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Something About Carlee Russell

Was she kidnapped or was it a hoax???

By Gladys W. MuturiPublished 10 months ago 3 min read
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Carlee Russell

I could be wrong but I don't want to believe that this is another kidnapping hoax.

A 25-year-old Hoover woman was kidnapped after saving a toddler in the middle of a highway she was snatched by an unknown person after she was on the phone with a family member and heard her screaming until the phone cut off. Two days after her "kidnapped", she was found alive at the footsteps of her parents' house and was taken to the hospital. As grateful as we are that she is alive and safe, I noticed something about this case doesn't seem to add up like if she was really kidnapped or she faked the whole thing. Hmmmm. Here's what happened time.

July 13, 2023

It was the evening of July 13, 25-year-old nursing student Carlethia "Carlee" Russell left her job at The Woodhouse Spa in the Summit. She stopped for food at Taziki’s in the nearby Colonnade mall to pick up food for herself and her mother and then drove south onto Interstate 459. Russell reportedly came across a young boy aged three or four in diapers walking along the side of the highway near mile marker 11. Russell stopped her car to check on the child and called a family member before losing contact. She contacted 911 to report a "toddler" in a diaper walking in the middle of the highway. She was then contacted by a family member saying she spotted a child on the highway and she was going to pull to the side to save the child. A traffic cam video shows Russell's car slowing down and pulling over to help. According to a family member, they said they can hear Russell asking the child if it was okay, heard screaming, and someone running until the line went dead.

Five minutes later, Police arrived at the scene where Russell's car still running, her car door opened, and all her belongings were in her car, her purse, and her cell phone on the side of the road.

No sign of Russell or the toddler!!!!

Law enforcement and her family went on a desperate search to find Russell. Celebs like Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, and Tina Lawson, have posted on social media to show their support. Families and even people on social media like Tiktok pleaded for Russell's safe return. After two days and 48 hours after her kidnapping, police were notified that Russell had returned home on foot.

As much as her family, people in the Hoover, Alabama area, and of course, myself were grateful that she has been found. There was something about this case is not adding up.

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Everything about this case is very similar to Jennifer Willbanks aka Runaway Bride and Sherri Papini, two white women who claimed they were kidnapped until it turned out their kidnapping was a hoax.

When I saw the traffic cam, I noticed her car pulling to the side I had to pause to see if there was any shadow of a child or a dark figure in the middle of the road. I see nothing that was in the way or anything on the highway. Plus, there were a lot of cars on the highway if a toddler was there everybody would see the child on the highway. Also, a toddler wouldn't just be wandering on the side just in the middle of the road and it would have been extremely dangerous. Another thing, where is the traffic cam on the parents who dropped off the "alleged child" on the dangerous Interstate highway? Did this man disguise himself as a child kidnap Russell?

Another theory believes that Russell was on depressant drugs causing her to hallucinate while she was driving. Also, there was a Tiktok of a man claiming to be Russell's brother but is not.

If Carlee was found alive, where is this child??????

And kidnappers don't drop off victims at their houses!!!!!

Even YouTubers noticed something is up in this case.

Controversial Conservative Candance Owens even compared this whole case to Jussie Smollett. (even though I am not a fan of Candance Owens) Also, I got suspicious of her parents' Facebook posts on social media including her boyfriend something in my gut tells me that the boyfriend was the kidnapper, or better yet her family was in on the whole thing like wtf!!!!! This just in, it was alleged that Russell lost her job at the Woodhouse Spa. The owner of the Spa has released a statement that it could be "true and untrue".

The investigation is still ongoing.

Hopefully, she will break down the WHOLE TRUTH!!!!!

In the meantime, I will wait...

All sources to YouTube and Independent News.

What do you think was Carlee kidnapped or did she fake her own kidnapping????

Comment below!!!!

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Gladys W. Muturi

Hello, My name is Gladys W. Muturi. I am an Actress, Writer, Filmmaker, Producer, and Mother of 1.

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  • Samanta L. Burey10 months ago

    I wrote a article about her and even commended her. Now I'm upset she really faked her own kidnapping.

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