Carlee

Carlethia ‘Carlee’ Russell, a woman who disappeared for two days and was found earlier this month, was not kidnapped, according to her attorney. During a press conference on Monday afternoon, Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis read a statement from Russell’s attorney Emory Anthony, which stated the 25-year-old had not been abducted as she and her family previously claimed. “My client has given me permission to make the following statement on her behalf. There was no kidnapping on Thursday, July 13, 2023. My…

Hoover, Alabama, police held a press conference Wednesday to update the public on the ongoing case of community college student Carlethia ‘Carlee’ Russell. Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis said the investigation was still ongoing with no threat to public safety — but said Russell’s search history held several searches that implied a state of mind. According to police, during an initial interview, Russell claimed that following her exit from the car, she was taken into the woods by a man with a bald spot. She…

When 25-year-old Carlethia ‘Carlee’ Russell called 911 on July 13, she told the responder she saw a toddler in a diaper walking along Hoover, Alabama’s Interstate 459. After hanging up the phone, she called her brother’s girlfriend, telling her the same story before pulling onto the shoulder of the road. According to Russell’s mother Talitha, the last thing that could be heard on the phone was Russell asking someone if they were alright. “ never heard the child say anything but then she heard our daughter scream,”…