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July 20, 2023

Carlee Russell made several tweets just minutes before disappearing: 'today was a GREAT day'

Carlee Russell was on Twitter within 40 minutes of her disappearance, and tweeted 15 minutes before she went missing.

July 20, 2023

Carlee Russell's claim of being forced into 18-wheeler sounds like a 'fantasy' in her mind: fmr FBI agent

Carlee Russell's claim of being forced into the back of an 18-wheeler sounds like a fantasy in her mind, says a former FBI special agent.

July 20, 2023

Alabama to execute inmate in 1st lethal injection following monthslong hiatus on the practice

James Barber, an inmate who beat a woman to death in 2001, is scheduled to be executed Thursday in Alabama's first lethal injection in months.

July 20, 2023

Carlee Russell traveling 'six football fields' during 911 call doesn't make 'any sense': former detective

A former Washington, D.C., homicide detective says that the movement of Carlee Russell's car during a 911 call reporting a toddler on the Interstate makes no sense.

July 19, 2023

Carlee Russell heard on 911 call along Alabama interstate moments before disappearance

Carlee Russell told a 911 dispatcher that she'd wait for police officers to arrive at the scene where she allegedly saw a toddler on July 13 before going missing.

July 19, 2023

Carlee Russell searched Google for 'Taken' movie, 'Amber Alert' hours before disappearance, Alabama police say

Carlee Russell searched for the movie "Taken" online before she went missing on July 13, Hoover police said during a press conference on Wednesday.

July 19, 2023

Carlee Russell case: Alabama woman told 911 dispatcher she saw 3- to 4-year-old in 'white T-shirt and diaper'

Carlee Russell allegedly told the 911 operator that she saw a toddler in a diaper waking along the side of the interstate before she went missing.

July 19, 2023

Alabama GOP criticized for rejecting Supreme Court order to create a 2nd majority-Black district

The GOP in Alabama are being criticized for not creating a second majority-Black district ordered by the Supreme Court. Instead, Republicans offered to create a swing district.

July 19, 2023

Alabama lawmakers to negotiate lease terms on a new Statehouse

A committee has been appointed to negotiate a lease agreement on a new Alabama Statehouse in dire need, as the current building lacks space and is covered in mold.

July 19, 2023

Knife-wielding man attacks wife in traffic but armed good Samaritan steps in

A father who allegedly wielded a knife at the mother of his children during traffic in Alabama was thwarted by a legally armed witness, according to Dotham police.