Coverage dated July 13, 2023 to July 16, 2023

Police: Carlee Russell returned home on foot after going missing in Alabama

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

An Alabama woman who went missing after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking alone on the side of an interstate has returned home, authorities said.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Alabama woman who vanished after reporting child on side of interstate found safe

    Headline from FOX 13 Tampa ·

  2. Newest

    Police: Carlee Russell returned home on foot after going missing in Alabama

    Headline from CBS News ·

Reports & sources

70 articles, oldest first.

  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    An Alabama woman is missing after stopping to help a toddler she saw walking on the interstate, police say (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Jamiel Lynch and Chenelle Woody, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama woman has gone missing after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking alone on the side of an interstate, according to local police. The woman, 25-year-old Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, called 911 around 9:34 p.m.

  2. ABC 7 Chicago

    Alabama woman missing after stopping to help a toddler she saw walking on the interstate, police say (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    25-year-old Carlethia "Carlee" Nichole Russell from Alabama has gone missing after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking alone on the side of an interstate, according to local police.

  3. NBC News

    Woman missing after calling 911 to report toddler walking on Alabama interstate (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell called a family member and said the toddler was walking on I-459 South, and then the relative lost contact. No child was found.

  4. Fox7 Austin

    Alabama woman who vanished after reporting child on side of interstate found safe (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    "Carlee" Nichole Russell returned home late Saturday night after a two-day search.

  5. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Alabama woman vanished after reporting child on side of interstate: police (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    "Carlee" Nichole Russell called 911 and then a family member to say she saw a young child walking on the side of the interstate.

  6. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Alabama woman missing after calling 911 to report child walking on interstate (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    HOOVER, Ala. (WISH) — Alabama officials are searching for a 25-year-old woman who went missing Thursday after calling 911 and a relative to report a child walking on the interstate. According to police, Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell called 911 around 9:30 p.m.

  7. Foxla

    Carlee Russell: What we know about the woman who vanished on Alabama highway (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Carlee Russell was on the phone with a family member when she pulled over to check on a child she saw walking on side of the Alabama interstate. The last thing her family heard was her scream.

  8. East Idaho News

    An Alabama woman is missing after stopping to help a toddler she saw walking on the interstate (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    (CNN) — An Alabama woman has gone missing after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking alone on the side of an interstate, according to local police. The woman, 25-year-old Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, called 911 around 9:34 p.m.

  9. NPR

    Carlee Russell appeared at home after vanishing while reporting lost child (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Carlee Russell, 25, from Hoover, Ala., went missing on Thursday night after telling 911 she was going to help a toddler stranded on the side of the interstate. She then returned home, police said.

  10. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Carlee Russell found: Alabama woman returns home following disappearance and search (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A 25-year-old Alabama woman has returned home after being the focus of a two-day search by police and family members who reported her missing after she stopped to check on a child who was walking along a highway.

  11. Fox7 Austin

    Carlee Russell: Missing woman who vanished on Alabama interstate found safe (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    After two days of searching for Carlee Russell, the 25-year-old who vanished after pulling over on an Alabama highway has been found safe.

  12. The Boston Globe

    Alabama woman who went missing after claiming to help a child on a highway is found (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    A 25-year-old woman in Alabama who was reported missing Thursday night after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking along the side of an interstate and would pull over to help was found late Saturday, according to police.

  13. NBC Los Angeles

    Woman who vanished after reporting child on an Alabama interstate found alive, taken to hospital (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    According to Hoover Police Department, Hoover 911 center received a call at 10:45 p.m. on Saturday that Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell had returned home to her residence.

  14. Newsweek

    What happened to Carlee Russell? Everything we know as missing woman found (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Carlee Russell, 25, returned home late Saturday night, more than 48 hours after she first went missing.

  15. WMUR

    Missing Alabama woman 'Carlee Russell' returned home on foot, police say (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Hoover, Alabama, police received a 911 call that she returned home Saturday night

  16. New York Post

    Alabama woman who vanished after stopping to report child on highway found (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Russell went missing on Thursday night when she went to help a wandering toddler on I-459, according to law enforcement.

  17. Wfmy News 2

    Alabama woman returns home following disappearance and search after reporting child on interstate (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Hoover police say Carlethia Nichole Russell called 911 Thursday night and then a family member to say she saw a young child walking on the side of the interstate.

  18. KHOU Houston

    Police searching for woman who vanished after reporting child on side of Alabama interstate (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    Carlethia "Carlee" Nichole Russell reportedly stopped near Birmingham to help a child she saw wandering. She's been missing ever since.

  19. Washington Post

    She vanished after reporting a toddler by a highway, then turned up at home (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Carlee Russell showed up at her family home in Hoover, Ala., after going missing for 48 hours in a case that sparked national attention. Here’s what we know.

  20. ABC 7 New York

    Alabama police locate missing woman who reported toddler walking on the highway (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Alabama police were searching for Carlethia "Carlee" Nichole Russell, 25, who went missing after she reported seeing a child walking on the side of a highway.

  21. KCEN Waco

    Police: Woman who went missing after reporting child on Alabama interstate returns home (opens KCEN Waco)

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    KCEN Waco's feed description

    Carlethia "Carlee" Nichole Russell reportedly stopped near Birmingham to help a child she saw wandering. Late Saturday, police say she returned home.

  22. East Idaho News

    Woman who went missing after reporting a toddler walking on the interstate has returned home, police say (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    Alabama (CNN) — An Alabama woman who went missing after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking alone on the side of an interstate has returned home, authorities said. Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, 25, had been missing since Thursday night, when she called 911 and told a dispat…

  23. Black Enterprise

    Carlee Russell, Alabama Woman Who Went Missing, Found Safe (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    Carlee Russell, a young Black woman from Alabama who went missing after checking on a child along the Interstate, has been found safe.

  24. The Guardian

    Alabama woman missing after reporting lost child on highway returns home (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    ‘Carlee’ Nichole Russell went missing for two days after she stopped to check on a toddler walking on side of highway

  25. CBS News

    Police: Carlee Russell returned home on foot after going missing in Alabama (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    An Alabama woman who went missing after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking alone on the side of an interstate has returned home, authorities said.

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