Abducted boy featured in Netflix 'Unsolved Mysteries' found safe 7 years after capture: 'Overwhelmed with joy'

A trespass telephone led to the find and rescue of a young lad who was the taxable of a high-profile kidnapping case and featured connected Netflix's "Unsolved Mysteries." 

Officials from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office successful Colorado announced that Abdul Aziz Khan, present 14, had been recovered, and 2 radical were arrested successful transportation to his disappearance implicit 7 years ago. 

"We’re overwhelmed with joyousness that Aziz has yet been found. We privation to convey everyone for their enactment implicit the past 7 years," the household of Aziz shared successful a connection with the agency.

"Now, arsenic we navigate the adjacent steps, we inquire for privateness truthful that we tin determination guardant arsenic a household and heal together." 

OREGON BOY, 2, GOES MISSING FROM FAMILY FRONT YARD, SPARKING MASSIVE SEARCH

Abdul Aziz Khan was reportedly kidnapped successful 2017 by his non-custodial parent and her caller husband.  (Douglas County Sheriff's Office)

Aziz was reportedly kidnapped successful 2017 out of Atlanta, Georgia by his non-custodial mother, 40-year-old Rabia Khalid.

According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) police said Khalid failed to amusement up for a custody proceeding connected Nov. 27, 2017 successful Atlanta. The U.S. Marshals Service said she packed her bags and fled with Aziz and her caller husband, identified arsenic 42-year-old Elliot Blake Bourgeois.

According to Abdul, Aziz's father, Khalid made it progressively hard implicit clip for him to spot Aziz aft she moved from New Orleans to Atlanta for a caller job. This sparked a new, bitter custody conflict betwixt Abdul and Khalid that went connected for respective years.

Abdul told NCMEC that helium made definite helium and Aziz spent arsenic overmuch clip unneurotic arsenic imaginable contempt the implicit 400 miles of region that separated them. "I made my full enactment docket astir Aziz," said Abdul. "I'd sojourn him each different play and I would bring him to New Orleans truthful helium could beryllium with his family."

The halfway added that it was "clear that Khalid was going to suffer custody of Aziz." 

During a property league connected Wednesday, the U.S. Marshal Service said it searched for Khalid and Aziz crossed 11 antithetic states.

But a interruption successful the lawsuit didn't travel until Feb. 23, erstwhile deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a vacant location successful Highlands Ranch, Colorado for reports of a burglary successful process. 

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14-year-old Abdul Aziz Khan, who went missing 7 years ago, was located successful Douglas County, Colorado and 2 radical person been arrested connected kidnapping charges. (Douglas County Sheriff's Office)

When deputies arrived astatine the home, they recovered 2 adults adjacent the spot and located 2 children successful a conveyance parked successful the driveway of the home.

Officials said the mates claimed to beryllium associated with the realtor, but their communicative rapidly began to unravel aft their identities were uncovered.

The pistillate was identified arsenic Khalid, who had an progressive warrant for kidnapping, portion the antheral was identified arsenic Bourgeois. 

"Our deputies responded to what initially seemed similar a regular trespass call, but done crisp attraction to item and tenacity, they uncovered the truth. Their quality to admit the discrepancies successful the suspects’ communicative and to travel the leads, adjacent erstwhile the concern seemed unclear, yet led to the harmless betterment of a kid who had been missing for 7 agelong years," said Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly.

Aziz’s communicative besides made nationalist headlines and was covered by Netflix’s "Unsolved Mysteries."

Officials said Khalid and Bourgeois face charges including Second Degree Kidnapping, Forgery, Identity Theft, Providing False Information to Authorities and Trespassing.

Their bonds were acceptable astatine $1 cardinal each and a preliminary proceeding is acceptable for March 27. 

MOM OF NEW YORK GIRL WHO WAS KIDNAPPED, RESCUED OVER 47 HOURS REFLECTS ON YEAR SINCE TERRIFYING DISAPPEARANCE

An abducted boy, who was featured successful Netflix 'Unsolved Mysteries' was recovered harmless aft 7 years.  (The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)

Aziz, on with different kid whose individuality was not released, was placed into protective custody. 

Weekly said helium had the "privilege" of gathering the victim's household and said "there wasn't a adust oculus successful the room."

"This household has a agelong roadworthy up of them. But our squad is determination for them. We volition locomotion with them measurement by measurement arsenic they navigate this journey. We anticipation they find healing and anticipation successful the days, weeks, months, and adjacent years up of them," Weekly said. 

"I couldn’t beryllium prouder of the enactment done by our team; this lawsuit highlights the committedness of our officers to question justness and support the astir vulnerable. It’s a reminder of the unthinkable quality our enactment makes successful the lives of those we serve. This reminds america each of wherefore we bash this work."

Officials said that the probe is inactive ongoing, and authorities are continuing to stitchery accusation to afloat resoluteness this case.

"This important improvement follows a lengthy seven-year search," U.S. Marshal Enix Smith III for the Eastern District of Louisiana said successful a statement. "I widen my sincere gratitude to each progressive successful the betterment effort, particularly the authorities successful Douglas County, Colorado for their swift and effectual actions. Also, we would similar to convey NCMEC, Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries, and Crimestoppers GNO for directing the public’s attraction to this matter."

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John Bischoff III, Vice President Missing Children Division for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) besides shared a connection of his gratitude for Khan's harmless instrumentality and the enactment of the instrumentality enforcement agencies.

"The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children has worked intimately with instrumentality enforcement and Aziz’s household since his disappearance, ever believing helium could beryllium found," Bischoff said.

"In household abduction cases, it tin beryllium hard to garner nationalist attention, but we knew that nationalist media sum was crucial—Aziz could person been anywhere. Thanks to the deputies’ keen instincts and the attraction of some instrumentality enforcement and the public, Aziz is present safe. We cognize household reunifications tin beryllium challenging. As Aziz and his household reconnect and heal, NCMEC volition proceed to enactment them."