By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:46 EST, 30 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:36 EST, 31 July 2013 . A missing boy's mother has dropped a civil lawsuit against the child's stepmother whom she believes kidnapped him, but she vows to keep searching for her son. Oregon woman Desiree Young filed the $10 million suit against Terri Horman last year, alleging the stepmother kidnapped Kyron Horman, who vanished three years ago when he was seven-year-old. On Tuesday, she dropped the case, saying it couldn't move forward without information the police won't release because of the ongoing criminal investigation into the boy's disappearance. But, in a press conference in Portland, Young begged the court to order Horman to return her son or say where his body is. Scroll down for video . Still fighting: Desiree Young, pictured on Tuesday, announced she has dropped a civil lawsuit against her son's stepmother whom she believes kidnapped him, but she vows to keep searching for her son . Devastated: Kyron Horman was 7 when he disappeared from school in June 2010. No arrests have been made . She said she has never given up hope that he will be found alive. 'Every day you are not here safe in my arms is another day of agonizing torture,' she said. 'I will find you. It's all I want. I will not stop. I will never stop.' Young announced her decision to withdraw the lawsuit Tuesday after a hearing before a Multnomah County judge, according to KGW.com. Kyron Horman disappeared from his Portland school in June 2010. No arrests have been made. Horman hasn't commented on Young's allegation, but the desperate mother urged her again to cooperate on Tuesday. Appealing to the woman directly she said: 'Terry, I cannot tolerate this silence.' She said that Horman continues to stonewall investigators. 'I'm still going to bring pressure on Terri. I'm not going away,' Young said. Prime suspect: Terri Horman, left, the stepmother of Kyron Horman, right, was named the 'prime suspect' by a judge in a civil case last August, which has now been dropped . Gone: Kyron Horman, pictured, disappeared three years ago and Terri Horman was the last person to see him . But she said she knew going after . police records for her civil case could scupper the criminal case, and . she didn't want to hinder that investigation. 'I'm very disappointed that we can't move forward,' she said. 'I don't want anything to compromise the ongoing investigation.'In a criminal case, a key witness has begun cooperating with investigators after initially declining to testify.Young's . attorney said DeDe Spicher has testified before the grand jury. Spicher . was friends with Terri and her whereabouts were in question the day . Kyron vanished. Spicher had previously refused to answer 142 questions related to his disappearance, pleading the Fifth Amendment. Press conference: Young, mother of Kyron Horman, and her attorney Elden Rosenthal announced that the civil case can't move forward without information the police will not release because of the ongoing criminal investigation . The seven-year-old went missing from Skyline School on June 4, 2010, and his stepmom Terri Horman was the last person to see him. Kyron's biological mother Desiree Young - who divorced father Kaine before their son vanished - asked a judge to force Terri's friend to answer all of the questions put to her during a deposition taken in December 2012. DeDe Spicher was uncooperative during questioning - even refusing to identify a picture of her friend, whether she knew her husband and if she had ever met Kyron - in the $10million civil suit filed by Young. Multnomah . County sheriff's investigators looking into the disappearance of Kyron . Horman were interested in the whereabouts of Spicher on that day. Court . documents say she was at work but left abruptly at 11.30 a.m. and . returned 90 minutes later. She declined to say what she did during that . time. 'Are you aware that Kyron Horman has disappeared?' asked Young's lawyer, Elden Rosenthal. 'I'm . asserting my Fifth Amendment right,' Spicher replied, according to a . transcript filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court obtained by The . Oregonian. She even refused . to identify a picture . Last seen: Kyron, pictured at a science fair on the morning of June 4, 2010, aged 7, was last seen by his stepmother walking off to class; this is the last known picture of him . Proceedings: His biological mother, Desiree Young, is pictured in court on August 15, 2012 with her attorney, Elden Rosenthal; Young filed a $10m civil suit against the stepmother . Lawyer . Elden Rosenthal noted that  the Fifth Amendment provides that 'no . person...shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against . himself.' 'Plaintiff . believes that Ms Spicher has inappropriately sought the protection of . the privilege against self-incrimination,' he wrote. 'The privilege is . personal; it cannot be used to protect another person...Otherwise, the . privilege could be used as a shield to protect a witness' friends, and . to deny a civil litigant probative evidence. 'A witness may not invoke the Fifth Amendment in order to hide knowledge of a friend's criminal conduct.' After Kyron disappeared, authorities searched the condo Spicher was working at on June 4. In . 2010, investigators also put out a flier with Spicher's photos on it, . asking if anyone noticed her or Terri Horman between 9:45 a.m. and 1 . p.m. on June 4, 2010. The suit Ms Young filed asks the judge to order Horman to return Kyron or, if he is dead, reveal where his remains are located. In his ruling, Judge Kantor wrote: 'Witnesses and evidence may disappear. Memories may fade. The opportunity to find Kyron alive or dead, lessens.' Ms Young accused Horman of knowing what happened to Kyron. She told the East Idaho News in June: 'I believe that Terri Horman knows where Kyron is. I believe that Terri Horman is responsible for where my son is.' According to NWCN.com, Horman was the last to see Kyron alive. Ms Young’s civil suit accuses her of kidnapping him from Skyline Elementary. Following Judge Kantor's decision, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office released a statement that stated the civil case was separate from the continuing criminal investigation against Horman. No stone unturned: Authorities have searched more than 28,000 hours for Kyron since his 2010 disappearance; here, recovery workers take to the water . Three if by sea: Three rescue workers from the Tualtin Valley Water Rescue Unit posed for a picture ahead of a rescue mission . A mother's grief: Young is seen speaking with reporters after filing the lawsuit against Kyron's stepmother on June 1 of last year . The statement read: 'While there may be rulings regarding the court's opinions as to how the case may proceed, these rulings/legal opinions are part of the civil court case. The civil case is a process that is independent of the active, on-going criminal investigation being conducted by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. Investigators have long focused on Horman, although until this point, had not named her as a suspect or filed criminal charges. When the lawsuit was filed on June 1, Young's attorney, Elden Rosenthal, said it would be on a 'parallel track' with the criminal investigation. He would not say what kind of reaction the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office gave when he informed them of Young's decision to sue. Horman believes the suit is working to advance the aims of local law enforcement. She points out that the judge hearing her divorce from Kyron's father, Kaine Horman, delayed that case while the criminal investigation plays out. 'Plainly and simply, Young's lawsuit is a quest for information to move the criminal investigation forward and to taint any jury pool,' according to the filing. Civil allegations require a lower standard of proof — a preponderance of evidence — than criminal charges, which must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Compelling her to testify, Bunch wrote, could force Terri Horman to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination, pointing out the weak spots in her case. Happier times: Young smiles and holds her son on the beach . Playtime: A family photo shows a smiling Kyron enjoying the playground . 'The burden on Horman of being required to participate in this lawsuit before the district attorney and police have completed their investigation squarely jeopardizes her constitutional rights,' Bunch wrote. 'We've racked our brains trying to think . of reasons why. We cannot come up with anything. It’s like a portal . opened up in the school and Kyron just vanished into it.' -Biological mother Desiree Young . According to local news reports at . the time of his disappearance, Horman took her stepson to a science fair . at the school that Friday morning. Initial sheriff’s reports said that Horman saw Kyron walking off to his classroom, and judging that he was on his way, left. The teacher of Kyron’s class didn’t see him at the 10am start, and marked him absent. His parents were alarmed when Kyron didn’t get off the school bus that afternoon, and called the school. Skyline, in turn, called 911 to report the boy missing. According to East Idaho News, the police department has spent a collective 28,000 hours searching for him. Progression: A composite by Missing & Exploited imagines what Kyron could look like today, aged 9 . Horman's former husband Kyron Horman first filed a restraining order against her and later divorced her. They have a young toddler together. Ms Young told Good Morning America in a 2010 interview that her son's disappearance was 'a parent's worst nightmare.' She said: 'We've racked our brains trying to think of reasons why. We cannot come up with anything. It's like a portal opened up in the school and Kyron just vanished into it. It's a mystery.'
Kyron Horman mysteriously vanished in 2010 after not showing up for class .
Mother Desiree Young filed lawsuit against his stepmother Terri Horman for $10m but dropped it on Tuesday so it didn't hinder criminal case .
Suspect's friend DeDe Spicher has now cooperated with investigators after initially refusing to answer any questions .
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 18:46 EST, 30 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:36 EST, 31 July 2013 . A missing boy's mother has dropped a civil lawsuit against the child's stepmother whom she believes kidnapped him, but she vows to keep searching for her son. Oregon woman Desiree Young filed the $10 million suit against Terri Horman last year, alleging the stepmother kidnapped Kyron Horman, who vanished three years ago when he was seven-year-old. On Tuesday, she dropped the case, saying it couldn't move forward without information the police won't release because of the ongoing criminal investigation into the boy's disappearance. But, in a press conference in Portland, Young begged the court to order Horman to return her son or say where his body is. Scroll down for video . Still fighting: Desiree Young, pictured on Tuesday, announced she has dropped a civil lawsuit against her son's stepmother whom she believes kidnapped him, but she vows to keep searching for her son . Devastated: Kyron Horman was 7 when he disappeared from school in June 2010. No arrests have been made . She said she has never given up hope that he will be found alive. 'Every day you are not here safe in my arms is another day of agonizing torture,' she said. 'I will find you. It's all I want. I will not stop. I will never stop.' Young announced her decision to withdraw the lawsuit Tuesday after a hearing before a Multnomah County judge, according to KGW.com. Kyron Horman disappeared from his Portland school in June 2010. No arrests have been made. Horman hasn't commented on Young's allegation, but the desperate mother urged her again to cooperate on Tuesday. Appealing to the woman directly she said: 'Terry, I cannot tolerate this silence.' She said that Horman continues to stonewall investigators. 'I'm still going to bring pressure on Terri. I'm not going away,' Young said. Prime suspect: Terri Horman, left, the stepmother of Kyron Horman, right, was named the 'prime suspect' by a judge in a civil case last August, which has now been dropped . Gone: Kyron Horman, pictured, disappeared three years ago and Terri Horman was the last person to see him . But she said she knew going after . police records for her civil case could scupper the criminal case, and . she didn't want to hinder that investigation. 'I'm very disappointed that we can't move forward,' she said. 'I don't want anything to compromise the ongoing investigation.'In a criminal case, a key witness has begun cooperating with investigators after initially declining to testify.Young's . attorney said DeDe Spicher has testified before the grand jury. Spicher . was friends with Terri and her whereabouts were in question the day . Kyron vanished. Spicher had previously refused to answer 142 questions related to his disappearance, pleading the Fifth Amendment. Press conference: Young, mother of Kyron Horman, and her attorney Elden Rosenthal announced that the civil case can't move forward without information the police will not release because of the ongoing criminal investigation . The seven-year-old went missing from Skyline School on June 4, 2010, and his stepmom Terri Horman was the last person to see him. Kyron's biological mother Desiree Young - who divorced father Kaine before their son vanished - asked a judge to force Terri's friend to answer all of the questions put to her during a deposition taken in December 2012. DeDe Spicher was uncooperative during questioning - even refusing to identify a picture of her friend, whether she knew her husband and if she had ever met Kyron - in the $10million civil suit filed by Young. Multnomah . County sheriff's investigators looking into the disappearance of Kyron . Horman were interested in the whereabouts of Spicher on that day. Court . documents say she was at work but left abruptly at 11.30 a.m. and . returned 90 minutes later. She declined to say what she did during that . time. 'Are you aware that Kyron Horman has disappeared?' asked Young's lawyer, Elden Rosenthal. 'I'm . asserting my Fifth Amendment right,' Spicher replied, according to a . transcript filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court obtained by The . Oregonian. She even refused . to identify a picture . Last seen: Kyron, pictured at a science fair on the morning of June 4, 2010, aged 7, was last seen by his stepmother walking off to class; this is the last known picture of him . Proceedings: His biological mother, Desiree Young, is pictured in court on August 15, 2012 with her attorney, Elden Rosenthal; Young filed a $10m civil suit against the stepmother . Lawyer . Elden Rosenthal noted that  the Fifth Amendment provides that 'no . person...shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against . himself.' 'Plaintiff . believes that Ms Spicher has inappropriately sought the protection of . the privilege against self-incrimination,' he wrote. 'The privilege is . personal; it cannot be used to protect another person...Otherwise, the . privilege could be used as a shield to protect a witness' friends, and . to deny a civil litigant probative evidence. 'A witness may not invoke the Fifth Amendment in order to hide knowledge of a friend's criminal conduct.' After Kyron disappeared, authorities searched the condo Spicher was working at on June 4. In . 2010, investigators also put out a flier with Spicher's photos on it, . asking if anyone noticed her or Terri Horman between 9:45 a.m. and 1 . p.m. on June 4, 2010. The suit Ms Young filed asks the judge to order Horman to return Kyron or, if he is dead, reveal where his remains are located. In his ruling, Judge Kantor wrote: 'Witnesses and evidence may disappear. Memories may fade. The opportunity to find Kyron alive or dead, lessens.' Ms Young accused Horman of knowing what happened to Kyron. She told the East Idaho News in June: 'I believe that Terri Horman knows where Kyron is. I believe that Terri Horman is responsible for where my son is.' According to NWCN.com, Horman was the last to see Kyron alive. Ms Young’s civil suit accuses her of kidnapping him from Skyline Elementary. Following Judge Kantor's decision, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office released a statement that stated the civil case was separate from the continuing criminal investigation against Horman. No stone unturned: Authorities have searched more than 28,000 hours for Kyron since his 2010 disappearance; here, recovery workers take to the water . Three if by sea: Three rescue workers from the Tualtin Valley Water Rescue Unit posed for a picture ahead of a rescue mission . A mother's grief: Young is seen speaking with reporters after filing the lawsuit against Kyron's stepmother on June 1 of last year . The statement read: 'While there may be rulings regarding the court's opinions as to how the case may proceed, these rulings/legal opinions are part of the civil court case. The civil case is a process that is independent of the active, on-going criminal investigation being conducted by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. Investigators have long focused on Horman, although until this point, had not named her as a suspect or filed criminal charges. When the lawsuit was filed on June 1, Young's attorney, Elden Rosenthal, said it would be on a 'parallel track' with the criminal investigation. He would not say what kind of reaction the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office gave when he informed them of Young's decision to sue. Horman believes the suit is working to advance the aims of local law enforcement. She points out that the judge hearing her divorce from Kyron's father, Kaine Horman, delayed that case while the criminal investigation plays out. 'Plainly and simply, Young's lawsuit is a quest for information to move the criminal investigation forward and to taint any jury pool,' according to the filing. Civil allegations require a lower standard of proof — a preponderance of evidence — than criminal charges, which must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Compelling her to testify, Bunch wrote, could force Terri Horman to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination, pointing out the weak spots in her case. Happier times: Young smiles and holds her son on the beach . Playtime: A family photo shows a smiling Kyron enjoying the playground . 'The burden on Horman of being required to participate in this lawsuit before the district attorney and police have completed their investigation squarely jeopardizes her constitutional rights,' Bunch wrote. 'We've racked our brains trying to think . of reasons why. We cannot come up with anything. It’s like a portal . opened up in the school and Kyron just vanished into it.' -Biological mother Desiree Young . According to local news reports at . the time of his disappearance, Horman took her stepson to a science fair . at the school that Friday morning. Initial sheriff’s reports said that Horman saw Kyron walking off to his classroom, and judging that he was on his way, left. The teacher of Kyron’s class didn’t see him at the 10am start, and marked him absent. His parents were alarmed when Kyron didn’t get off the school bus that afternoon, and called the school. Skyline, in turn, called 911 to report the boy missing. According to East Idaho News, the police department has spent a collective 28,000 hours searching for him. Progression: A composite by Missing & Exploited imagines what Kyron could look like today, aged 9 . Horman's former husband Kyron Horman first filed a restraining order against her and later divorced her. They have a young toddler together. Ms Young told Good Morning America in a 2010 interview that her son's disappearance was 'a parent's worst nightmare.' She said: 'We've racked our brains trying to think of reasons why. We cannot come up with anything. It's like a portal opened up in the school and Kyron just vanished into it. It's a mystery.'
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