the buzz log

On Friday, St. Louis police found two missing boys in the apartment of a 41-year-old local named Michael Devlin. One of the kids, Ben Ownby, 13, disappeared earlier this month. The other, a 15-year-old named Shawn Hornbeck, had been lost for more than four years.

Within days, searches on the dual capture and discovery surged across the Web, pushing the alleged kidnapper into our top movers for the week and hoisting buzz on both boys. But it was Shawn in particular who seized the country's attention.

People from across the U.S. turned to Search for more on the teen's disappearance, the foundation his parents set up to find him, the news that he was found, and the website and blog devoted to his story. His lengthy captivity sparked searches for "stockholm syndrome" and roused queries for "elizabeth smart."

From there, searchers turned to the plight of lost kids everywhere. Buzz on "missing children" rose nearly 6,000% over the past seven days, while "missing persons resources" and "pictures of missing children" shot off the chart.

Now, investigators say Michael Devlin may be connected to the 1991 kidnapping of a young boy named Charles Arlin Henderson. As more comes to light, we're sure to see greater search spikes. In the meantime: Welcome back, Ben and Shawn.