Woman Vanished After Spotting Toddler On The Side Of The Highway - Case of Carlee Russell

Carlee Russell UPDATE - She has since admitted through her attorney that she was not kidnapped, she did not see a baby on the side of the road, and she did not have contact or help from anyone while she was "missing." She apologized through her attorney - to the community, police, her family, and all those that helped in the search for her.

I truly hope this case doesnt make people discard womens disappearances, especially that of POC women who barely get coverage as is!! Please keep fighting for every woman <3

As a black woman, and as someone who lives 5 minutes away from where she “disappeared,” I am grateful that you covered this case. It has left my city disgusted with her and her family. I was personally afraid to drive alone at night for the past couple of days, and finding out that she faked everything makes me sick. It will make future cases difficult…

My sister was abducted from our home and let me tell you 35 years later I’m still traumatized. This girl has no Idea how she has unearthed so many peoples buried emotions that have experienced real abduction. Shame on her

I feel soooo bad for Angela Harris, I can’t even imagine losing my daughter , then putting in effort to find someone else’s daughter , just to find out she lied about being abducted. That is a HUGE slap to the face let alone that woman’s heart who could have only only wished her daughter would have been found alive. I really held hope until I heard about her Google search history,then I felt angry,betrayed,taken advantage of emotionally. She needs charged , she wasted ppls time ,resources,and ppls money to “find”her, let alone the ppl who worried and prayed for her. Just sick that this was even thought of,let alone done….. 😢

For those curious, she has admitted she lied about seeing a baby and being kidnapped. She has currently been charged with 2 misdemeanors of false reporting to law enforcement and falsely reporting an incident

This case infuriates me!!! As a black woman my community knows and talks about the amount of black girls and women missing who are ignored, dismissed, & not taken seriously. It is sickening to know that she faked this and has contributed to making things hard for girls and women who are actually missing! I think she should be mentally evaluated, especially for romanticizing a kidnapping and she deserves jail time for sure. Lastly, congratulations on your wedding🎉!!

I really like the fact that her fiance sits with her throughout the whole time she's explaining to us the case .

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WEDDING!! you had a whole wedding and you’re still here with a video!❤️❤️

Congratulations Stephanie on your wedding and this case was so sickening.

so sad that out of the rare times that authorities jump on missing persons cases, this time was a waste. what a terrible human.

This case makes me especially emotional because it makes me think of my friend Tonee Turner from Pittsburgh who went missing. She’s been missing since December 30, 2019…. Still no answers. Her family is hurting and it brings me to tears along with everyone else as we have no idea what happened to her, where she is or if she’s ok. Please say a prayer for Tonee…🤍

Girl, you are a machine. I have no idea how you research and implement so many stories in a week. Edit: Yall, I know she has a team of researchers. I was just appreciating the number of videos she has been releasing.

Let’s appreciate for a minute, how much work she puts into her video.

Im currently facing homelessness right now, and the idea that someone would purposely fuck up a stable life like this is beyond comprehension.

YOU ARE THE BEST STORY TELLER THAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. YOURE VERY SMART, DETAILED, WELL VERSED, EDUCATED, ONFORMED, CONFIDENT, INSIGHTFUL, AND MUCH MUCH MORE. YOURE VERY FLUENT IN YOUR SPEECH AND HAVE AN EXCELLENT MEMORY. YOU DO YOU JOB 110%.

Thank you for including a more realistic view of what trafficking actually looks like! It makes me so angry when those fake stories get spread around because it makes trafficking into a boogeyman story instead of a very real, very prominent global crime. The weird guy in Target is probably safer than the guy you met on Tinder.

It's so unfortunate that this was all apparently made up by Carlee, I do commend the authorities for getting on her case right away (so often you hear the "they're a runaway/ they're an adult and it's legal for them to go missing if they choose to/ wait a few days and see if they come back") and her community for pulling out all the stops in searching for her and I hope all of this doesn't discourage them or anyone watching from helping a person in need/that's gone missing in the future.

please cover the Manipur rape case if possible! this episode made me discover anger I never knew I even had. Imagine having your daughter missing for years, supporting another family whose daughter is also missing, and then finding out the girl was lying for attention. its sickening.

Since she admitted to faking the whole thing she needs to be charged and do some jail time.