I'm wondering if someone put the kid out there as bait.
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/alaba...oman/44543657#
Carlethia ?Carlee? Nichole Russell, 25, was on her way home from her job at the Woodhouse Day Spa in the Summit and was about 10 minutes from her house, according to her parents, Talitha and Carolos Russell.
The Hoover 911 Center received a call from Carlee Russell stating a toddler was walking on the side of the interstate.
Carlee Russell then stopped to check on the child and called a family member, according to police. The family told investigators that they lost contact with her, but the phone line remained open.
When police arrived, they found Carlee Russell's car and belongings, but there was no sign of her or a toddler.
https://www.al.com/news/2023/07/woma...-underway.html
An anonymous donor has put up $20,000 for the safe return of 25-year-old Carlethia Nichole ?Carlee? Russell, Hoover police said Friday afternoon. Additionally, Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000.?My son?s girlfriend heard her asking the child, ?Are you Ok? She never heard the child say anything but then she heard our daughter scream,?? Talitha Russell said. ?From there all you hear on her phone is background noise from the interstate.??Her car door was open, the engine was running, and they found her phone on the ground, along with her wig and her hat,?? Talitha Russell said. ?Her purse was still in the car. Her Apple watch was in her purse and her Air Pods as well.?
Talitha Russell said a tip was called in from a trucker who was traveling along I-459 at the time of Carlee Russell?s disappearance.
?He saw her red car with the door open and he saw a grey car with a tall brown skinned man with khaki shorts on leaning over in the car,?? Talitha Russell said.
https://www.facebook.com/people/Carl...tTifQWD6hv5bl/