Carlee Russell’s boyfriend begs public to stop bullying her

Jump to content Sign up to our newsletters Subscribe News Sports Voices Culture Lifestyle Travel Premium News World Americas US Crime News Ariana Baio Sunday 23 July 2023 15:02 Close ‘s mom speaks up has been fired from the Alabama beauty spa where she was working on the night she claimed to have been kidnapped, according to a new report. Stuart Rome, the owner of the Woodhouse spa in Birmingham, told  the New York Post  that Ms Russell was no longer employed there and staff were ‘pissed’ about her abduction claims. The 25-year-old told police she was kidnapped while stopping to help a toddler on Interstate 459 on 13 July. However, Alabama police have expressed doubt over Ms Russell’s abduction claims and revealed she appeared to have made suspicious internet searches about kidnappings prior to the incident. Mr Rome said staff had been devastated by Ms Russell’s disappearance, and had passed out flyers in an effort to help find her. ‘As the information came out that there were some questionable things, we’ve been a little pissed off, mainly because so many people took so much time out to search,’ Mr Rome told the New York Post. Hoover police chief Nick Derzis said during a press conference on Wednesday that investigators were ‘ unable to verify ‘ most of the 25-year-old’s statements. 1690119000 Hoover police chief Nick Derzis told reporters that authorities were ‘unable to verify’ most of the statements that Ms Russell gave police about her whereabouts during the 49 hours she was missing. Ariana Baio examines four unanswered questions about the perplexing case. Police in Alabama cast doubt over ‘s kidnapping allegations in a press conference on Wednesday Bevan Hurley 23 July 2023 14:30 1690115400 An  Alabama  lawyer has outlined the possible crimes   may have committed after police haven’t been able to verify her claims about her 49-hour disappearance. The 25-year-old claims she was kidnapped, but police have shared her internet search history which suggests the ordeal may have been staged. Birmingham  lawyer Eric Guster, a longtime criminal defence attorney, told  WVTM13  that he, like many others, grew interested in the case. He added that the message coming from the police was clear. ‘She says she was kidnapped, and a kidnapping didn’t happen. (They say) our citizens are safe. There’s not a kidnapper out there. So, they use every other synonym for lie except saying she lied,’ he told the local TV station. The attorney added that the search for Ms Russell wasted time and funds for both the police and members of the community. The Independent’s  Gustaf Kilander has the story. ‘It’s going to be much more difficult for African American women to be believed, and it may actually decrease the number of actual reports of things,’ Eric Guster says Bevan Hurley 23 July 2023 13:30 1690111800 Carlethia ‘Carlee’ Nichole Russell vanished on 13 July after calling 911 to report she had  seen a toddler  walking on the side of Interstate 459 in  Alabama . The 25-year-old told dispatch she stopped her car to check on the child, and called a family member before losing contact, according to  the Hoover Police Department . By the time officers arrived five minutes later, Ms Russell had disappeared with her car engine still running, and the toddler was nowhere to be found. Law enforcement and family mounted a desperate search for the missing woman and pleaded with the public for help. Then just over 48 hours later, police were notified that Ms Russell had returned home on foot. She told detectives that she had been kidnapped by a white man with ‘orange hair’, and held captive in a semi-truck trailer and house before escaping. vanished after calling 911 to report seeing a young boy in diapers on the side of a busy interstate. Police say they have serious doubts about her story, Bevan Hurley reports Bevan Hurley 23 July 2023 12:30 1690108200 Before 25-year-old   disappeared for a mysterious 49 hours, she posted a series of bizarre tweets. On the day she  went missing  on 13 July, she  tweeted  at 8.55pm: ‘today was a GREAT day God be looking out im telling you!!’ One minute later, Ms Russell  wrote : ‘someone to tell you ‘i love you’ and don’t got a reason.’ Finally, she tweeted, ‘yeah i want a family now’ at 9.19pm. Just moments later, around 9.30pm, the Alabama woman called 911 and told detectives that she was following a lost toddler along the interstate. After she returned home, Ms Russell claimed was abducted by a man with ‘ orange hair .’ She turned up on foot at her parent’s home with $107 tucked in her right sock, and alleged she had barely survived the encounter. Kelly Rissman has the full story. sent a series of tweets that shed light on her state of mind prior to her disappearance Bevan Hurley 23 July 2023 11:30 1690102800 While police have not made any official allegations against Ms Russell, should they find that she made a false report, law enforcement could choose to charge her. Section 13A-10-9  of the Alabama criminal code states that making a false report to law enforcement, knowingly, is a Class A misdemeanour. When asked if law enforcement was planning on charging Ms Russell on Wednesday, Mr Derzis replied: ‘To be perfectly honest with you, that hasn’t even entered our mind or been discussed.’ Ariana Baio has the story. Alabama police say there is ‘no evidence’ to ‘s report of a toddler walking along the interstate alone Bevan Hurley 23 July 2023 10:00 1690097400 Two days later, on 15 July, she returned home. Her boyfriend, Thomar Latrell Simmons posted on Facebook announcing her return and attesting to her claim that she was kidnapped. He wrote that Ms Russell had been ‘fighting for her life for 48 hours’ and not ‘physically or mentally stable’ enough to speak about her kidnapping. ‘s family and friends say she was ‘fighting for her life’ in two-day search Bevan Hurley 23 July 2023 08:30 1690092000 Hoover police chief Nick Derzis told reporters that authorities were ‘unable to verify’ most of the statements that Ms Russell gave police about her whereabouts during the 49 hours she was missing. Ariana Baio examines four unanswered questions about the perplexing case. Police in Alabama cast doubt over ‘s kidnapping allegations in a press conference on Wednesday Bevan Hurley 23 July 2023 07:00 1690086600 has been fired from the Alabama beauty spa where she was working on the night she claimed to have been kidnapped, according to a new report. Owner Stuart Rome told  the New York Post  Ms Russell was no longer employed at the Woodhouse spa in Birmingham, and that staff were ‘pissed’ about her abduction claims. The 25-year-old told police she was kidnapped while stopping to help a toddler on Interstate 459 on 13 July. However, police say they have doubts about her account after finding suspicious internet searches on her phone. Mr Rome said staff had been devastated by Ms Russell’s disappearance, and had passed out flyers in an effort to help find her. ‘As the information came out that there were some questionable things, we’ve been a little pissed off, mainly because so many people took so much time out to search,’ Mr Rome told the New York Post. Una llamada al 911 revelo que ‘no respondía pero respiraba’ cuando regreso a su casa en Hoover, Alabama Bevan Hurley 23 July 2023 05:30 1690081223 Carlethia ‘Carlee’ Nichole Russell vanished on 13 July after calling 911 to report she had  seen a toddler  walking on the side of Interstate 459 in  Alabama . The 25-year-old told dispatch she stopped her car to check on the child, and called a family member before losing contact, according to  the Hoover Police Department . By the time officers arrived five minutes later, Ms Russell had disappeared with her car engine still running, and the toddler was nowhere to be found. Law enforcement and family mounted a desperate search for the missing woman and pleaded with the public for help. Then just over 48 hours later, police were notified that Ms Russell had returned home on foot. She told detectives that she had been kidnapped by a white man with ‘orange hair’, and held captive in a semi-truck trailer and house before escaping. vanished after calling 911 to report seeing a young boy in diapers on the side of a busy interstate. Police say they have serious doubts about her story, Bevan Hurley reports Bevan Hurley 23 July 2023 04:00 1690075823 An  Alabama  lawyer has outlined the possible crimes   may have committed after police haven’t been able to verify her claims about her 49-hour disappearance. The 25-year-old claims she was kidnapped, but police have shared her internet search history which suggests the ordeal may have been staged. Birmingham  lawyer Eric Guster, a longtime criminal defence attorney, told  WVTM13  that he, like many others, grew interested in the case. He added that the message coming from the police was clear. ‘She says she was kidnapped, and a kidnapping didn’t happen. (They say) our citizens are safe. There’s not a kidnapper out there. So, they use every other synonym for lie except saying she lied,’ he told the local TV station. The attorney added that the search for Ms Russell wasted time and funds for both the police and members of the community. The Independent’s  Gustaf Kilander has the story. ‘It’s going to be much more difficult for African American women to be believed, and it may actually decrease the number of actual reports of things,’ Eric Guster says Bevan Hurley 23 July 2023 02:30 Alabama amber alert Hoover Police Department/NewsNation/YouTube Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in