What the Hell Is Spencer Boudreau Doing in This Group?

 

A Former Mayor Joins the Kyron Horman Investigation

There are some things that make you stop scrolling and ask, What the hell am I looking at? This is one of them.

Former Longview Mayor Spencer Boudreau has apparently joined the Facebook group “Kyron Horman Investigation New, Old, & Ignored Tips,” a group devoted to discussing the disappearance of Kyron Horman, along with theories, tips, and information surrounding the case. Kyron's former stepmother, Terri Moulton (Horman) Vasquez, is also a member of the group.

That alone raises questions. Why would a former mayor of Longview, Washington, who has young children of his own, choose to become involved in a group centered around the disappearance of a child and the controversy surrounding the people connected to that case? Why would he join a group in which Stacey Green Rivera, against whom he has a restraining order, has been discussed extensively over the years?

For clarity, whenever Stacey is referenced in this blog post, it means Stacey Green Rivera.

Membership in a Facebook group does not, by itself, prove anything about someone's motives or beliefs. People join Facebook groups for all kinds of reasons. Facebook has made joining a group about as difficult as accidentally liking a post while trying to scroll past it.

Spencer did not simply appear on the group's membership list, though. He publicly participated.

Spencer Starts Talking About Stacey

When another commenter asked Spencer about the allegations of stalking and harassment he was describing, he provided a lengthy response. He claimed that signs were placed around town, stickers were put up, and flyers were distributed repeating accusations made by his former wife. He also claimed that people associated with Stacey Green Rivera sent postcards to city hall and emails to his public email account.

Spencer further alleged that Stacey Green Rivera's daughter recorded her yelling obscenities and calling him names at political events and public gatherings. He said Stacey Green Rivera followed him while he was driving around during his workday, convinced some of his tenants that her accusations were true, attempted to get him fired, and confronted him while he was dropping off mail with his children.

He also stated that Stacey Green Rivera continues to violate, or attempt to violate, an order by speaking about what he was accused of in vague terms. According to Spencer's characterization, the court said she could not present those allegations as fact because he had been investigated and cleared of wrongdoing.

Those are serious allegations. They also make his decision to participate in a group devoted to the Kyron Horman investigation even more noteworthy.

The Group's Immediate Welcome

The administrator of the group, Justicefor Ourkids, immediately welcomed Spencer and characterized Stacey Green Rivera as a “horrible person.” The administrator said the group had allegedly been stalked and harassed for years because it asked questions about Kyron's disappearance.

The administrator also told Spencer that the group had never tried to tell people how to look for Kyron, but wanted people to keep an open mind and look for him everywhere.

Spencer's response was not simply a polite thank-you. He entered directly into a discussion about Stacey Green Rivera and his own experiences with her.

Garnet Druhot-Close then welcomed Spencer to the group and thanked him for “standing up against this horrible person.” She described the group's alleged history with Stacey Green Rivera and told Spencer that no one should be stalked or harassed for sharing a story or political views.

That is a remarkable welcome for someone who has just joined a group centered around the investigation into a missing child.

Lisa Anderson then asked Spencer what type of stalking Stacey Green Rivera had allegedly committed. Spencer responded with the detailed account of signs, stickers, flyers, postcards, emails, political events, following him while driving, contact with his tenants, alleged efforts to interfere with his employment, and the Labor Day incident involving his children.

This Is Where the Questions Become Difficult to Ignore

There is nothing inherently suspicious about being interested in the disappearance of a child. A parent, former elected official, or ordinary citizen can care deeply about an unsolved missing-child case.

The question is what happens after someone joins.

Spencer did not simply join the group and discuss Kyron. He quickly became involved in a discussion about Stacey Green Rivera. He then supplied his own allegations about her conduct and described his history with her.

The group administrator did not simply welcome him as a new member. She immediately characterized Stacey Green Rivera as a “horrible person” and connected Spencer's situation to the group's own alleged experiences with her.

That raises a very simple question:

What the hell is Spencer Boudreau doing in this group?

There are plenty of missing-persons groups on Facebook. There are plenty of groups devoted to political issues. There are plenty of groups devoted to child-safety issues.

Why this one?

Why join a group specifically devoted to the Kyron Horman investigation?

Why participate in a group where Stacey Green Rivera is already a major subject of discussion?

Why begin discussing Stacey Green Rivera almost immediately after joining?

Why publicly provide allegations about her conduct to a group whose members have already expressed strong opinions about her?

If He's Afraid of Stacey, Why Is He Looking for Her Online?

There is another detail that makes this even more curious. Based on the activity reflected in these screenshots, it does not exactly appear that Spencer is frightened of coming across Stacey Green Rivera's activities online. Quite the opposite. His activity appears to show that he is actively seeking out and engaging with information about what she is doing on Facebook.

That creates a rather obvious contradiction worth examining.

If someone believes another person has stalked, harassed, followed, targeted, or otherwise made them fearful, why would that same person voluntarily seek out that individual's online activity? Why monitor what she is posting? Why enter groups where she is being discussed? Why engage with conversations about her?

That does not prove that Spencer is lying about anything he has alleged. People can have complicated relationships with information about someone they consider a threat. It does, however, make the situation worthy of scrutiny.

If Stacey Green Rivera is truly someone Spencer wants to avoid, why does he appear to be actively looking for her online activity?

The Anti-Harassment Order Makes This Even More Curious

There is another issue that cannot simply be ignored.

Spencer has described himself as the person who sought an anti-harassment order involving Stacey Green Rivera. His own comments characterize the order as restricting her from presenting certain allegations against him as factual.

That raises an obvious question about his decision to voluntarily enter a public forum where people are actively discussing Stacey Green Rivera.

Why?

The question is not necessarily whether Spencer violated his own order. The person who obtains an order is generally not the person restricted by it. The question is why someone who says he was subjected to years of harassment would voluntarily enter a public forum where the person he says harassed him is being discussed and then contribute additional allegations to the conversation.

Why amplify the discussion?

Why provide more information?

Why participate in a group that already appears to have a significant interest in Stacey Green Rivera?

Why allow his personal dispute with Stacey Green Rivera to become part of a group centered around a missing child?

Why, if he wants distance from Stacey Green Rivera, does his online activity appear to include actively seeking out information about her?

Those are reasonable questions.

What About the Claims Being Circulated?

This is where people need to slow down and separate documented facts from allegations.

A Facebook post is not a court ruling. A screenshot is not a police report. Someone saying they were “fully cleared” is not a substitute for reading the underlying investigative records. Someone claiming there is a restraining order is not a substitute for reading the actual order.

The same standard should apply to everyone involved, including Stacey Green Rivera, Spencer, the group administrators, and everyone else participating in these discussions.

The screenshots are relevant because they demonstrate what people were saying and what material was being circulated. They do not, standing alone, prove every allegation contained within those posts.

That distinction matters.

Questions That Deserve Answers

• Why did you join the “Kyron Horman Investigation New, Old, & Ignored Tips” group?
• What specifically were you hoping to accomplish by joining that group?
• Was your interest in the group related to Kyron Horman, Stacey Green Rivera, or both?
• Why did you choose to publicly engage in discussions about Stacey Green Rivera almost immediately after joining?
• Why discuss Stacey Green Rivera in a group centered around the Kyron Horman investigation?
• Given that you sought an anti-harassment order involving Stacey Green Rivera, why voluntarily enter a public forum where she is being discussed?
• Why contribute your own allegations about Stacey Green Rivera to that discussion?
• What exactly did you mean when you referred to “Stacey's people”?
• If you are genuinely concerned about Stacey Green Rivera's alleged conduct toward you, why does your online activity appear to include actively seeking out her Facebook activity?
• Why monitor or engage with information about someone you claim has made you fearful or has harassed you?
• What was your understanding of the group's purpose before you joined?
• Did you join because of information concerning Kyron, because of Stacey Green Rivera, or because of some combination of those things?
• If your interest was solely in finding Kyron and examining overlooked information, why did your participation so quickly become focused on Stacey Green Rivera?
• Why did the group administrator's characterization of Stacey Green Rivera appear to fit so neatly into the account you provided about your own experiences?
• What documentation supports the statements you made about being fully investigated and cleared of wrongdoing?
• What exactly does the court order say about discussing the allegations against you?

These are not accusations. They are questions based on what the participants themselves chose to say publicly and what their own online activity appears to show.

The public has every right to ask those questions, particularly when a former elected official voluntarily enters a controversial public discussion involving a missing child, a person already associated with that investigation, an anti-harassment order, and allegations involving the people connected to the case.

People can call questions harassment if they want. That does not magically turn questions into harassment.

Sometimes a Facebook comment section is just a Facebook comment section.

Sometimes it raises a hell of a lot of questions.

This one does.