ABDUCTED BOY WHO APPEARED ON NETFLIX’S UNSOLVED MYSTERIES IS FOUND SEVEN YEARS ON

A young boy abducted seven years ago has been found safe and well after featuring on Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries docuseries. 

Abdul Aziz Khan, 14, was kidnapped in 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia.  

He has now been found 1,500 miles away in Colorado completely by chance, after police officers were called out to a burglary. 

The owner of the home, who has not been identified, spotted two intruders on a home surveillance camera and dialed 911. 

Deputies from Douglas County Sheriff's Office rushed to the scene and found two children in the back of a car parked on the driveway.

They spoke with the pair as the two adults they were with - later identified as Rabia Khalid and Elliot Blake Bourgeois - entered the house. 

They were arrested after emerging from the property.  

Khalid has since been identified as Aziz's mother. She was wanted for kidnapping her son from his father seven years ago.  

Both she and Bourgeois were booked into the Douglas County Jail on charges including Second Degree Kidnapping, Forgery, Identity Theft, Providing False Information to Authorities, and Trespassing.

Officials said in a release that their bond was set at $1,000,000 each. 

Aziz has now been taken into protective custody. The identity of the younger child has not yet been released. 

In a statement, the rest of the boy's relieved family said: 'We’re overwhelmed with joy that Aziz has finally been found. 

'We want to thank everyone for their support over the last seven years. We specifically want to recognize the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office for their exceptional work in solving this case. 

'Now, as we navigate the next steps, we ask for privacy so that we can move forward as a family and heal together.'

Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly said: 'Our deputies responded to what initially seemed like a routine trespass call, but through sharp attention to detail and tenacity, they uncovered the truth. 

'Their ability to recognize the discrepancies in the suspects’ story and to follow the leads, even when the situation seemed unclear, ultimately led to the safe recovery of a child who had been missing for seven long years.'

The US Marshals Office said that Khalid failed to show up for a custody hearing in Atlanta, Georgia in November 2017. 

They say she packed her belongings and fled with her son and new husband, who they identified as Bourgeois. 

The abduction came about after a custody dispute that ran for years between the boy's father, Abdul, and Khalid.

According to Missing Kids, the couple separated in 2014 and Khalid moved her son from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Atlanta, Georgia. 

Abdul previously said that Khalid had made it difficult for the boys mother to let him see the youngster.
Convinced she was going to lose custody, she is believed to have fled with Aziz in a panic. 

She managed to remain on the run with him for seven years.   

The US Marshals Service is now thanking Netflix for publicizing the case.  

U.S. Marshal Enix Smith III for the Eastern District of Louisiana said in a statement: 'This significant development follows a lengthy seven-year search.

'I extend my sincere gratitude to all involved in the recovery effort, especially the authorities in Douglas County, Colorado for their swift and effective actions.

'Also, we would like to thank NCMEC, Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries, and Crimestoppers GNO for directing the public’s attention to this matter.'