'Missing' Carlee Russell Leaves Trail of Lost TP, Cheez-It, Trail Mix, and Orange-headed Perp

Published: July 20, 2023, 5 p.m.

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Carlee Russell calls 911, telling the operator that she sees a toddler walking down the side of an Alabama freeway.

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When police arrive, there\'s no toddler and\\xa0 Russell is gone. Her car, however,\\xa0 is still parked along the highway. The door is open and the car is running. Forty hours later, Russell returns home, telling investigators in a brief interview that she was abducted by a man with orange hair and a woman.\\xa0\\xa0

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As the investigation continued, police find some \\u201creally strange\\u201d internet searches in the hours before she vanished, such as the cutoff age for an AMBER Alert.\\xa0\\xa0

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Joining Nancy Grace Today:

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  • James Shelnutt\\xa0\\u2013 Attorney \\u2013 The Shelnutt Law Firm, P.C.; 27-year Atlanta Metro Area Major Case Detective and Former S.W.A.T. Officer; Twitter: @ShelnuttLawFirm
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  • \\xa0Dr. Shari Schwartz\\xa0\\u2013 Forensic Psychologist (specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy); Twitter: @TrialDoc; Author: \\u201cCriminal Behavior\\u201d and \\u201cWhere Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology\\u201d\\xa0
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  • Sheryl McCollum \\u2013 Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder; Host of the new podcast, \\u201cZone 7;\\u201d Twitter: @ColdCaseTips\\xa0
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  • Mike Hadsell - President and Founder of Peace River K9 Search and Rescue,\\xa0
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  • Lee Reiber \\u2013 Mobile Device Forensic Expert, CEO: Oxygen Forensics, Inc., Author: \\u201cMobile Forensic Investigations: A Guide to Evidence Collection, Analysis, and Presentation;\\u201d Podcast: \\u201cForensic Happy Hour\\u201d
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  • Savannah Sapp - Multimedia Journalist and Reporter for WAFF48 in Alabama; Twitter: @Savannah Sapp/Instagram:@savannahsapp.tv/Facebook:SavannahSappWAFF48\\xa0
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