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Includes short statement by Hoover Police Chief.
No, the trucker said he saw a grey car parked by Carlee’s car. I think he also said he saw a man talking to her.So the Trucker claimed to see a toddler?! I must have missed that.
I have not seen a single claim on any platform or website about the boyfriend. He wasn’t even known to most until later. MOOKidnapping claims
On Sunday, Ms Russell’s boyfriend Thomar Latrell Simmons claimed that she had barely survived her ordeal after being kidnapped.
“She was literally fighting for her life for 48 hours, so until she’s physically & mentally stable again she is not able to give any updates or whereabouts on her kidnapper at this very moment,” Mr Simmons wrote.
Mr Simmons added that he had been searching for Ms Russell “nonstop” since he was notified of her disappearance.
He said there had been “false allegations & assumptions” that he had something to do with her abduction, adding he hadn’t let the rumours distract him.
Mr Simmons thanked the family, friends and fellow churchgoers for their help.
“All I (ask) from everyone right now is to be respectful of Carlee’s situation.”
Two weeks before she went missing, the couple shared holiday pictures from a trip to New York on social media.
What really happened to Carlee Russell?
Carlee Russell falsely claimed she vanished after calling 911 to report seeing a young boy in diapers on the side of a busy interstate. Three months later, she has been found guilty of false reporting charges. Bevan Hurley reportswww.independent.co.uk
But truckers can verify it with the cameras on their trucks.Eyewitnesses are notoriously wrong -fact- we see here at WS a lot.
Carlee Russell: anti-trafficking advocate casts doubt on theory that sex traffickers use toddlers to lure and abduct women
Carlee Russell: anti-trafficking advocate casts doubt on theory that sex traffickers use toddlers to lure and abduct women
When a woman vanished after calling 911 to report a toddler on an interstate, speculation ran wild that the little boy was a sex-trafficker's "lure."www.insider.com
Oh, you mean this isn't about him? MOOI have not seen a single claim on any platform or website about the boyfriend. He wasn’t even known to most until later. MOO
Sure, it’s possible the authorities feel there’s no risk to the public bc they’ve pretty much concluded there was no kidnapping.In my opinion only, the actions of the police the last 24 hours do not indicate they feel that there is any risk to the public.
I don’t think he’s trying to make this about him. I think he’s referring to rumors/accusations about him on social media, from police questioning, etc. I don’t think he’s referring to mainstream media, since he hasn’t been mentioned that I’ve seen.Oh, you mean this isn't about him? MOO
I have not seen a single claim on any platform or website about the boyfriend. He wasn’t even known to most until later. MOO
I believe that was said in the first LE press conference.I thought for certain in earlier accounts I read that it was a darker skinned male. IDK Maybe I'm confusing it with another case.
She’s 25. In school and has a job. Still
Lives with mom. I honestly think she just wanted a break. She’s young with a lot of responsibilities. I personally feel she wanted a weekend away from all of that and this just blew up more than she could have imagined. MOO
!!!!!!I’d think and really hope a 25 year old woman would know that calling 911 and ditching their car/purse/phone for a “weekend away” would not end up well for her. I’m not sure what happened here (I wouldn’t be surprised if it turned out to be a kidnapping, hoax, or mental breakdown) but imo it’s something bigger than just wanting to get away from strict parents are something. After all, it seems she voluntarily went back home.
Gray said the traffic cam company told him the FBI got the video too.
This is VERY interesting info.Well THATS interesting. The FBI doesn't just get involved randomly.
Mr Lowe said police had received a single, vague, tip about a a gray vehicle and a man with light complexion having been seen near the missing woman’s car.I thought for certain in earlier accounts I read that it was a darker skinned male. IDK Maybe I'm confusing it with another case.