wandering alone. a clip from her call. i am on interstate 459 and there is a kid that s walking by themselves. how old do they look? like a toddler, like maybe like 3 or 4? harris: police launched a nationwide effort. we covered it. they were looking for her before she returned home on foot 49 hours later. she said she had been traumatized and physically fought for her life. that was not true. police now are sharing some of the google searches that carlee russell made leading up to the hoax. do you need to pay for amber alert? how to take money from register without being caught. she googled the movie taken. phil, your top line thoughts on this. those are some interesting google searches. that statement from her lawyer i
nashville. how do get the movie taken. her boyfriend also erases all traces of her and that brings us now to today, actually yesterday where she has admitted it was all a hoax. jonathan serrie picks up the story live in the southeast bureau. what s up with this? hello. police trying to figure out a motive. they say carlee russell admitted to fabricating her kidnapping and that she did this through a statement delivered to them by her attorney. the lawyer says there was no kidnapping on july 13th and his client did not see a toddler walking on the side of interstate 459 as she initially told a 911 operator. additionally the attorney says the 25-year-old woman acted alone and she apologizes to the community, police and volunteers who searched for her. the statement adds we ask for your prayers for carlee as she addresses her issues and attempts to move forward
on behalf of the 25-year-old nursing student. my client did not see a baby on the side of the road. my client did not leave the hoover area. that was a single act done by herself. reporter: for days the investigation captured national attention, but skepticism quickly grew when miss were unable to verify her story. where do you think she went, and how would you characterize what happened here? that s the $100 question. reporter: earlier this month russell went missing for just over 48 hours after calling 911 to report a toddler walking alone on the interstate. hi, i am on interstate 459, and there s a kid just walking by theirself. reporter: in her initial statement russell claimed she was abducted by a man with orange hair and a woman who brought her to a home, forced her to undress and took nude photos of her. throughout the investigation, police say they found no evidence of an abandoned toddler, also internet searches
yes. reporter: the u.s. doj saying it s assessing the situation, that it s working with other agencies, but it s unclear if legal action will be taken. as for jesse f uentes he s waiting for a judge to set his first court date. you can see the buoys behind me. he plans to ask a judge to force the state of texas to remove them. incredible reporting from you down there, rosa flores in eagle pass, texas. thank you. this morning there are new k questions about the disappearance and reappearance of an alabama woman after she made this 911 call. hi, i am on interstate 459, and there is a kid just walking by theirself. but it s what she did right before she went missing that has officials asking a lot of questions. we ll dig in coming back. and the compmpany that s getting us there?
. on the day a woman in alabama went missing, she looked up the movie taken and one-way bus tickets from birmingham to nashville online. carlee russell vanished after calling 911 to report a toddler on the side of the road. she turned up at her home in hoover, alabama, two days later. reporter: carlee russell s disappearance sent shock waves through the state of alabama. for 49 hours as the search for a missing woman worried many, local police, federal law enforcement, family and community members all trying to find the 25-year-old after this 911 call last thursday. i am on interstate 459, and there is a kid just walking by theirself. reporter: that call coming from interstate 459 south, russell telling a dispatcher a toddler was walking alone on the side of the road.