Russell, 25, returned home two days after being reported missing—she said she had stopped to check on a toddler who was walking along a highway.
for the two days she was missing, but the police statement made no mention of a possible abduction and said detectives"are still gathering and evaluating evidence in this case."
The department has not provided any details about Russell's whereabouts during the time she was missing and no information has been released about any efforts to locate the toddler she reported seeing. The statement also made no mention of there being a suspect in connection with her disappearance. Detectives have worked to retrace her steps from the time she left The Colonnade until she called 911."At this point in the investigation, we have not been able to locate anyone with Carlee from the time she left The Colonnade until the 911 call was made," police said.
Russell called the emergency services at 9:34 p.m. and then called a relative at 9:36 p.m. to report seeing a child in a diaper on the side of the interstate.
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