Officials at a Hoover Police press conference said Carlee Russell is charged for lying about seeing a toddler on a highway and being abducted.
Author: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY
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What happens next in the Carlee Russell investigation? Police say they’re still on the case.
While police say they still can’t verify Carlee Russell’s story about being abducted, wild speculation has swirled online about what happened to her.
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