month later desiree young came forward claiming terri had something to do with it. >> we implore terri horman to fully cooperate with the investigators to bring kyron home. >> reporter: terri's husband cape files for divorce and a restraining order. in the filings, cane writes that police told him they believed terri was involved with kyron's disappearance, even though publicly she was never officially called a suspect. but there's more. a bombshell accusation. cane claims police told him terri tried to hire their landscaper to kill him. in court documents obtained by abc news, terri's part-time landscaper, radolfo sanchez, told police terri "told me she wanted me to help her get rid of her husband." terri denies this happened and says sanchez made up the story after she rejected his sexual advances. >> you're saying this murder for hire plot was made up? >> yes. >> yet that was the basis on which -- >> my daughter was taken. >> reporter: cane horman was granted a restraining order and kiara. >> i've lost two children in two children. >> reporter: terri's entire life became the subject of pub

every sense of the word, he's my son. >> reporter: for the first terri horman says she's speaking out to set the record straight, an abc news and "people" magazine exclusive. >> more tn five years since kyron disappeared. why sit down now? >> because the focus has been on me and i should not be the focus. >> i think the reason why she sat down was because she wanted people to hear her speak. and hopefully get people to believe that she had nothing to do with this. his father cane and step mother terri since he was an infant, along with terri's older son james and the couple's infant daughter kiara. his mother lived south in medicaled for, oregon. >> d did kyron refer to you as mom? >> he'd call me mom and he'd call december ever ray mom. >> reporter: she's been his primary caregiver. she loved being a mom, pecially being able to help with homework. >> s was very proud of that? that. >> reporter: she watched kyron walking toward his classroom around 8:45 bore class began that day. >> that was the last time you saw him? >> yeah. >> reporter: kyron was marked absent but wasn't reported t

since that day his stepmother, terry horman, has been living under a cloud of suspicion. now five years later she's breaking her silence. with his disappearance? >> no. none. and i don't resent you asking that question, but it hurts my heart to -- to even be asked. >> reporter: for the first time horman is speaking out about her failed polygraphs, her whereabouts that fateful day, why she was sexting another man during the investigation. >> let's face it. your stepson's still missing, you're in the midst of all the scrutiny, and you're sexting with some random guy. >> sure. >> it doesn't look good. >> no it doesn't. but -- i'm not going to make an excuse for it. i'm going to own up to it. >> reporter: why terry says she's still fighting for kyron and for the daughter she says she hasn't been allowed to see for all these years. >> either you're a very convincing liar, or a grave injustice has befallen you. >> i'd go with the latter. people can say what they want about me, i don't care. my purpose is to find my son, to get my daughter back, to get my life back in order in t

though police have never even called kyron's stepmom a suspect, in the court of public opinion, terri horman has faced brutal accusations. this gap-toothed smiley face boy frozen in time. kyron horman vanished five years ago and stepmom terri who dropped him off at school that day says her life has been a living nightmare ever since. a cloud of suspicion and dark whispered accusations that she somehow harmed her own stepson. this morning, terri says she's setting the record straight. >> did you have anything to do with his disappearance? >> no. none. and i don't resent you asking that question but it hurts my heart to even be asked. kyron didn't get off the school bus on june 4th, 2010, it was terri who called the school in a panic. >> i'm talking to the secretary and he -- she says he's not here and your heart just sinks. i mean you're just like -- how could he not be there. >> reporter: his baffling disappearance launches the biggest manhunt in oregon history. both parents and stepparents showing a strong united front until terri fails two lie detector tests and the other parents turn agai

you can go to people.com for more exclusive video with terri horman and on friday terri will tell her story in a "people" magazine a abc news exclusive. >>> let's head out now outside rob for a look at the forecast. rob. >> hey, amy, it is chilly out here but we're excited about the cold. yeah, just kind of invigorates you. warm up, go to the southwest. the california sunshine will get you at least in socal. roh surf for surfing today but waves will be subsiding somemeat.at. 71 in phoenix. rain across parts of the south and severe weather for tomorrow. heaviest across the west cst i think across the pacific northwest with most of that -- and cold acrossflorida. 63 in orlando and temps in the 50s in south beach. >> we are feeling the 50's this morning, ft. lauderdale, miami, key west that northwest wind still providing for cool comfortable start. that will be a thing of the past. highs lower 70's. >> all right, temps in the 20s but warmer than yesterday. this athercast is brought to you by mcdonald's. amy, back over to you. >> the home of the mcchoco potato. >>> coming , "dancing with

. >>> first we want to turn to terri horman, the stepmom of 7-year-old kyron who disappeared in oregon five years ago. it's a "people" magazine exclusive and "nightline" anchor juju chang sat down with her. >> imagine a second grader goes to school and simply disappears seemingly without a trace. five years after kyron horman went missing there are still a slew of unanswered questions and even though police have never even called kyron's stepmom a suspect, in the court of public opinion, terri horman has faced brutal accusations. this gap-toothed smiley face boy frozen in time. ago and stepmom terri who dropped him off at school that day says her life has been a living nightmare ever since. a cloud of suspicion and dark whispered accusations that she somehow harmed her own stepson. this morning, terri says she's setting the record straight. >> did you have anything to do with his disappearance? >> no. none. and i don't resent you asking that question but it hurts my heart to even be asked. >> reporter: when 7-year-old kyron didn't get off the school bus on june 4th, 2010, it was terri