‘Do some Critical Thinking’: Jemele Hill Believes Racism Played Role in Reaction to Carlee Russell Kidnapping Hoax
Jemele Hill sees racism in the “overzealous” response of Alabama lawmakers to the case of a black woman who faked her own kidnapping.
Jemele Hill sees racism in the “overzealous” response of Alabama lawmakers to the case of a black woman who faked her own kidnapping.
Carlee Russell lied about seeing a toddler in diapers on the side of the highway and said she was never abducted, according to a statement from her lawyer shared by Hoover Police Chief Nicholas C. Derzis during a press conference Monday.
Alabama authorities said there is no evidence a toddler was on the side of I-459 highway, a sighting which allegedly prompted 25-year-old Carlee Russell to pull her vehicle over and call 911 before she went missing.
Alabama authorities are reviewing all evidence and retracing all of Carlee Russell’s steps from the moment she went missing along the I-459 freeway in Alabama on Thursday evening.
A 25-year-old Alabama woman who went missing Thursday night helping a stranded toddler on the side of a busy highway has reportedly returned home.