The issue I have with this is the RRI hotel staff were overwhelmed when carloads of "family" showed up to investigate the tip, and not the police! IMO, that text message Mom received (by an alleged imposter) should have gone direct to LE and not the Robinson/Russell's insider group.
Same with the trip Mom and Dad mysteriously took on
Friday to Atlanta, GA, based on another tip! Mom was very defensive when interviewed from the road by CBS42 on how the tip proved not viable BUT THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY PLANNED TO TRAVEL TO ATLANTA SO IT WASN'T A WASTED TRIP. (Meanwhile, hundreds of volunteers organized and started searching the abduction area in Alabama).
Again, why did the parents personally chase down a lead across the state line on Friday and not give the tip to the FBI-- already working with Hoover PD? This is completely opposite of police protocol which is trained to follow leads not to compromise the evidence or investigation.
Personally, I think I'd want to be on hand near local police investigating my missing daughter, and not in another State, especially if any evidence was located on the road, or woods that I could personally identify for authorities.
IMO, the parents kept these two leads to themselves because they wanted to be able to get to CR first, before the police -- hoping to protect CR from liability and prosecution. They knew deep down this was no abduction. They also know their daughter better than anybody else.
From the linked news video:
In response to the reporter's statement that police are looking at "all possibilities and all theories " in the disappearance of CR, Mrs. Russell defensively responded:
"I'm not sure why they are looking at ALL POSSIBILITIES-- it's very clear she was abducted from the phone call that she last had with one of our relatives, and they heard her scream." And Mr. Russell added... "We're 99% sure she was abducted, and we've felt that way since the beginning."
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The parents of 25-year-old Carlethia “Carlee” Russell, who was last seen on the side of I-459 S near Exit 10 Thursday night, spoke with CBS 42 about her disappearance…
www.cbs42.com