Episode 279:Woman Vanished After Spotting Toddler On The Side Of The Highway - LATEST UPDATES!

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What would you do if you saw a child on the side of the highway at night? What if the child was in distress, alone, and in a diaper?

July 13, 2023, Carlee Russell saw a small toddler on the side of the highway. She stopped her car, called 911, and while on the phone with her friend, she got out to check on the child.

She would go missing, and the whole nation believed she was human trafficked by evil people who used a child to lure her out of her car.

49 hours later, she showed up at her parent’s doorstep - barefoot and dazed. Her reappearance only promoted more questions. Where is the child now? Why won’t Carlee answer the questions? Is she even telling the truth?

Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

https://youtu.be/U_8uOvUjd_g

https://youtu.be/nQuO3Fikny0

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/carlee-russell-missing-persons-tiktok-trafficking-conspiracy-1234790592/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2023/07/17/what-we-know-about-carlee-russell-missing-alabama-woman-returned-home-after-reporting-lost-child-on-interstate/?sh=395439f15627

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2023/07/17/what-we-know-about-carlee-russell-missing-alabama-woman-returned-home-after-reporting-lost-child-on-interstate/?sh=395439f15627

https://www.live5news.com/video/2023/07/15/video-traffic-camera-video-i-459-time-carlee-nichole-russells-disappearance/

https://www.facebook.com/talitha.robinsonrussell/posts/10218435490397948?ref=embed_post

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/16/1187997868/carlee-russell-found-toddler-missing

https://www.wesh.com/article/carlee-russell-alabama-update/44575415#

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/carlee-russell-update-red-roof-911/44581530#

https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/alabama/2023/07/18/carlee-russell-whats-known-on-hoover-womans-disappearance-return/70425279007/

https://thegrio.com/2023/03/03/minnesota-first-office-missing-murdered-black-women-girls/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-documentary-highlights-plight-of-missing-black-women-and-why-their-cases-go-ignored

https://robinkelly.house.gov/media/editorial/crisis-missing-black-women-and-girls-deserves-more-public-attention

https://time.com/6159565/missing-black-girls-relisha-rudd/

https://hooverpd.com/update-on-carlee-russell-case/

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/carlee-russell-found-family-boyfriend-statement-police

https://www.al.com/news/2023/07/carlee-russell-bought-snacks-at-target-before-vanishing-was-talking-when-she-returned-home-police-say.html?outputType=amp

https://www.al.com/news/2023/07/carlee-russell-bought-snacks-at-target-before-vanishing-was-talking-when-she-returned-home-police-say.html?outputType=amp\

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/carlee-russell-parents-abduction-update-investigation-latest

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2023/01/19/human-trafficking-laws-enforcement-impact-victim-experience/10392339002/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/evidence-toddler-walking-highway-carlee-russell-disappearance-case/story?id=101486824

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/19/us/what-we-know-carlee-russell-alabama/index.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/parents-alabama-woman-went-missing-48-hours-express-relief-return-rcna94728

https://youtu.be/2H0_kEsPuKg

https://youtu.be/w9EBFj5ou1o

https://youtu.be/b2axOAGtvqo

https://youtu.be/gWD-vFqv6N0

https://youtu.be/Eip-AlqjHrk

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cry-baby/

https://carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu/sc-aims-to-combat-human-trafficking-hoaxes-rise-in-real-cases/

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/reward-shooting-birmingham-firefighters-alabama/44581183

https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-741499781117

https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-741499781117

https://www.insider.com/carlee-russell-sex-traffic-experts-on-toddler-as-lure-theory-2023-7

Production Note:

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