Missing woman, Carlee Russell, found alive at Red Roof Inn hotel

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A missing 25-year-old woman who vanished after saying she was pulling over to check on a toddler who was wandering alone along an Alabama interstate highway has been found alive at her home.

Carlethia ‘Carlee’ Nichole Russell was on the phone with her sister-in-law when she got out of her car to check up on the child, she said. The family member then heard a sudden scream and shortly after, lost all contact with Russell.

Authorities found Carlee’s wig, hat and cell phone close to her car. They were unable to find her or a child in the area.

Police said they did not receive any calls of someone missing a small child.

Talitha Russell said they do have some indication there may have been a gray vehicle that a trucker saw that pulled in front of her daughter’s car at some point as they were passing along the interstate.

According to CrimeStoppers, the reward for information on the case had reached $55,000, as of Saturday morning. 

Carlee Russell was reported missing Thursday. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency issued a missing person advisory for her Friday.

Police say the Hoover 911 Center received a call from the 25-year-old around 9:30 p.m. Thursday as she returned home from work. She reported seeing a toddler walking on the side of I-459 South near mile marker 11.

After calling 911, Carlee Russell stopped to check on the child and called her sister-in-law around 9:36 p.m. to report the same details. The family member lost contact with her, but the line remained open.

Hoover Police had not received any other calls of a missing child. One witness reported possibly seeing a gray vehicle and a man standing outside of Carlee’s vehicle, but police said they had no additional information. 

‘In the process at some point she got out of the car and my daughter-in-law could hear her asking the child if they were okay,’ her mother, Talitha Russell, said. ‘The child did not respond, or at least she did not hear her respond, he or she respond.’

‘And then she heard our daughter Carlee scream, and from there on all we could hear was noise … background noise in her phone, which we later found out was noise from the interstate.’

On Saturday night, officials in Hoover, Alabama received a phone call that Russell had returned to her home after knocking on the door. Police Chief Nicholas Derzis told the New York Times he’s not sure how she got there, but nobody was with Russell on her arrival.

After police and fire officials confirmed it was Russell and evaluated her at the scene, she was taken to a local hospital. No further information about her condition has been made public other than one person familiar with the situation said she’d been ‘dropped off’ at home, according to WBRC.

“In the process, at some point, she got out of the car, and my daughter-in-law could hear her asking the child if they were OK. The child did not respond, or at least, she did not hear her respond… And then, she heard our daughter Carlee scream, and from there on, all we could hear was noise…background noise in her phone which we later found out was noise from the interstate,” said Carlee Russell’s mother, Talitha Russell.