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A 12-year-old Detroit boy who went missing for 11 days was found alive in the most unlikely place. His own basement.
But strange gets even stranger. Charlie Bothuell's father was told that his son was found during a live televised appeal on Nancy Grace.
According to an article in NBC News, Charlie had been discovered crouching in a corner of the basement surrounded by boxes. He had a supply of cereal and soda. Police say it's unlikely that the boy could have built the barricade himself.
While authorities process the unexpected outcome, Charlie is in custody receiving medical attention.
It's not clear whether his father, who passed the FBI's lie-detector test, will be charged in the case.
While Charlie was missing, his home was searched on several occasions, including by police dogs.
"I checked my basement, the FBI checked my basement, the Detroit police checked my basement... I've been down there several times," said Charlie's father, Charles Bothuell IV. "God, they brought dogs, everything ... Everybody has searched. Oh god, my son."