinful]

I'm so glad to hear an update on this

[@donnamedellin7088]

I have watched this little boy lost. Has he ever been found. Such a heart breaking story. Go bless that little is found

[@Dakiddfrankiee]

no not yet people think that the parents had something to do with his dispirance

[@Mountainman2468]

Has there been any updates ?

[@zeenaabdura5686]

"They" said they found the cammo jacket the little boy was said to have on at the camp, and some toy trucks the mother said was missing, Found at their HOUSE.

[@rockstarofredondo]

Abandoned at their house after they were evicted.

[@heatherbrooks7479]

I can’t stand how easily people are willing to persecute the parents with literally zero evidence. It’s so disgusting. My heart is broken for every parent that doesn’t know where their babies are. I can’t even imagine the devastation.

[@heathernikki5734]

There is evidence 🙄 do you know anything about this case, or do you just like to virtue signal?

[@joshhodgson561]

Would you leave your 2 year old around some creeper you don’t even know and go fishing?

[@skeet6903]

I think the sheriff knows what happened to the baby and who did it.

[@brandonday3939]

Something is off with That Guy.

[@heathernikki5734]

@@brandonday3939 no tf there isn't 🙄🙄 somethings is off with THE PARENTS

[@eileenh4772]

Such a tragedy for missing children, prayers and peace to all involved, not knowing is the worst,

[@bretkindell6887]

for all the help they had so quickly, and heat seeking helicopter I'm sad to think a family member might of done something. hope I'm wrong

[@karenboardman5028]

The Sheriff is not Sharing everything

[@hangemhigh3578]

I agree. He knows more than what he's saying.

[@lisasarn8239]

One time me little boy got lost in a store in mall Sears he hid in clothes rack scared the hell out of me they said what color shirt was he wearing I couldn’t remember I was so shook up we found him I can’t believe a famly has to live with out answeres I couldn’t do it

[@kbarkhouse2082]

I don’t think the kid was at the campground that’s why no trace he’s was gone before the trip, bring a diaper and a diaper bag and then it appears he was there that simple he’s gone!! Just not at the campground!

[@gootesreid]

If you listened to this interview, the sheriff stated that a bag was found tied in a tree with used diapers.

[@poppyhimbo]

a lot of suspicion to think this was a coordinated effort to give up the boy to another couple/people. Father drove away at first to try to call 911. drove into town earlier in the day. someone put remains in the reservoir to get the dogs off the trail. etc etc

[@pknbit536]

I don't believe for one moment the parents had anything to do with poor baby Deorrs disappearance and I hope we find out one day.

[@deboraostema6745]

I can hear the one asking questions but not the one answering

[@angkeats7111]

Essentially he thinks Deorr ran off then and died wherever he got to. Interesting.

[@Jaws69]

The bone thing sounds strange? Experts can’t agree on if it’s human remains or not? I think this is just as fast and mysterious of a disappearance as Summer Wells. Even reminds me of the Dingo incident in Australia. Those parents were thought guilty until years later the clothes were found which proved the parents innocent.

[@dinahk4873]

Sad, a child this young should never have your eyes taken off of him

[@manuelsaiz7539]

It happens. No one is perfect

[@unclecarmine6839]

We need more lawmen like him.

[@mamashanshan2772]

One needs to be so aware of wild life, our door surroundings. Me and one of my pups literally were being followers by a mountain cat, I knew this due to the cats leftovers, me and my pup felt the cats eyes on us, no way to explain this other than this, you know. Then! Went down to the snake River, & a moose was watching us!! All on the snake River!!

[@emiiimm7436]

just wondering will moose attack humans? We don’t have any where I live and i’m genuinely curious

[@mamashanshan2772]

@@emiiimm7436 , they will! Especially with calves!!

[@breannamcbride4362]

I also live in Idaho and had a mountain lion encounter , not once but twice! it was incredibly scary. In this online web sleuthing group I’m in we had a discussion and many people don’t think we have mountain lions in Idaho lol we definitely do! However I don’t think this case involves a mountain lion. They leave traces behind they don’t eat cowboy boots so those would be left behind and picked up by scent dogs. Sure wish Deorr could be found and laid properly to rest. Such a sad case, he’s so adorable!

[@brandonday3939]

Mountain lions make a mess at the dinner table.

[@mythicalmusical800]

Has there been anybody that has followed the behavior of certain animals that live or fly around the area??? An animal that can easily snatch up a 20, 30 pound little human… follow that animal back to its nesting area…

[@victoriasmith815]

I’m going to change the speed so it’s faster , I’m getting sleepy listening & struggling to keep awake during this interview. 😂

[@janespain6444]

Thank you so much Sherrif Penner!

[@suzannecrowe7775]

What an extraordinary man~

[@dorothyminor7581]

This can’t have been easy regardless of his profession.

[@GrimSleepy]

My first assumption is animal predation. Many people underestimate the capabilities of Cougars. A fully grown Puma can carry a 113 kg (250 lbs.) buck up into a tree. A 13 kg (30 lbs) child could potentially be gripped in a Mountain Lion's maw without injuring or maiming the child. This is how they carry their young, and a human child's clothing would quite conveniently mimic the loose fur of a Ghost Cat cub. I understand, in cases of animal predation there is usually signs of struggle such as blood or ripped clothing. It just strikes me that such a small and lightweight target would be more of a special case, and easier than most to snatch and run while leaving little to no trace behind. Nay-sayer, "Panthers make a mess at the dinner table, they're not as tidy as a human predator." My reply, "The campsite wasn't the dinner table, it was the grocery mart."

[@sprayarm]

Yeah, far from over since the parents haven’t been arrested.

[@breannamcbride4362]

It’s great to see Nate back on the case! Both remarkable men! #bringdeorrhome 🙏🏻

[@ladyr4135]

That sheriff broke my heart 😔

[@YGardenRose]

Thank you to this sheriff! If my child had disappeared I couldn’t have left the area. I would have parked myself at a motel at night and searched during the day. For him to disappear with nothing left behind is strange. 😢❤

[@joemccoy2287]

Damn, Nate! You sure stay busy!

[@jodigardiner4100]

I think that one or all of the adults know what happened to this poor child. Was he even ever at the camp ground? Why would the child be sent back to the grandfather instead of remaining with the parents mostly because a child this age is very active and must be watched at all times, so to send a child back to be watched by an elderly person and I believe was not even asked or aware he was to watch him is beyond me. As for an animal attack, it is possible but you would think that given the distance where everyone says they were someone would have heard something, found some article or proof child had been taken and the fact during the investigation at camp site nobody seen any wildlife leaves me to believe foul play..Would the animal not return looking for more prey??

[@allysonh6410]

Chief Steve Penner: very hard to interview LOL great job Nate

[@vintagebleachedblonde4322]

What a beautiful man