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they found a very crucial piece of evidence. they found her shoe in the parking lot of the church. mccrary: a sign of the struggle there when they forced her into the car. it was identified for sure as her, and there's no question as to who the victim was. reporter: her shoe was found, suggesting she struggled with her abductor before being pulled into a car. i know it's cliche, but it was a parent's worst nightmare. we just want her back. ♪
that's the straight talk talki'' from straight talk. available at walmart and walmart.com. reporter: 15-year-old kristen french was apparently abducted in broad daylight from a church parking lot on thursday, less than a kilometer from home. mccrary: kristen french had been abducted in st. catharines while walking home from school. she had been sort of lured into a parking lot of this grace lutheran church. stranger-based abduction in broad daylight, a very high-risk offense. reporter: police made the deduction based on forensic evidence -- a shoe and part of a makeup kit that could have been lost as kristen struggled with her abductor. mccrary: she was resisting, fighting, shoving her into the back of the car, and the car took off at a high rate of speed. reporter: and based on what police call a solid witness account, they're also looking for a car similar to this -- a 1982 or newer camaro or firebird, off-white or cream in color. hemsworth: it seemed that the best information was that the person or people who had taken kristen french
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at the car called police. shlosberg: when police were searching for clues regarding the disappearance of kristen french, they found a very crucial piece of evidence. they found her shoe in the parking lot of the church. mccrary: a sign of the struggle there when they forced her into the car. it was identified for sure as her, and there's no question as to who the victim was. reporter: her shoe was found, suggesting she struggled with her abductor before being pulled into a car. i know it's cliche, but it was a parent's worst nightmare. we just want her back. ♪ i was born on the south side of chicago. it has been a long road, but now i'm working for schwab. i love to help people understand the world through their lens
mccrary: kristen french had been abducted in st. catharines while walking home from school. she had been sort of lured into a parking lot of this grace lutheran church. stranger-based abduction in broad daylight, a very high-risk offense. reporter: police made the deduction based on forensic evidence -- a shoe and part of a makeup kit that could have been lost as kristen struggled with her abductor. mccrary: she was resisting, fighting, shoving her into the back of the car, and the car took off at a high rate of speed. reporter: and based on what police call a solid witness account, they're also looking for a car similar to this -- a 1982 or newer camaro or firebird, off-white or cream in color. hemsworth: it seemed that the best information was that the person or people who had taken kristen french were in a cream-colored camaro or similar car, and there were billboards even in our community. there was a huge appeal. "have you seen this car?" malbon: they talked to a lot of witnesses.
the family has not been cooperative? >> the family stated to us that they didn't think that in her mental state right now because of trauma of the incident that she's not ready to talk is what we have been told. >> reporter: you stated that the abductor had orange hair, was this abductor a black male, was the female a black female, white female. >> i believe it's a white male, am i correct by saying that? >> a white male. >> is this alleged abductor yet loose in the area? >> don't believe so. >> chief, has the toxicology report been done, and were any drugs or illegal substances in her system? >> we have no report of that. >> reporter: is any indication of mental illness in this case? >> not that i'm aware of. >>. >> reporter: there's been a concern in the community that if
>> reporter: nbc news reached out to the russell family following today's police press conference but they declined to comment. did you speak with carlee's parents and why do you think they were so adamant there was an abductor? >> i think the parents believe what their daughter is saying. we met with them on several occasions. >> how would you characterize what happened here? >> that's the $100 question. >> reporter: sam brock, nbc news, hoover. still ahead for us tonight, our nbc news investigation. the violation of child labor laws resulting in a teenager's death. we do ? beforere you were e preventig migraiaine with ququlipta®®? reremember thehe pain? beforere you were e preventig migraiaine with ququlipta®®? cancelled d plans? beforere you were e preventig migraiaine with ququlipta®®? the e worry? beforere you were e preventig migraiaine with ququlipta®®? that wasas then. beforere you were e preventig migraiaine with ququlipta®®? anand look at t me now. beforere you were e preventig migraiaine with ququlipta®®? yoyou'll n never trulyly forgetet migraine.e. bubut quliptaa® reducuces atta, making zerero-migrainene dadays possiblble. it's s the only p pill of itsd making zerero-migrainene dadays possiblble. ththat blocks s cgrp - and is apppproved making zerero-migrainene dadays possiblble. to preventnt migrainee ofof any freququency. making zerero-migrainene dadays possiblble. toto help giveve you thatt forgetet-you-get m migraine fef. making zerero-migrainene dadays possiblble. don'n't takeke if allergrgc to qululipta®.. mostst common siside effs are naususea, consnstipation, , and sleepipi. mostst common siside effs are naususea, learn how w abbvie cocould help y you save. mostst common siside effs are naususea, quliptaa®. mostst common siside effs are naususea,
>> which tells me that -- i've had kids. to think that a toddler barefoot that could be 3 or 4 years old is going to travel six football fields without getting in the roadway without crying, it's just hard for me to understand. >> reporter: law enforcement laid out a time line, which included her taking a bathrobe and toilet paper from her place of work and purchasing snacks, which were never found. in the days leading up to her disappearance russell searched online including, do you pay for an amber alert? a search for a one-way bus ticket from birmingham to nashville and a search for the movie "taken." police adding that carlee told investigators in her initial and only statement that a man with orange hair came onto the roadway and made her go over a fence before pulling her into a car and then an 18-wheeler and said she was later able to break free only to be abducted again with a man and woman making her undress and blindfolding her. russell's parents standing by their daughter earlier this week. >> do you believe that there's an abductor still out there? >> absolutely. absolutely. we have no reason to believe there wasn't or isn't.
small. thursday night 25-year-old carly russell called 9911, informed the emergency dispatcher she had stopped to check on a toddler that she'd seen walking on the side of interstate 459. she then called a family member who heard carly ask the child if they were okay and then heard carly dream is. scream. >> police officers who were already enroute to the location of the initial 911 call located the female's vehicle as well as some of her belongings at the scene. they were unable to find her or a child in the area, and police have not received any additional calls of someone missing a small child. >> reporter: asked whether an abductor may have used the child as bait, police say they're investigating multiple theories and nothing at this point is off the that table. they're analyzing carly's cell phone for evidence. they also are looking at video from highway traffic cameras. friday afternoon neighbors organized a prayer vigil for carly. the missing woman's parents say they are grateful for the