action news reached him on the phone
charlie was home schooled and subjected to an exercise regime , though further details were not provided .
charlie 's stepmother 's uncle is detroit attorney godfrey dillard .
 
police say they have taken away from the home .
a day after 12 - year - old charlie bothuell v was found alive in the basement of his father 's detroit home , new details are emerging about his strange 10 - day disappearance .
in the basement where charlie was found , a tunnel leads from apartment to apartment and to the outside .
 
action news has also learned of a new twist in the case .