Details of Abuse Surface in Investigation of Missing Detroit Boy
LatestRemember when Nancy Grace of HLN’s Nancy Grace told a father on live television that his missing son had been found in his own basement? We all had ourselves quite the WTFSMDH moment. And while Charlie Bothuell IV denied being aware of his son’s whereabouts (which also escaped police searches for a while), we all wondered exactly what the hell the story was. Well, more information is surfacing and unfortunately it paints a picture of child abuse.
12-year-old Charlie Bothuell V informed authorities that his stepmother, Monique Dillard-Bothuell knew he was in the basement, telling him “not to come out, no matter what he hears.” Despite knowing exactly where he was, she did not bring him any food—Charlie V allegedly snuck up to the kitchen to eat when the house was empty.