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I am probably in the minority, and could totally be wrong about this, but I really don't believe the father had anything to do with this. His emotions don't feel false to me; yes, he seems a bit dramatic or odd at times, but I will reserve judgement.
I have no idea how I would feel if cops told me at one moment my child was dead, then later a (rather obnoxious IMHO) "news" anchor told me on live television that my child was alive. He seemed genuinely shocked to me and why not go to a commercial break and allow that father to receive that information in private, or allow him to immediately go talk to LE? Why "surprise him" and then judge how he reacts to that news with millions watching instead of allowing him privacy and/or time with family/friends around? That seems cruel to me. The father seemed incredibly confused and overwhelmed in that moment, just like many of us were when we watched. IDK it just seemed rather tasteless and unnecessary to do that to the parent of a missing child, especially one who has been told that his child is potentially a victim of homicide.
A snippet from an article I read found here; I didn't see some of this information posted before, so forgive me if I am being redundant. Emphasis is mine
On Tuesday, Bothuell appeared on the Nancy Grace cable TV show. He described an exhaustive search that began when he received a call from his wife at about 9:45 p.m. June 14, saying Charlie had left from their home in at about 9 p.m. Bothuell was at his office in Southfield he's a registered nurse with his own company trying to complete some work so he would have that Sunday, Father's Day, to spend with Charlie, another son, 14, and daughter, 10 months old.
Bothuell said he came home from work and called police. He said the response from a dispatcher was dismissive and disrespectful, and he said it took three calls to actually make the report.
Police showed up sometime around midnight, Bothuell said.
Bothuell said he was asked to take a Detroit police lie detector test but refused, noting that he had been questioned for eight hours by officers, and he said they were not truthful when they told him what to expect.
That aside, there are a LOT of bizarre aspects of this case. I wouldn't be surprised if someone close to or in the family was involved ( the stepmother is getting a hairy eyeball from me not accusing, just a feeling/reaction ). Maybe the pressure of the police switching to treating the investigation as a possible homicide forced the party or parties involved in whatever happened to Charlie to freak out, abandon and/or hide him in the basement, maybe threatened him not to make noise or do anything to draw attention to him. I doubt that he was there through ALL of the searches by LE, FBI, family, cadaver dogs, volunteers, etc.; seems more like he was hidden there in haste.
On AlJazeera they mentioned that he was found with food and drink "chicken" was mentioned specifically, but I haven't found an article online that mentions what he was found with aside from the general "food, drink, and bedding" description. The fact that both were found with him makes me feel like whoever did this had some kind of feelings of sympathy and/or care.
I know it's been said several times by several people that he has run away before maybe an older family member (a sibling, cousin, etc.) was helping Charlie hide from someone or a perceived threat, and once police started treating this as a possible homicide, that person helped Charlie "hide" in a location where they knew he'd be safe and found. From what I have read, he seems like an intelligent child with a high standard for achievement and performance; whether that "need to succeed" attitude was too much pressure from family, pressure he internalized himself, or a mixture of both, that could have possibly triggered him to have run away or to stage this with the help of someone else. I remember how intense the pressure to do exceedingly well as a child can be, and it could certainly make a stressed-out kid runaway or do something really irrational. Maybe this was a cry for help from him? If he was at home alone with the stepmother when he disappeared, it makes me really wonder about her the most. Like I said JMO, just a feeling; I really hope nothing nefarious was going on here.
I really don't know what to think just yet. Regardless, I just hope Charlie is in a safe, secure place, and being given all the love, aid, and support he needs. I am glad this story had a much more positive ending than the one we believed we were headed to. I hope that Charlie is given all he needs, and that he is able to articulate to police what happened so whatever justice is needed is served.
I have no idea how I would feel if cops told me at one moment my child was dead, then later a (rather obnoxious IMHO) "news" anchor told me on live television that my child was alive. He seemed genuinely shocked to me and why not go to a commercial break and allow that father to receive that information in private, or allow him to immediately go talk to LE? Why "surprise him" and then judge how he reacts to that news with millions watching instead of allowing him privacy and/or time with family/friends around? That seems cruel to me. The father seemed incredibly confused and overwhelmed in that moment, just like many of us were when we watched. IDK it just seemed rather tasteless and unnecessary to do that to the parent of a missing child, especially one who has been told that his child is potentially a victim of homicide.
A snippet from an article I read found here; I didn't see some of this information posted before, so forgive me if I am being redundant. Emphasis is mine
On Tuesday, Bothuell appeared on the Nancy Grace cable TV show. He described an exhaustive search that began when he received a call from his wife at about 9:45 p.m. June 14, saying Charlie had left from their home in at about 9 p.m. Bothuell was at his office in Southfield he's a registered nurse with his own company trying to complete some work so he would have that Sunday, Father's Day, to spend with Charlie, another son, 14, and daughter, 10 months old.
Bothuell said he came home from work and called police. He said the response from a dispatcher was dismissive and disrespectful, and he said it took three calls to actually make the report.
Police showed up sometime around midnight, Bothuell said.
Bothuell said he was asked to take a Detroit police lie detector test but refused, noting that he had been questioned for eight hours by officers, and he said they were not truthful when they told him what to expect.
That aside, there are a LOT of bizarre aspects of this case. I wouldn't be surprised if someone close to or in the family was involved ( the stepmother is getting a hairy eyeball from me not accusing, just a feeling/reaction ). Maybe the pressure of the police switching to treating the investigation as a possible homicide forced the party or parties involved in whatever happened to Charlie to freak out, abandon and/or hide him in the basement, maybe threatened him not to make noise or do anything to draw attention to him. I doubt that he was there through ALL of the searches by LE, FBI, family, cadaver dogs, volunteers, etc.; seems more like he was hidden there in haste.
On AlJazeera they mentioned that he was found with food and drink "chicken" was mentioned specifically, but I haven't found an article online that mentions what he was found with aside from the general "food, drink, and bedding" description. The fact that both were found with him makes me feel like whoever did this had some kind of feelings of sympathy and/or care.
I know it's been said several times by several people that he has run away before maybe an older family member (a sibling, cousin, etc.) was helping Charlie hide from someone or a perceived threat, and once police started treating this as a possible homicide, that person helped Charlie "hide" in a location where they knew he'd be safe and found. From what I have read, he seems like an intelligent child with a high standard for achievement and performance; whether that "need to succeed" attitude was too much pressure from family, pressure he internalized himself, or a mixture of both, that could have possibly triggered him to have run away or to stage this with the help of someone else. I remember how intense the pressure to do exceedingly well as a child can be, and it could certainly make a stressed-out kid runaway or do something really irrational. Maybe this was a cry for help from him? If he was at home alone with the stepmother when he disappeared, it makes me really wonder about her the most. Like I said JMO, just a feeling; I really hope nothing nefarious was going on here.
I really don't know what to think just yet. Regardless, I just hope Charlie is in a safe, secure place, and being given all the love, aid, and support he needs. I am glad this story had a much more positive ending than the one we believed we were headed to. I hope that Charlie is given all he needs, and that he is able to articulate to police what happened so whatever justice is needed is served.
