Carlee Russell Not Talking To The Police, Reportedly Hires Lawyer

Carlee Russell Has Not Made Herself Available To Give A Statement

Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman, who claimed to have been abducted, is no longer speaking to police. And the family has reportedly retained a lawyer.

And there’s a growing speculation that police are no longer looking for her abductor, but rather building a criminal case against her.

A prominent Alabama private investigator, who investigates missing persons broke the news on Twitter late last night. The 25-year-old community college student claims she was abducted last Thursday, but she reappeared on Saturday night.

LE confirms #CarleeRussell has not made herself available to give a statement since being admitted to the hospital. I think this could have been resolved until her parents went on the Today show this morning, they killed any shot by doubling down. This is a Class A misdemeanor pic.twitter.com/2M3HIQyvFr

— SF Investigates (@SF_investigates) July 19, 2023

In a statement, Hoover police said Russell was seen on surveillance camera buying snacks at a Target store on Highway 280 at 8:40 p.m. The snacks were not found in her car that was abandoned on the shoulder of I-459.

Also not found in the car was a food order that Russell picked up from a takeout restaurant at 8:19 p.m. Police also found no evidence of a toddler walking down the interstate, according to WBRC. Carlee claimed that she was “lured” by her alleged abductors, by them using a toddler as bait.

Police have scheduled a press conference for today at 3:30, where they will announce their findings.

But Carlee and her parents are starting to take measures by hiring a lawyer to protect the young woman from any potential criminal liability she may face, if police decide that she’s not telling the truth.