GUILTY MI - Charlie Bothuell, 12, Detroit, 16 June 2014

[modesty blaise]

There have been inconsistencies with the "story" from day one. I think that Charlie's dad is very strict. Mentions that Charlie left previously without permission. I get the impression that Dad might be heavy-handed with the discipline of his son. :moo:

bingo!! that's why I asked if he was "working out" or being punished because that's how it read to me.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

bingo!! that's why I asked if he was "working out" or being punished because that's how it read to me.

I tried to give the dad and stepmom a chance, but they don't come across as truthful in their inconsistent accounts of what happened to young Charlie. Both adults seem defensive and more concerned about their public images than with finding the missing boy.

The radio interview with the dad this morning (WWJ) convinced me that he and stepmom aren't cooperating with the investigation unless it's on their terms. If they have nothing to hide, they should be more than willing to do whatever is necessary to find this youngster. I don't buy their stories. Hinky and stinky. :moo:

 

[SuziQ]

The Twitter thing doesn't make sense to me... and if someone else IS using this account in his name, was this premeditated?

or staging to make it appear charlie is still out there as a runaway

 

[los2188]

Father of missing 12-year-old boy volunteers to take public lie detector test

DETROIT (WJBK) --

The father of a missing 12-year-old Detroit boy has volunteered to take a public lie detector test, after reports that the results of a test he took for the FBI were inconclusive.

Detroit police are still the search for 12-year-old Charlie Bothuell V who has not been seen since Monday, June 14. His father, Charles Bothuell IV, confirmed to FOX 2 that he took an FBI-administered lie detector test, but denied that the results were inconclusive, as other media outlets have reported. "I'm making a standing offer to the media, you guys provide a lie detector test, you can make it public, I'll be there to take it," Bothuell IV said Wednesday.

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/2...y-volunteers-to-take-public-lie-detector-test

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Has anyone here found Charlie's social media accounts? And know what he is posting? Is it really Charlie posting? LE should be able to locate the ISP locations easily.

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140624/METRO01/306240117#ixzz35bfE1UYm

(snip)
On June 17, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said social media accounts belonging to Charlie were still being used.

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140624/METRO01/306240117#ixzz35f3DV7X8

Yeah. The Twitter account that is in Charlie's name is: https://twitter.com/CJDETROITBOY

However, again, it does NOT sound like a 12-year-old boy talking. At ALL, IMO.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

DPD news conference at 2:00PM (EDT).

12-year-old Detroit boy Charlie Bothuell has been missing since June 16

Detroit police chief to provide information on missing 12-year-old boy

DETROIT -
Detroit Police Chief James Craig will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. Wednesday to provide information on the case of a missing 12-year-old boy.

Watch the 2 p.m. news conference http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...ves-update-to-missing-12yearold-case/26657550

Charlie Bothuell has been missing since Monday, June 16. He was last seen at his home in the 1300 block of Nicolet Place. His father, Charlie Bothuell IV, told police his son was working out, stopped to go to the bathroom and never came back...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...huell-has-been-missing-since-june-16/26657470

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

June 25, 2014 at 1:09 pm

Source: Dad, stepmom are persons of interest as missing Detroit boy's case becomes homicide investigation

George Hunter and Tony Briscoe/The Detroit News

Detroit — The case of a 12-year-old boy who was reported missing nine days ago has turned into a homicide investigation, and his father and stepmother are being looked at as persons of interest, a police source familiar with the probe told The Detroit News.

The source said detectives have uncovered information that indicates Charlie Bothuell was killed, and that his father, Charlie Bothuell IV, and stepmother, Monique Dillard-Bothuell, were persons of interest in the case. The source hastened to say it’s common for parents or other close relatives to be considered persons of interest in such cases...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140625/METRO01/306250087#ixzz35fpnD9cZ

 

[EGirl]

Yeah. The Twitter account that is in Charlie's name is: https://twitter.com/CJDETROITBOY

However, again, it does NOT sound like a 12-year-old boy talking. At ALL, IMO.

No way he wrote those tweets. IMO

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

June 25, 2014 at 1:09 pm

Source: Dad, stepmom are persons of interest as missing Detroit boy's case becomes homicide investigation

George Hunter and Tony Briscoe/The Detroit News

Detroit — The case of a 12-year-old boy who was reported missing nine days ago has turned into a homicide investigation, and his father and stepmother are being looked at as persons of interest, a police source familiar with the probe told The Detroit News.

The source said detectives have uncovered information that indicates Charlie Bothuell was killed, and that his father, Charlie Bothuell IV, and stepmother, Monique Dillard-Bothuell, were persons of interest in the case. The source hastened to say it’s common for parents or other close relatives to be considered persons of interest in such cases...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140625/METRO01/306250087#ixzz35fpnD9cZ

Damn it! :crying:

Suspected as much, but I was hoping! Remind me never to hope again.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

^ Looks like Dad wanted his 15 minutes on NANCY GRACE last night before charges came down. :moo:

Presser coming up shortly.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Still :waiting: for presser.

 

[piaji]

Has anyone here found Charlie's social media accounts? And know what he is posting? Is it really Charlie posting? LE should be able to locate the ISP locations easily.

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140624/METRO01/306240117#ixzz35bfE1UYm

(snip)
On June 17, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said social media accounts belonging to Charlie were still being used.

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140624/METRO01/306240117#ixzz35f3DV7X8

Were recent Twitter posts deleted from the account posted earlier in this thread or are they referring to different accounts? The last post I'm seeing is from May

 

[Davia18]

I suspected the parents from the start but was really trying to be positive and hoped I was incorrect. Not sure how anyone could hurt their children.

 

[EGirl]

June 25, 2014 at 1:09 pm

Source: Dad, stepmom are persons of interest as missing Detroit boy's case becomes homicide investigation

George Hunter and Tony Briscoe/The Detroit News

Detroit — The case of a 12-year-old boy who was reported missing nine days ago has turned into a homicide investigation, and his father and stepmother are being looked at as persons of interest, a police source familiar with the probe told The Detroit News.

The source said detectives have uncovered information that indicates Charlie Bothuell was killed, and that his father, Charlie Bothuell IV, and stepmother, Monique Dillard-Bothuell, were persons of interest in the case. The source hastened to say it’s common for parents or other close relatives to be considered persons of interest in such cases...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140625/METRO01/306250087#ixzz35fpnD9cZ

Damn....

 

[tjdegoed3]

Were recent Twitter posts deleted from the account posted earlier in this thread or are they referring to different accounts? The last post I'm seeing is from May

Same here. Looks like someone deleted some tweets.

 

[Bravo]

I think we all wondered when it was stated cadaver dog were brought in. Typically it's search dogs first. I figured there had to be some evidence of a murder. Dang it :banghead: I love being wrong. Here.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Chief Craig not offering many details due to active, ongoing investigation. Believes that there will be closure in the case. Evidence leads investigative team to believe that this is more than a missing child. Crimes Against Children leads investigation, but it is collaborative effort of multiple law enforcement agencies. Dad and stepmom are POIs. Still seeking help from the public.

ETA: I've met one of the detectives who is working the case.

 

[sophiebelle]

This is the type case that makes me mad, and sick and sad. Poor little fella.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Stepping out on a limb, this will turn out to be a case of discipline gone bad. :moo:

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

12-year-old Detroit boy Charlie Bothuell has been missing since June 14

Detroit police chief says investigators have evidence, homicide not ruled out at this point

Author: Dave Bartkowiak Jr. , Online News Editor, @DaveBartko, dbartkowiak@wdiv.com

DETROIT -
Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Wednesday the case of a missing 12-year-old boy is not a homicide investigation, but police are not ruling it out.

Charlie Bothuell has been missing since June 14. He was last seen at his home in the 1300 block of Nicolet Place. His father, Charlie Bothuell IV, told police his son was working out, stopped to go to the bathroom and never came back.

"We've gotten evidence that suggests that this is more than just a serious missing," said Craig, who wouldn't go into details about the evidence...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...huell-has-been-missing-since-june-16/26657470