Carlee Russell Admits Kidnapping Was a Hoax
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00:00 There was no kidnapping on Thursday, July 9th, 13th, 2023.
00:06 Carly Russell admits via her lawyer that her kidnapping was a hoax.
00:10 The police chief of Hoover, Alabama, Nick Dersis, updates the public at a press conference July 24th.
00:16 I have talked to and received a statement from Mr. Emerick Anthony, attorney for Carly Russell.
00:22 Mr. Anthony has scheduled a meeting for Carly to meet with investigators early this afternoon.
00:26 But then I received an email stating that a statement was being provided by him on her behalf.
00:33 Mr. Anthony asked that I read the statement in its entirety, which I will do now.
00:38 My client has given me permission to make the following statement on her behalf.
00:45 There was no kidnapping on Thursday, July 9th, 13th, 2023.
00:52 My client did not see a baby on the side of the road.
00:55 My client did not leave the Hoover area when she was identified as a missing person.
01:01 My client did not have any help in this incident.
01:04 This was a single act done by herself.
01:08 My client was not with anyone, or any hotel with anyone, from the time she was missing.
01:14 My client apologizes for her actions to this community, the volunteers who were searching for her,
01:20 to the Hoover Police Department, and other agencies as well, as to her friends and family.
01:26 We ask for your prayers for Carly as she addresses her issues and attempts to move forward,
01:32 understanding that she made a mistake in this matter.
01:35 Carly, again, asks for your forgiveness and prayers.
01:40 Police previously updated the public on the case in a press conference July 19th.
01:45 Investigators shared at the time that Carly claimed to have been abducted following her 911 call
01:50 about seeing a child on the interstate July 13th.
01:53 However, the Hoover Police Chief said at the time that authorities had received no other calls
01:58 about a small child on the interstate.
02:00 He also detailed a number of searches investigators discovered in Carly's recent internet history.
02:06 On July 11th at 7.30am, the term "You have to pay for an Amber Alert" was searched.
02:16 On July 13th at 1.03am, the day of her disappearance, the term "How to take money from a register without being caught" was searched.
02:27 On July 13th at 12.10pm, a search for the movie "Taken", a film about a abduction, was conducted.
02:38 The puzzling circumstances of Carly's case have generated nationwide media attention.
02:43 It began on July 13th when Carly was commuting home to Hoover from Birmingham on Interstate 459,
02:48 when she called 911 and a family member to report spotting a child along the highway.
02:53 Hoover Police say when they arrived on the scene, the 25-year-old's vehicle was running
02:57 and her belongings were there, but there was no trace of her or the child.
03:01 Local, state and federal agencies offered assistance in the search for Carly until July 15th,
03:07 when, according to Hoover Police Lieutenant Daniel Lowe,
03:09 the department received a call at 10.44pm that Carly had returned home on foot.
03:14 Hoover PD says in the July 24th press conference that the investigation is still ongoing
03:19 and the department has a meeting scheduled with Carly's attorney for July 25th.
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