Some donations have already been returned, further muddling the Carlee Russell case and what happened to the woman during the 48 hours she was missing.
More than $63,000 in donations poured in to help find Carlee Russell after she went missing on Thursday, but now the money is being returned to donors.shortly after she said she spotted a male toddler walking on the side of Interstate 459 South in Hoover, Alabama. Russell called 911 and stopped to check on the toddler before calling a family member, who then lost contact after hearing Russell scream, according to a report by AL.com on Monday.
After Russell's 911 call on Thursday night, police arrived on the scene within five minutes. At the scene, officers said they found Russell's wig, cell phone and purse near her vehicle, but did not find her or the toddler. Donations flooded Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama in hopes of helping find the woman. However, Russell returned home on foot on Saturday night.as it is still unknown what happened to Russell or where she was for the 48 hours that she was missing. Now, $63,378 in reward money is being returned to donors after the Hoover Police Department told Crime Stoppers that it would not be requesting payouts on Russell's case. Police did not share why they were not requesting payouts.
Carlethia “Carlee” Russell went missing Thursday night and returned home 48 hours later. The 25-year-old woman was reported missing on Thursday night shortly after she said she spotted a male toddler walking on the side of Interstate 459 South in Hoover, Alabama.The return of reward money has only further muddled the case. Meanwhile, Russell's boyfriend Thomar Simmons posted on
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