Alabama Woman Confesses to Fabricating Kidnapping

Alabama Woman Confesses to Fabricating Kidnapping
Carlethia "Carlee" Nichole Russell in a file photo. Courtesy of Hoover Police Department
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HOOVER, Ala.—Authorities in Alabama said Monday that a woman has confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the side of the interstate.

Hoover Police Department Chief Nicholas Derzis said Carlee Russell’s attorney, Emory Anthony, provided a statement on Monday saying there was no kidnapping.