Coverage dated July 23, 2023 to July 24, 2023

Carlee Russell's disappearance was 'hoax'; charges possible, police say

Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco, from the development of Jul 24, 2023

Newest development Jul 25, 2023 · 3 reportsAlabama Woman Admits She Lied About Abduction and Report of Wandering Child

Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who returned home on July 15 after she was reportedly missing for two days, was never missing, Hoover Police told reporters at a news conference on Monday.

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  1. Names this update

    Carlee Russell's disappearance was 'hoax'; charges possible, police say

    Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco ·

  2. Newest

    Alabama Woman Admits She Lied About Abduction and Report of Wandering Child

    Headline from New York Times ·

Reports & sources

70 articles, oldest first.

  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    Carlee Russell, who went missing in Alabama after 911 call about child, says through attorney she wasn’t kidnapped. Authorities are mulling charges (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Alta Spells and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who earlier this month went missing for 49 hours after making a 911 call about a child on an interstate, said she was not kidnapped and did not see a baby on the side of the road, according to a statement

  2. FOX 5 DC

    Carlee Russell's attorney: "There was no kidnapping" | What we know (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who was reported missing after calling 911 to report a toddler walking along the interstate, reportedly fabricated the whole story, according to her attorney.

  3. Rolling Stone

    Carlee Russell Was Not Kidnapped, Attorney Says (opens Rolling Stone)

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    “My client apologizes for her actions to this community,” Russell’s lawyer says

  4. KTVU San Francisco

    Attorney for Carlee Russell: "There was no kidnapping" | What we know (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    The Alabama woman who was reported missing after calling 911 to report a toddler walking along the interstate reportedly fabricated the whole story, according to her attorney.

  5. Local Memphis

    Carlee Russell admits to fabricating kidnapping story, police say (opens Local Memphis)

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    Russell, 25, disappeared after calling 911 on July 13 to report a toddler wandering beside a stretch of interstate.

  6. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Carlee Russell's disappearance was 'hoax'; charges possible, police say (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who returned home on July 15 after she was reportedly missing for two days, was never missing, Hoover Police told reporters at a news conference on Monday.

  7. FOX 5 New York

    Attorney for Carlee Russell says there was no kidnapping, baby on interstate (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    The Alabama woman who was reported missing after calling 911 to report a toddler walking along the interstate reportedly fabricated the whole story, according to her attorney.

  8. Fox News

    Carlee Russell admitted to lying about her disappearance by Alabama freeway: police (opens Fox News)

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    Carlee Russell admitted to police to making up her abduction and why she went missing, authorities said.

  9. New York Post

    Carlee Russell admits ‘there was no kidnapping’ or baby on the highway in bombshell hoax confession (opens New York Post)

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    Alabama nursing student Carlee Russell admitted Monday that she wasn’t abducted earlier this month — as she apologized for the bizarre hoax that sparked a massive two-day search. “There…

  10. Delaware Public Media

    Carlee Russell says she lied about seeing a lost child and being abducted (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Earlier this month, the 25-year-old Alabama nursing student claimed that she was abducted, blindfolded and forced to undress by two captors.

  11. Forbes

    Carlee Russell Admits She Wasn’t Kidnapped On Alabama Highway, Police Say (opens Forbes)

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    Russell claimed two weeks ago she was abducted while trying to help a toddler who was wandering an Alabama highway.

  12. People

    Carlee Russell Admits She Was Not Kidnapped and Apologizes Through Her Lawyer, Criminal Charges Still Possible (opens People)

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    Carlee Russell confirmed there "was no kidnapping" on July 13 in a statement released by her lawyer and shared by the Hoover Police Department on Monday.

  13. NBC Chicago

    ‘There was no kidnapping': Carlee Russell apologizes after admitting hoax (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Carlee Russell admitted she did not see a toddler wandering on the side of the highway and lied about being kidnapped in a hoax that set off a nationwide effort to find her, an attorney for the Alabama woman said Monday.

  14. 12News Phoenix

    'There was no kidnapping': Carlee Russell admits to lying about her disappearance (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    Russell, 25, disappeared after calling 911 on July 13 to report a toddler wandering beside a stretch of interstate.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Carlee Russell investigation: Alabama woman admits she lied about being kidnapped (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Carlee Russell, an Alabama woman who went missing for two days, admitted that she lied about being kidnapped.

  16. FOX 4 Dallas

    Carlee Russell's attorney: 'There was no kidnapping' | What we know (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who was reported missing after calling 911 to report a toddler walking along the interstate, reportedly fabricated the whole story, according to her attorney.

  17. CBS News

    Carlee Russell apologizes to Alabama community, says there was no kidnapping (opens CBS News)

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    Carlee Russell apologized and asked for forgiveness on Monday, days after she returned home. She'd initially told police she was abducted by a man.

  18. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Carlee Russell, who went missing after 911 call about child, says she wasn’t kidnapped (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    (CNN) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who earlier this month went missing for 49 hours after making a 911 call about a child on an interstate, said she was not kidnapped and did not see a baby on the side of the road, according to a statement from her attorney.

  19. Wfmy News 2

    'There was no kidnapping' | Police read statement on behalf of Carlee Russell, her attorney (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    During the press conference, investigators read a statement on behalf of Russell and her attorney Emory Anthony.

  20. New York Times

    Alabama Woman Admits She Lied About Abduction and Report of Wandering Child (opens New York Times)

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    Carlee Russell, 25, said through a lawyer that she was sorry she had fabricated her disappearance, which captured national attention and prompted a flurry of search efforts.

  21. New Hampshire Union Leader

    ‘Missing’ Alabama woman Carlee Russell admits kidnapping story was hoax (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who disappeared for 48 hours and claimed she was kidnapped, admitted Monday that she made the whole thing up.

  22. New York Post

    Carlee Russell’s mom refuses to comment on daughter’s hoax: ‘Now is not a good time’ (opens New York Post)

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    Russell’s lawyer Emory Anthony revealed Monday that his client never saw a child on the side of the road and that there “was no kidnapping” following mounting questions into her disappearance…

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