Detroit boy missing for 11 days found alive in parents' basement

ajc ^ | 6-26-2014

[Citizen Zed]

A Michigan boy who had been missing for 11 days was found alive Wednesday in his parents' basement.

According to The Associated Press, officers found 12-year-old Charlie Bothuell V while searching the Detroit home as part of the investigation. The boy was crouching behind boxes and a plastic container, with food and bedding nearby.

Charlie, who lives with his father and stepmother, went missing June 14, the Detroit Free Press reported. Police said they searched the home several times – even with cadaver dogs.

[woodbutcher1963]

“The longest game of hide and seek ever”

I guess he was WINNER, WINNER Chicken dinner!

[cripplecreek]

Yeah, I’m guessing something is up with the stepmother.

[cripplecreek]

I don’t like Nancy Grace. That bitch is a vulture who lives for the worse of society and if she can’t find it, she’ll make it.

[latina4dubya]

Next time use some live dogs.

hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!

[latina4dubya]

I don’t know but I have some questions about the stepmother. Dad took a polygraph but the stepmother refused.

so do i... this looks like an evil-stepmother story... at least on the surface...

[TigersEye]

“I don’t know about this, Sarge. The dog won’t even get out of the car!”

[cripplecreek]

Chief Craig is apparently going to continue investigating. Says he has a hard time believing that someone didn’t know the kid was there.

http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2014/06/26/11390711/

[Bigg Red]

LOL!

[old and tired]

Had he been playing Minecraft all that time?

My wife made that exact same joke! Sad if it turns out to be true.

[Tax-chick]

I have a 12-year-old son.

From the other comments, it looks like more is going on here, though.

[txmissy]

I cannot stand Nancy Grace. Just the sound of her voice is like nails on a chalkboard.

Glad the boy was found safe - my guess is there’s more to this story.

[ottbmare]

Post of the Day! You are terrible. :-)

[ottbmare]

That comparison is totally unfair. The African village is clean, well-organized, and full of productive, healthy people. Detroit can’t come up to that level.

[cripplecreek]

I’ve seen the father on the news and it looks like the kid has a good dad and lives in a decent neighborhood.

[dead]

. The boy was crouching behind boxes and a plastic container

I so would have looked there!

[stevio]

LOL!

[dead]

I like how she tells him his son was found alive and safe, and THEN says, "we still need to confirm this."

Nancy, do it the other way around next time.

[bonfire]

FOX reporting the father is expected to be brought up on abuse charges.

lots more to this story

[Larry Lucido]

:-)