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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Blanco

Carlee Russell’s ex speaks out about kidnapping hoax: ‘I was mad, I was sad’

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The former boyfriend of an Alabama woman charged with a kidnapping hoax has spoken out about the moment he found out about her deceit.

Twenty-five-year-old Carlee Russell is facing two counts of false reporting in connection with her 13 July staged kidnapping. According to authorities in Hoover County, Ms Russell admitted to making a 911 call reporting false sightings of a toddler on the side of the highway before voluntarily abandoning her vehicle on that stretch.

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