After Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, was the definition of a Good Samaritan who stopped to help a child she saw walking next to the highway Thursday night, she was reported missing. She was reported missing on Saturday after she returned home.
“The circumstances of her sudden vanishing remained unclear on Sunday morning,” reports The New York Times.
It all began on Thursday night at around 9:30pm when 25-year-old Russell had called 911 “to report that she saw a child walking on the side of the I-459 South in Hoover, a suburb of Birmingham.” Police note that she also stopped her car on the side of the interstate in order to check on the child as well as calling family members, relaying the same information.
She was not seen or heard of for two days. When police did arrive to the scene, they were able to find Russell’s car and personal affects, but they “were unable to find her or a child in the area.” The ensuing investigation into her disappearance served to capture the attention of the nation.
Police are now investigating the “latest development in this case” after it was reported that Russell…
