Police didn't find the snacks that she bought at Target after leaving work nor did they locate items she allegedly concealed at work before leaving – a dark-colored bathrobe, toilet paper and "other items belonging to the business," Derzis said.Īdding to the mystery, Derzis said police have not found any evidence of a toddler walking down the interstate, nor did they receive additional calls about it despite numerous vehicles passing through that area. There was food from a restaurant in the car. When police arrived at Russell's car last Thursday, they found her wig and cell phone in the grass near her vehicle and her purse was on the front seat of her car, but there was no sign of her or the child. Police found personal items and restaurant takeout They discovered web searches that included "Do you have to pay for an amber alert?" and "How to take money from a register without being caught."ĭerzis said searches for bus tickets from Birmingham to Nashville and for the movie "Taken" – about an abduction – were also in the history on Russell's phone. Russell told police the next day she woke up and the woman fed her cheese crackers and played with her hair. She believes they took pictures of her but does not remember them having any physical or sexual contact," he added. She said that they took her into a house and made her get undressed. "She claimed she was blindfolded but was not tied up because the captors said they did not want to leave impressions on her wrists. She told them at one point she was able to escape the 18-wheeler but was caught again and put into a car. Russell told detectives that her abductor had orange hair with a bald spot. She also told detectives she could hear a baby crying," Derzis said. She stated that the male was with a female, however, she never saw the female, only hearing her voice. "The next thing she remembers is being in the trailer of an 18-wheeler. According to the chief, Russell told police the man made her go over a fence and she was forced into a car. "She claimed that the man then picked her up and she screamed," he said. Police haven't spoken to Russell since just after she returned home Saturday.ĭerzis told reporters she told investigators she got out of the vehicle Thursday to check on the child and a man came out of the trees and mumbled that he was checking on the baby. "Carlee has given detectives her statement and hopefully they are pursuing her abductor," Talitha Robinson-Russell said in a statement to CNN affiliate WBRC. Russell's mother has said she believes her daughter was abducted before she returned home two days later on foot. RELATED: Police: Carlee Russell returned home on foot after going missing in Alabama Carlethia "Carlee" Nichole Russell is seen in an image released by the Hoover, Alabama, police department. The chief said officers "have been unable to verify" most of Russell's initial statement, though they want to interview her again. (CNN) - Police shared new details Wednesday on the case of Carlethia "Carlee" Nichole Russell, the Alabama woman who went missing for 49 hours last week after calling 911 to report a toddler walking alone on the side of the highway.Īt a news conference, Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis said the investigation continues but authorities do not believe there is a threat to the community, which is just south of Birmingham.ĭerzis told reporters no one has reported a missing child and investigators have found no evidence of one. AL: Carlee Russell investigation/Hoover PD 00:32
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